Presentation of compositions by international residents. Premieres
With six world premieres on January 18 and 19, 2025 at the Konzerthaus Berlin, the “STOP OVER” event series sets an early milestone in the new music year on the way to a center for jazz and improvised music in Berlin.
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Konzerthaus Berlin - Werner-Otto-Saal
The concerts of this third stopover are the results of “STOP OVER 3 - A Residency Program”. In addition to the development and presentation of new works, STOP OVER 3 focuses in particular on the integration of international collaboration projects. Accordingly, artists from 44 countries applied for the residency program, which comprises four rehearsal days and a subsequent concert for the selected participants.
STOP OVER at the “Zentrum under construction” shows what is possible or - better - what could become standard in the future by creating an anchor institution for jazz and improvised music with international appeal in Berlin.
“STOP OVER 1 - Improvising A Zentrum” in February 2024 in the Alte Münze discussed the basic idea of a common, identity-forming place of encounter and exchange as a center en miniature.
“STOP OVER 2 - A Concert Series” from April to August 2024 at Radialsystem questioned the traditional concert format, allowing curators to realize programs and performances that are otherwise rarely possible.
And now “STOP OVER 3 ‘A Residency Program’. The core task of the center as a catalyst becomes clear here: promoting international networking and cooperation, bundling artistic impulses and translating them into musical, performative and mediating projects.
Day 1:
Set 1:
- Fabian Dudeck (ALMOST) alto saxophone, flute
- Felix Hauptmann (ALMOST) piano, synthesizer
- Ruth Goller (ALMOST) electric bass, vocals
- Sun–Mi Hong (ALMOST) drums, percussion
Set 2:
- Katarzyna Kadłubowska vibraphone, marimba, synthesizer
- Steffen Dix synthesizer, effects, saxophone
- Krystyna Gedzik vocals, effects
- Dominik Bukowski vibraphone, marimba
Set 3 (THE YARN ENSEMBLE):
- Cassie Kinoshi (THE YARN ENSEMBLE) alto saxophone
- Gugulethu Duma aka Dumama (THE YARN ENSEMBLE) vocals, effects
- Tagara Mhizha (THE YARN ENSEMBLE) bass
- Lukas Akintaya (THE YARN ENSEMBLE) drums
Day 2
Set 1:
- Ignaz Schick turntables, sampler, looper/pitch shifter, self-made instruments
- Douglas R. Ewart sopranino & alto sax, english horn, shakuhachi, voice, bells
Set 2:
- Natalie Greffel bass, vocals
- Tara Sarter sax, flute, vocals
- Kayla Briët electronics, guzheng, zither, vocals, film
- Tonina Saputo bass, vocals
- Juliane Gamboa vocals, guitar, percussion
Set 3:
- Evi Filippou percussion
- Robert Lucaciu double bass
- David Virelles piano, synthesizer
- Gregoire Simon sound design, live processing
- Natalia Manta visual artist
CENTER-UNDER-CONSTRUCTION.BERLIN
STOP OVER 3 - A Residency Program
Six world premieres on two concert evenings
Saturday, January 18 and Sunday, January 19, 2025, each at 8:00 pm
Konzerthaus Berlin, Werner-Otto-Saal
Gendarmenmarkt 2, 10117 Berlin
Participating artists
SET 1 (Almost):
Fabian Dudek (Cologne) (alto sax, flute)
Felix Hauptmann (Cologne) (piano, synthesizer)
Ruth Goller (London) (e-bass, vocals)
Sun–Mi Hong (Amsterdam) (drums, percussion)
SET 2:
Kasia Kadłubowska (Mannheim) (vibraphone, marimba, synthesizer)
Steffen Dix (Berlin) (synthesizer, electronics, sax)
Krystyna Gedzik (Gdańsk) (vocals, electronics)
Dominik Bukowski (Gdańsk) (marimba, vibraphone)
SET 3 (The Yarn Ensemble):
Cassie Kinoshi (Berlin) (alto sax)
Gugulethu Duma aka Dumama (Berlin) (vocals, electronics)
Tagara Mhizha (London) (bass)
Lukas Akintaya aka ADÉOLÚ (Berlin) (drums)
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January 2025
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