A-TRANE PRÄSENTIERT DAY1:
GUY MINTUS TRIO
ENJA CD Release Concert
FEAT: OREN HARDY & YONATAN ROSEN

GUY MINTUS TRIO
«A Gershwin Playground»
FEAT: OREN HARDY & YONATAN ROSEN
ENJA CD Release Concert

The internationally acclaimed group will make its return to Berlin’s beloved A Trane Jazz club for a 2 nights adventure with music from their latest release „A Gershwin Playground“ on ENJA Records. The record gives a fresh and surprising interpretation to the music of the legendary Jewish American composer, George Gershwin.
Along with the Gershwin pieces, the trio will also include selections from their wide repertoire ranging from Guy’s imaginative originals to Mozart and all the way to the Beatles.
«His bold reimaginings of each track take listeners on a rocket ride to heights where they can see these tunes as if for the first time.»
DownBeat Magazine
«Mintus pours together a mixed brew of influences with ebullient grace that you’d think they all originated in the very same place»
The New York Times

Guy Mintus is an Israeli-born piano performer, composer, vocalist, and bandleader. He possesses the finesse of a trained concert pianist, the energy of a rockstar, and the exploring spirit of a jazz musician inspired by a wide range of influences from Turkish Makam to Stride piano to South-Indian rhythms. Be it in solo, trio, or orchestral formats, Guy is able to create a musical playground filled with joy, spontaneity, groove, and humor while embarking on adventures that start with his original music and continue to surprising re-imaginations of music from Beethoven, Chopin, Gershwin or the Great Israeli Songbook to name a few. Officially endorsed by Yamaha Pianos, Guy is the winner of the prestigious Leonard Bernstein Award as well as the audience’s choice at the Montreux Jazz Festival’s piano competition.
Since 2016, Guy Has been leading his own trio featuring Oren Hardy on Bass and Yonatan Rosen on Drums. The trio’s latest record, A Gershwin Playground, was recently released on the prestigious label ENJA Records (Chet Baker, Charles Mingus, McCoy Tyner among others). The album provides a fresh, modern and very personal take on the music of Jewish-American musical giant while receiving international support from both critics and audiences alike. The trio’s debut record, “A Home in Between” has been selected as DownBeat Magazine’s Editor’s Pick while his sophomore release, “Connecting the Dots”, has been celebrated in concerts throughout the US, Canada, France, Switzerland, Germany, Israel, Turkey and Kazakhstan including a New York CD release concert that has been recommended by the New York Times.

Guy Mintus – Piano & Voice
Oren Hardy – Bass
Yonatan Rosen – Drums
Foto©Ella Barak