JOURNEY TO THE SOURCE
FEAT: Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq-Rolf Zielke-Maximilian Hughes-Kenny Martin

“Journey to The Source” is a jazz quartet, which has been performing in and around Germany, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, and France since its founding in 1995.
Together JTTS have created a unique sound, which is identifiable from the first notes they play. Their music comes from the influences of „Blues“, „Hard Bop“, „Far Eastern“, “Oriental”, „African“ and „Funk“ which creates a sound full of spirit, depth, and energy. They have recorded and produced several CDs over the course of their 25 year tenure together which includes „Fuasi & Ensemble“, „Fuasimodo Rings A Bell“, „Fuasi & Ensemble Live at Café Central in Madrid Spain“ and “The Afro-Cubano Latin Jazz Connection”, which were all live recorded concerts. They just released their latest recording production self-named “Journey To The Source”. This will be the 2nd studio production following their last studio production named “The Abakuá”.

Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq – saxophone, clarinet, flute. Fuasi began performing professionally in 1972 with the late great African-American pianist, Horace Tapscott and his institution called, „UGMAA“ (Union of God’s Musicians and Artist Ascension) in Los Angeles, California. This led to a lifetime relationship with Tapscott’s Pan-African People’s Arkestra („PAPA“). During the last 30 years abroad in Germany he as toured throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, the South Pacific as well as South and Central America. He is a leader of his own ensembles which include, „Fuasi and Ensemble“, „The Ebony Big Band“, „Fuasi’s Latin Jazz Connection“, the „Horace Tapscott Tribute Ensemble“, „Fumatikelo“, and „The Jazz Crusaders Tribute Project & Beyond“. He has shared the stage with such greats as Walter Bishop Jr., Jimmy Garrison, Sam Rivers, Benny Golson, Hal Singer, Rudy Stevenson, Ed Blackwell, Arthur Blythe, Joe Bowie, Sugar Blue, Abdu Salim, Omar Sosa, and Winard Harper to name a few.

Rolf Zielke – piano. He comes from Hameln, Germany where he performed and worked with Charlie Mariano, Mike Stern and David Friedman, to name a few. He is also currently a teacher at the “Jazz Institute Berlin”, the „Hanna Eisler School of Music“ and the „University of the Arts (UdK). He is a published author of „Global Groove:“: A Complete Guide to Playing in Odd Meters for All Instruments (Advance Music/Schott). He is also a leader of several ensembles with several CD’s in his discography.

Kenny Martin – drums. He comes from Queens (Springfield Gardens), New York and studied at the Berkley School of Music in Boston and with such greats as Tony Williams, Jack DeJonette, Billy Cobham and Narada Michael Walden . He has been recorded on nearly 150 CDs or albums. Leader of his own band(s) for many years such as Pocket Zone, License To Thrill and Walk The Plank. He has also toured and recorded with Defunkt, Peter Fox, Liquid Hips, No Angels, Jaco Pastorius, Kenny Kirkland, Lester Bowie, Red Holloway, Sheldon Powell, Massimo Farao’, Bob Cunningham, Ed Schuller, Golden Gospel Singers, Jean-Paul Bourelly, HHR Big Band, Jeff Lorber,Eric Marienthal to name only a few.

Maximilian Hughes – E. bass. Max started singing in a choir at age 6 and began playing the clarinet at age 8. At 15, he eventually settled on the electric bass as his main instrument. Max has an Associate’s of Arts in Humanities from the University of Maryland, and he studied classical and modern composition at the University of California, San Diego, UCSD.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the Berklee College of Music and has guested on many projects and recordings, including those by Chaka Khan, John-Paul Bourelly, Wolfgang Dauner, Tanmoy Bose, Jocelyn B.Smith, and Ack van Rooyen. Max lives in Berlin, teaches at the Jazz Institute Berlin (JIB), and is the author of the music education book „Find Your Individual Way“, “Creative Solo Bass,” published by AMA Verlag GmbH, Brühl.

Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq – Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute
Rolf Zielke – Piano
Maximilian Hughes – E-Bass
Kenny Martin – Drums

Dominic Miller
The Vagabond Tour 2025

The new year in 2025 will get off to a phenomenal start with five consecutive evenings with Dominic Miler and his fantastic band!

The program will include the music from Miller’s new album “Vagabond” (ecm records) recorded at studio “La Buissonne” in the South of France. He has crafted a fascinating sound mixture of Jazz, Pop, Acoustic Folk, Contemporary Classical and Latin elements.
“Vagabond” combines all those styles producing something entirely new.

The band will also play numerous works from Sting‘s repertoire in a jazz and folk style and will improvise around those melodies.

Dominic Miller has been involved in every Sting album since the 1991’s “The Soul Cages” and performed thousands of concerts with the former “The Police” singer as well has co-written hit songs such as “Shape Of My Heart” and “La Belle Dame sans regrets”.
He recently accompanies Sting in his 2024 “Sting 3.0” tour across Europe and North America.

Dominic Miller is also a very successful solo artist having released 12 albums to positive reviews.

Born in Buenos Aires to an American father and an Irish mother, he studied guitar at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College and the London Guildhall School of Music.
He’s been a sought after session musician since the late 80s and his list of engagements defy categorisation but include collaborations with Phil Collins, The Chieftains, Eddi Reader, Katie Melua, Bryan Adams, Paul Young, Nigel Kennedy, Peter Gabriel, and Tina Turner, among others.

Dominic Miller – Guitar
Nicolas Fiszman – Bass
Ziv Ravitz – Drums
Jason Rebello – Piano

Dominic Miller
The Vagabond Tour 2025

The new year in 2025 will get off to a phenomenal start with five consecutive evenings with Dominic Miler and his fantastic band!

The program will include the music from Miller’s new album “Vagabond” (ecm records) recorded at studio “La Buissonne” in the South of France. He has crafted a fascinating sound mixture of Jazz, Pop, Acoustic Folk, Contemporary Classical and Latin elements.
“Vagabond” combines all those styles producing something entirely new.

The band will also play numerous works from Sting‘s repertoire in a jazz and folk style and will improvise around those melodies.

Dominic Miller has been involved in every Sting album since the 1991’s “The Soul Cages” and performed thousands of concerts with the former “The Police” singer as well has co-written hit songs such as “Shape Of My Heart” and “La Belle Dame sans regrets”.
He recently accompanies Sting in his 2024 “Sting 3.0” tour across Europe and North America.

Dominic Miller is also a very successful solo artist having released 12 albums to positive reviews.

Born in Buenos Aires to an American father and an Irish mother, he studied guitar at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College and the London Guildhall School of Music.
He’s been a sought after session musician since the late 80s and his list of engagements defy categorisation but include collaborations with Phil Collins, The Chieftains, Eddi Reader, Katie Melua, Bryan Adams, Paul Young, Nigel Kennedy, Peter Gabriel, and Tina Turner, among others.

Dominic Miller – Guitar
Nicolas Fiszman – Bass
Ziv Ravitz – Drums
Jason Rebello – Piano

Dominic Miller
The Vagabond Tour 2025

The new year in 2025 will get off to a phenomenal start with five consecutive evenings with Dominic Miler and his fantastic band!

The program will include the music from Miller’s new album “Vagabond” (ecm records) recorded at studio “La Buissonne” in the South of France. He has crafted a fascinating sound mixture of Jazz, Pop, Acoustic Folk, Contemporary Classical and Latin elements.
“Vagabond” combines all those styles producing something entirely new.

The band will also play numerous works from Sting‘s repertoire in a jazz and folk style and will improvise around those melodies.

Dominic Miller has been involved in every Sting album since the 1991’s “The Soul Cages” and performed thousands of concerts with the former “The Police” singer as well has co-written hit songs such as “Shape Of My Heart” and “La Belle Dame sans regrets”.
He recently accompanies Sting in his 2024 “Sting 3.0” tour across Europe and North America.

Dominic Miller is also a very successful solo artist having released 12 albums to positive reviews.

Born in Buenos Aires to an American father and an Irish mother, he studied guitar at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College and the London Guildhall School of Music.
He’s been a sought after session musician since the late 80s and his list of engagements defy categorisation but include collaborations with Phil Collins, The Chieftains, Eddi Reader, Katie Melua, Bryan Adams, Paul Young, Nigel Kennedy, Peter Gabriel, and Tina Turner, among others.

Dominic Miller – Guitar
Nicolas Fiszman – Bass
Ziv Ravitz – Drums
Jason Rebello – Piano

Dominic Miller
The Vagabond Tour 2025

The new year in 2025 will get off to a phenomenal start with five consecutive evenings with Dominic Miler and his fantastic band!

The program will include the music from Miller’s new album “Vagabond” (ecm records) recorded at studio “La Buissonne” in the South of France. He has crafted a fascinating sound mixture of Jazz, Pop, Acoustic Folk, Contemporary Classical and Latin elements.
“Vagabond” combines all those styles producing something entirely new.

The band will also play numerous works from Sting‘s repertoire in a jazz and folk style and will improvise around those melodies.

Dominic Miller has been involved in every Sting album since the 1991’s “The Soul Cages” and performed thousands of concerts with the former “The Police” singer as well has co-written hit songs such as “Shape Of My Heart” and “La Belle Dame sans regrets”.
He recently accompanies Sting in his 2024 “Sting 3.0” tour across Europe and North America.

Dominic Miller is also a very successful solo artist having released 12 albums to positive reviews.

Born in Buenos Aires to an American father and an Irish mother, he studied guitar at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College and the London Guildhall School of Music.
He’s been a sought after session musician since the late 80s and his list of engagements defy categorisation but include collaborations with Phil Collins, The Chieftains, Eddi Reader, Katie Melua, Bryan Adams, Paul Young, Nigel Kennedy, Peter Gabriel, and Tina Turner, among others.

Dominic Miller – Guitar
Nicolas Fiszman – Bass
Ziv Ravitz – Drums
Jason Rebello – Piano

Dominic Miller
The Vagabond Tour 2025

The new year in 2025 will get off to a phenomenal start with five consecutive evenings with Dominic Miler and his fantastic band!

The program will include the music from Miller’s new album “Vagabond” (ecm records) recorded at studio “La Buissonne” in the South of France. He has crafted a fascinating sound mixture of Jazz, Pop, Acoustic Folk, Contemporary Classical and Latin elements.
“Vagabond” combines all those styles producing something entirely new.

The band will also play numerous works from Sting‘s repertoire in a jazz and folk style and will improvise around those melodies.

Dominic Miller has been involved in every Sting album since the 1991’s “The Soul Cages” and performed thousands of concerts with the former “The Police” singer as well has co-written hit songs such as “Shape Of My Heart” and “La Belle Dame sans regrets”.
He recently accompanies Sting in his 2024 “Sting 3.0” tour across Europe and North America.

Dominic Miller is also a very successful solo artist having released 12 albums to positive reviews.

Born in Buenos Aires to an American father and an Irish mother, he studied guitar at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College and the London Guildhall School of Music.
He’s been a sought after session musician since the late 80s and his list of engagements defy categorisation but include collaborations with Phil Collins, The Chieftains, Eddi Reader, Katie Melua, Bryan Adams, Paul Young, Nigel Kennedy, Peter Gabriel, and Tina Turner, among others.

Dominic Miller – Guitar
Nicolas Fiszman – Bass
Ziv Ravitz – Drums
Jason Rebello – Piano

Dominic Miller
The Vagabond Tour 2025

The new year in 2025 will get off to a phenomenal start with five consecutive evenings with Dominic Miler and his fantastic band!

The program will include the music from Miller’s new album “Vagabond” (ecm records) recorded at studio “La Buissonne” in the South of France. He has crafted a fascinating sound mixture of Jazz, Pop, Acoustic Folk, Contemporary Classical and Latin elements.
“Vagabond” combines all those styles producing something entirely new.

The band will also play numerous works from Sting‘s repertoire in a jazz and folk style and will improvise around those melodies.

Dominic Miller has been involved in every Sting album since the 1991’s “The Soul Cages” and performed thousands of concerts with the former “The Police” singer as well has co-written hit songs such as “Shape Of My Heart” and “La Belle Dame sans regrets”.
He recently accompanies Sting in his 2024 “Sting 3.0” tour across Europe and North America.

Dominic Miller is also a very successful solo artist having released 12 albums to positive reviews.

Born in Buenos Aires to an American father and an Irish mother, he studied guitar at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College and the London Guildhall School of Music.
He’s been a sought after session musician since the late 80s and his list of engagements defy categorisation but include collaborations with Phil Collins, The Chieftains, Eddi Reader, Katie Melua, Bryan Adams, Paul Young, Nigel Kennedy, Peter Gabriel, and Tina Turner, among others.

Dominic Miller – Guitar
Nicolas Fiszman – Bass
Ziv Ravitz – Drums
Jason Rebello – Piano

MIKE RUSSELL
«FUNKY SOUL KITCHEN»
FEAT: SIR CHARLES WILLAMSON-DICARLO-RUDY REDL

Mike Russell wurde 1952 in Washington D.C. geboren und begann schon früh, klassische und Flamenco-Gitarre zu lernen. Seine professionelle Karriere begann in den 60er Jahren mit Soul- und Bluesbands.
Schon früh interessierte er sich für das Schreiben und Komponieren von Songs, und diese kreative Seite führte zu einigen Studioarbeiten bei Columbia Records als Gitarrist und Komponist.
Das Jahr 1970 war seine erste Plattenveröffentlichung als Komponist und der Titel „Black Woman“ wurde von der für einen Grammy nominierten Gloria Taylor aufgenommen und gipfelte in einer US-Tournee.
Im Jahr 1972 trat seine eigene Jazz-Rock-Gruppe „Water Forest“ mit Andy Warhol im Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. auf.
Seit seinem Umzug nach Berlin im Jahr 1989 ist er mit Eddy Harris, Billy Bang und vielen anderen aufgetreten. Zusammen mit der Sängerin MFA KERA gründete er das Black Heritage Orchestra und veröffentlichte 1995 eine CD, die die Top 10 der europäischen Weltmusikcharts erreichte. Er hat auch seinen eigenen Jazz-Soul-Funk-Sound entwickelt.
Er trat im deutschen Fernsehen, beim Guinness Festival in Südafrika, Griechenland, Polen und Amerika auf und kehrte nach Washington D.C. zurück, um mit Mfa Kera & Black Heritage im weltberühmten Blues Alley Jazz Club und im Smithsonian Center aufzutreten. Außerdem wurde er eingeladen, spezielle Workshops an der Jazzabteilung der George Washington University zu geben.
Vor kurzem war er in Polen und der Ukraine auf Tournee, wo er Tausende von Fans zählt. Mehr wird kommen. Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf Mike Russells Website.

Mike Russel – Guitar/Vocal
Sir Charles Willamson – Bass
DiCarlo – Drums
Rudy Redl – Keys

Fotos©Torsten Kuppke
Fotos©Gudrun Arndt

DAVID HAYNES QUINTETT
«VERY SPONTANEOUS INSTRUMENTAL GROOVE NIGHT»

FEAT: Paul Andrews-Bjossi-Guy Harrison-Francesco Beccaro

„Come out and enjoy my new special project dedicated to all the groove drummers with my friends Paul Andrews, Bjossi, Guy Harrison and Francesco Beccaro.»
David

David Haynes
Mitte der neunziger Jahre sorgte ein junger Amerikaner auf Drumfestivals und Musikmessen für Furore. Mit einer handlichen Drum Machine bewaffnet, legte David Haynes mit zwei Fingern Grooves aufs Parkett, für die andere ein großes Fusion-Besteck benötigten. Mit atemberaubender Schnelligkeit und beeindruckendem Feel begleitete er auf die-sen kleinen Pads dadurch bereits in jungen Jahren etliche bekannte Szene-Ikonen. Heute ist er nicht nur der Großmei-ster des Fingerdrummings, sondern auch am Drumset zu einem weltweit gefragten Musiker avanciert. Übrigens: David Haynes ist der Schlagzeuger der Till Brönner Band. Er spielte auch u.a. mit Prince, Chaka Khan, Lee Ritenour, Joe Za-winul und viele andere.

David Haynes – Drums

Paul Andrews – Saxophone
Guy Harrison – Keys
Bjössi – Guitar
Francesco Beccaro – Bass

A-TRANE & NEW BERLIN KONZERTE PRÄSENTIEREN IN ZUSAMMENARBEIT IM ADMIRALSPALAST:
THOMAS QUASTHOFF QUARTETT

EB DAVIS & THE SUPERBAND

„THEN & NOW“
A BLUES AND A SOUL WEEKEND

CD RELEASE CONCERT

„When I go on the stage I try to imagine myself in the audience. I would want to get the best that I could for my hard earned money, So that is exactly what I try and give to my audience any time I take the stage. Give my all and then reach back and give some more.“
The Blues Ambassador YOUR EB DAVIS

Mit über 40 Jahren Tournee-Erfahrung blickt der legendäre amerikanische Soul-Blues-Man Eb Davis auf mehr als 7 000 Konzerte in mehr als 60 Ländern der Welt zurück. Davis, der nicht nur durch seine ausdrucksstarke Stimme, sondern auch durch sein Mundharmonikaspiel besticht, bietet eine perfekt abgestimmte Performance mit authentischen und fetzig vorgetragenen typischen Bluesstücken. Bei aller Verbundenheit mit den Wurzeln des Blues und dem Bestreben, niemals dazu den Kontakt zu verlieren, spannt er doch den musikalischen Bogen über Rock’n’Roll bis hin zum Soul. Er spielt sowohl eigene Kompositionen als auch «gecoverte» grosse Nummern aus dem Welterbe des Blues. Eb Davis hat mehr als 37 Platten aufgenommen. Er ist der offizielle Blues Botschafter des US-Bundesstaates Arkansas. Der Calypso Media Film «How Berlin got the Blues» handelt vom geheimen Leben von Eb Davis. Die Eb Davis Superband ist eine der am längsten bestehenden Bands des Musikbusiness.

Eb Davis – Vocal/Harp
Nina T. Davis – Piano/Keys/Vocal
Willie Pollock – Saxophon/Vocal
Jay Bailey – Guitar/Vocal
Ben «King» Perkoff – Saxophon/Vocal
Tom Blacksmith – Bass/Vocal
DiCarlo – Drums

Eb Davis Foto©Torsten Kuppke

EB DAVIS & THE SUPERBAND

„THEN & NOW“
A BLUES AND A SOUL WEEKEND

CD RELEASE CONCERT

„When I go on the stage I try to imagine myself in the audience. I would want to get the best that I could for my hard earned money, So that is exactly what I try and give to my audience any time I take the stage. Give my all and then reach back and give some more.“
The Blues Ambassador YOUR EB DAVIS

Mit über 40 Jahren Tournee-Erfahrung blickt der legendäre amerikanische Soul-Blues-Man Eb Davis auf mehr als 7 000 Konzerte in mehr als 60 Ländern der Welt zurück. Davis, der nicht nur durch seine ausdrucksstarke Stimme, sondern auch durch sein Mundharmonikaspiel besticht, bietet eine perfekt abgestimmte Performance mit authentischen und fetzig vorgetragenen typischen Bluesstücken. Bei aller Verbundenheit mit den Wurzeln des Blues und dem Bestreben, niemals dazu den Kontakt zu verlieren, spannt er doch den musikalischen Bogen über Rock’n’Roll bis hin zum Soul. Er spielt sowohl eigene Kompositionen als auch «gecoverte» grosse Nummern aus dem Welterbe des Blues. Eb Davis hat mehr als 37 Platten aufgenommen. Er ist der offizielle Blues Botschafter des US-Bundesstaates Arkansas. Der Calypso Media Film «How Berlin got the Blues» handelt vom geheimen Leben von Eb Davis. Die Eb Davis Superband ist eine der am längsten bestehenden Bands des Musikbusiness.

Eb Davis – Vocal/Harp
Nina T. Davis – Piano/Keys/Vocal
Willie Pollock – Saxophon/Vocal
Jay Bailey – Guitar/Vocal
Ben «King» Perkoff – Saxophon/Vocal
Tom Blacksmith – Bass/Vocal
DiCarlo – Drums

Eb Davis Foto©Torsten Kuppke