It was canceled for three years, and the fans of classical jazz were deprived of one of the most important events on the Munich concert calendar. Now it’s finally “Munich swings” again, for the 17th time the format founded by Peter Wortmann and continued by trumpeter Heinz Dauhrer after his death is taking place – for the first time via the Muffathalle. There, all the local musicians who have dedicated themselves to the swingbopping jazz tradition come together again.
The evening will be opened by Dauhrers Wine & Roses Swing Orchestra, with two grandiose jazz ladies in the front row. Once Munich’s saxophone queen Carolyn Breuer, whose repertoire ranges from classic jazz to folk and pop to modern own compositions. On the other hand, you can look forward to seeing the great Titilayo Adedokun again. The singer (and former beauty queen) from Nashville has shone on opera and musical stages as well as in jazz clubs, she has also enchanted the “München swingt” audience in previous editions.
Then Tizian Jost, not only as a longtime professor an eminence among Munich’s jazz pianists, gives free rein to his love for Brazilian music, which he also lived out on the vibraphone, with his trio entitled “Brazilian Affairs”. For the first time he meets Peter Fessler, who at the same time makes his debut at “München swingt”. And whose special love was also for Latin jazz very early on. The singer and guitarist, who now lives in Berlin and who had a world pop hit with “New York – Rio – Tokio” while he was still studying, has developed his very own scat style from the combination of voice and guitar, which he jokingly calls “Fesperanto”. . Thanks to the mixture of individual style, four-octave vocal power and exceptional stage presence, he has shared the stage with stars such as Al Jarreau, Randy Crawford and Till Brönner.
For years, Carolyn Breuer has been Munich’s leading saxophonist, at home in many jazz styles.
(Photo: Jan Scheffner)
The grand finale then comes with the “Bavarian Benny Goodman”: The clarinetist Bernhard Ullrich, at home in many relevant big bands and most recently also the soloist and musical director of the Hugo Strasser Orchestra, pays his respects to one of the greatest of the genre with his swing orchestra, ” playing the music of Count Basie”. His ideal star guest is drum legend Pete York. When he was a boy, Count Basie’s music on the radio made him want to become a musician. To this day he has remained true to this jazz – Basie’s “Cute” is part of his regular repertoire – even if his career has taken him to the Spencer Davis Group or Helge Schneider also led to other genres.
17. Munich swings, Saturday, March 4th, 8 p.m., Muffathalle, Zellstr. 4, www.muenchenswingt.de