jazzexzess w/ BIŁAT – KOUATE + MAGNETIC GHOST ORCHESTRA (album launch)

From West African rhythms to big-band soundscapes: Biłat–Kouate & the Magnetic Ghost Orchestra take you on a sonic journey.

BIŁAT – KOUATE

Julia Biłat – cello

Dudù Kouate – percussion

german: jazzexzess presents an extraordinary duo: Julia Biłat on the cello & Dudù Kouate on the drums. The Berlin-based cellist, improviser and composer Julia Biłat combines classical, jazz, performance and free music Improvisation. Her cello becomes a resonance body for voice, body and space - sometimes delicate and fragile, sometimes powerful and eruptive.

Dudù Kouate, who lives in Berlin by choice, draws on the sound worlds of West African traditions. Using drums, idiophones and instruments made from recycled materials, he unfolds multifaceted rhythms and stories that artfully interweave nature, culture and his roots. Not a concert in the classic sense - but a journey that sets body and senses in motion in equal measure.

english: jazzexzess presents an extraordinary duo: Julia Biłat on cello & Dudù Kouate on drums. Berlin-based cellist, improviser, and composer Julia Biłat bridges classical music, jazz, performance, and free improvisation. Her cello becomes a resonating body for voice, movement, and space – at delicate times and fragile, at times powerful and eruptive.

Now a Berliner by choice, Dudù Kouate draws from the soundscapes of West African traditions. With drums, idiophones, and instruments made from recycled materials, he unfolds multifaceted rhythms and stories that weave together nature, culture, and his roots.

Not a concert in the classical sense – but a journey that sets both body and senses in motion.

MAGNETIC GHOST ORCHESTRA (album launch)

german: What does it sound like when jazz meets opera, Bernstein flirts with post-punk and Duke Ellington power plant extends a hand? When saxophone clusters, big band grooves and electronic sparks intertwine to create music that is as playful as it is profound?

The new album by Moritz Sembritzki and his 17-member Magnetic Ghost Orchestra is an invitation to marvel - and now finally to experience it live!
Holding on to Wondertells the story of two artists, Pen and Bee, who enter into a musical dialogue about inspiration, doubt, friendship and the emergence of new ideas. Under the direction of Sembritzki, the orchestra unfolds a sound universe that oscillates between intimacy and exuberance, structure and improvisation, lightness and intensity - as multifaceted as the artist's life itself: full of humor, drama, melancholy and an overwhelming sense of Beauty.

english: What does it sound like when jazz collides with opera, Bernstein flirts with post-punk, and Duke Ellington shakes hands with Kraftwerk? When saxophone clusters, big-band grooves, and sparks of electronics intertwine into music that is as playful as it is profound?

The new album by Moritz Sembritzki and his 17-piece Magnetic Ghost Orchestra is an invitation to wonder – and now finally to be experienced live!
Holding on to Wonder tells the story of two artists, Pen and Bee, who engage in a musical dialogue about inspiration, doubt, friendship, and the act of creating new ideas. Under Sembritzki’s direction, the orchestra opens up a sonic universe that moves between intimacy and exuberance, structure and improvisation, lightness and intensity – as multifaceted as the artistic life itself: full of humor, drama, melancholy, and an overwhelming sense of beauty.

Cast / line-up:

Sonja Horlacher – flute

Leonie Freudenberger - alto saxophone/clarinet

Bastian Duncker – alto saxophone/baritone saxophone/clarinet

Markus Ehrlich – tenor saxophone/clarinet

Hannes Daerr – tenor saxophone/clarinet

Dmytro Bondarev – trumpet

Johannes Böhmer – trumpet

Nils Marquardt – trombone

Marleen Dahms – trombone

Matthew Bookert – tuba

Friede Merz – vocals

Jessica Struch – vocals

Moritz Sembritzki – guitar

Willi Sieger – synths

Bernhard Meyer – bass

Max Santner – drums

Julius Kraft – percussion

Admission / doors: 7:30 p.m.

Start / start: 8:00 p.m.

TICKETS:

Limited early-bird ticket: 10.00 € + booking fee
Regular pre sale ticket: 15.00 € + booking fee
Box office / box office: €20.00

With the kind support of the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion