Aki Takase (Piano) und Daniel Erdmann (Saxophon) präsentieren ihr Programm „Ellington!“ – eine persönliche, oft überraschende Annäherung an die Musik von Duke Ellington. Das Duo verbindet dabei respektvolle Hommage mit eigenständigen Improvisationen und schafft so einen spannenden Dialog zwischen Tradition und Gegenwart. (Foto: Dirk Bleicker)

The almost 80-year-old traditional musician hailing from Pakistan’s remote Balochistan region plays an unusual instrument with keys the locals call a "Benju", originally a musical toy from Japan called taishōgoto that had been brought to Pakistan by sailors. His first album "Jingul“ is currently receiving rave reviews everywhere. It initially came out digitally on the new Pakistani imprint honiunhoni in 2022 and was reissued on vinyl in September 2023 by Hive Mind Records in the UK.

The first European tour of Noor Bakhsh and his musical sidekick, Doshambay, was a breathtaking success, playing Roskilde and other major festivals - a total of 25 shows, with short TikTok snippet videos of the concerts going viral immediately after the events (125 k views and more).
The pair sent audiences into wild dancing frenzies, a perspective rather unusual for a performance played on two string instruments

Tuba Something is an extraordinary tuba duo from Berlin, consisting of the internationally renowned tuba players Jose Davila and Orlando de Boeykens. Together they present virtuoso jazz and surprising soundscapes - sometimes groovy, sometimes experimental, always captivating and full of enthusiasm.

Inner Garden is an evening of experimental and atmospheric sounds, showcasing ethereal melodies and noise music by AOM, Niemy Dotyk, Marlotte Nugteren and Pablo Ulises Lienhard, connected with hypnotizing live visual art by CINEMA & Processing___. This divine night invites you to journey within, creating a space where everyone feels safe to explore and nurture their own inner gardens. Let the music guide you through inner experiences, where the boundaries between reality and imagination are blending into one.