Richard Koch - Trumpet, Composition
Fabiana Striffler - Violin
Valentin Butt - Accordion
Igor Spallati - Double bass
Nora Thiele - frame drum

Richard Koch is back – with a new quintet and a fresh sound. “Rays of Light” The Berlin trumpeter combines jazz, European folklore and chamber music elements into a versatile, clear and grooving concert program.

A top-class cast is included: Fabiana Striffler (violin, nominated for the German Jazz Prize), Valentin Butt (accordion, Berlin Philharmonic), Igor Spallati (double bass) and Nora Thiele (Frame drum). Together they create an acoustic sound space that stylistically extends far beyond jazz.

Cook, who, among other things, Beatsteaks, Peter Fox, Nils Frahm and Jimi Tenor shows a different side of his work here: independent, accessible and with a clear artistic profile.