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Lucia Cadotsch

Born: February 23, 1984

Lucia Cadotsch, born in Zürich, Switzerland is a vocalist, lyricist and songwriter based in Berlin. She is best known for long-standing collaborative bands that currently include LIUN + the Science Fiction Band, an ensemble co-led with the saxophonist Wanja Slavin, AKI, a new quartet with the pianist Kit Downes, bassist Phil Donkin and drummer James Maddren and her acclaimed chamber trio Speak Low, with Petter Eldh on upright bass and Otis Sandsjö on tenor saxophone, which has performed at festivals in Berlin, New York and London. Lucia’s diverse output as a musician can be heard on a total of ten albums she has released since 2009. Her awards as a singer include the Swiss Music Price (2023), the German Jazz Award (2021), the ECHO Jazz Award (2017) and the New German Jazz Price (2012).

Carlos Bica

Double bass player and composer, Carlos Bica, is one of the most prolific and innovative sound artists of Portugal. Known for his lyrical tone on the double bass, Bica has the rare ability to write melodies that essentially are songs without words, haunting and unforgettable. "Both a remarkable composer and musician who knows how to mix his folkloric, lyrical roots with any modern style he encounters" —Double Bassist Among the several musical projects he leads along with various theatre, film and dance projects, his trio AZUL with Frank Möbus and Jim Black has become his showcase as a bass player and composer. MORE THAN THIS is the title of the brand new album by Carlos Bica & Azul with Frank Möbus and Jim Black. It has been twenty years since the release of Carlos Bica's Azul, the Portuguese double bass player's debut recording with German guitarist Frank Möbus and the American drummer Jim Black

Alberto Cavenati

Guitar player and composer Alberto Cavenati was born in the metropolitan area of Milan and grew up just outside of Bergamo, northern Italy. He holds a degree in music from “University of Bologna” and completed a five-years study course in Classical Guitar at the “Conservatorio Luca Marenzio” in Brescia. His education in the field of Jazz and improvised music was marked mostly by Workshops, in particular those held by Siena Jazz, the Amsterdam Conservatory and SIM New York. Significant was also the encounter with pianist Stefano Battaglia under whom he studied improvisation at the Accademia S

Erhan Ersin

Guitarist & Composer Istanbul born Turkish guitarist and composer, starting on classical guitar at the age of 15. Then rock and jazz in the following years. At the age of 16, starting to play with his high school band and won the “Best Perfroming Band of Turkey” award in a nationwide music competition. After his intensive study of guitar and composition as self-taught musician, he moved to England to improve his musical talent at the age of 19. Afterwards musical journey continued in Germany and France. Over the years, he performed as accomplished musician in Europe by playing together with bands and styles like jazz, big band, rock, blues, funk, soul, new age, aiming to expand his musical vision

Yorgos Dimitriadis

Yorgos Dimitriadis, born 1964 in Thessaloniki Greece, is an experimental musician, composer performer based in Berlin. Using percussion, microphones, field recordings and minimal electronics his music focuses on real time sonic landscapes, with an emphasis on timbre, sound color and long durations.

Since 2006 he lives in Berlin and appears at festivals and concert series worldwide.
He has performed/recorded as a soloist and in collaboration with an array of renowned international artists like Audrey Chen, Paul Dunmall, Tristan Honsinger, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Matthias Bauer, Frank Gratkowski, Lori Freedman, Michel Doneda, Amir ElSaffar, Tobias Delius, Marc Turner, Hilary Jeffery, Robin Hayward, Oguz Büyükberber, Meinrad Kneer, Silke Eberhard and many more.

Dustin Drews

Dan Peter Sundland

Born: July 15, 1986

Born in Oslo, Norway, 15th July, 1986. Grew up in a village outside Trondheim, Norway called Børsa. Started playing bass at age 14, studied with bass players Andreas Bergsland (the first two years) and Mattis Kleppen (the next seven). Attended the jazz department of Sund Folk College 2005-06. Attained a bachelors degree in performing jazz at the jazz department of NTNU Music Institute in Trondheim in 2010. Attained a European Jazz Masters degree (EUJAM) at the jazz department of NTNU Music Institute in Trondheim in 2013 with exchange to Berlin Jazz Institute (Spring 2012) and Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium in Copenhagen (Fall 2012). Teachers include Bjørn Alterhaug, Mattis Kleppen, Ole Morten Vågan, Mats Eilertsen, Michael F

Iven Hausmann

was born in East Berlin got first trombone lessons at the age of nine from 1982 to 1986 classical music studies at the Berlin conservatory "Hanns Eisler" between 1982 and 1988 he played in numerous Jazz projects and concerts in east Germany - member of "FUSION" later ~TEMP cooperation with Jay Oliver, Barre Philips, Conny & JohannesBauer, Ulrich Gumpert, Manfred Hering, Keith Tippett, Pierre Doerge, Sirone Jones, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Vinko Globokar, Joachim & Rolf Kühn, Peter Fox and many others from 1988 to 1991 he also played in the improvising ensemble "Kairos" together with Simon - and Markus Stockhausen since 1993 organized the Jazz Unis and Jazz Focus Festival Berlin works with the chamber ensemble Neue Musik Berlin since 1994 from 1988 to 1995 in performances of Karlheinz Stockhausen 1991 to 1993 theatre work with mentally handicapped persons 1996 Helmut Oehring and "Kammerensemble neue Musik" "D'Amato-System" (Münchener Biennale, Hebbel-Theater) 1998 cooperation with the Compagnia Elettra de Salvo / Italy 1998 world premiere of Raum-Zeit V by Radu Malfatti since 1987 Hausmann worked in several guest performances in Europe, Canada, USA

Eyal Lovett

Born: April 12, 1981

Israeli born pianist-composer Eyal Lovett creates a wide range of music. Although classically trained, he is deeply immersed in the jazz tradition, as well as in the diverse music located in Israel and the Middle East. Eyal is a former student of renowned teachers such as Sarah Tal, Rachel Feinstein (classical music), Amit Golan, Ofer Ganor, Omri Mor, Yuval Cohen and Alon Yavnai (jazz). He is an award winning alumni of the first class of the prestigious joint program for exceptional jazz students of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and The Israeli Conservatory

Mara & David

From the Darkness: Mara & David Find Moments of Collapse and Brightness on Call it Freedom “It’s such hard work, sometimes,” reflects singer Mara von Ferne. “We lay down and we pace, we jam and drink cup after cup of coffee. Then there comes this magic moment from out of nowhere. It often takes a day or two, but then it all makes sense. “Anyone in the room would notice this moment,” adds guitarist David Sick. “It’s in the air. There’s a moment when the whole thing collapses, and the idea comes. Then the song is the song.” With an organic finesse captured in those key transformative moments, German singer-songwriter duo Mara & David meld rock drive with classical technique, turning personal trials into elegant musical statements