04.04.2011

We are proud to present Tomasz Stanko with his projects as new artist!

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08.03.2011

Renaud Garcia Fons wrote a new soundtrack for the flm "the Adventures of Prince Ahmed" of Lotte Reiniger

The original soundtrack for the film The Adventures of Prince Achmed
produced by Lotte Reininger in 1926 has been lost; so the Kurt WeillFestival commissioned French musician Renaud García-Fons to compose a new one.

The world premiere of this music from Renaud Garcia Fons was one of the highlights during this years´Kurt Weill Festival taking place in Kurt Weill´s hometown in Dessau in March 2011.

Renaud Garcia Fons was accompanied by some of the best French ethno/jazz musicians as Claire Antonini : luth, târ; David Venitucci : accordéon; Bruno Caillat : percussion orientale (zarb, gatam, daf); Henri Tournier : fluteBansuri, flute octobasse and vibes player Franck Tortillier.

Renaud Garcia Fons will perform this music with his ensemble at different festivals and concert halls in the next time .

08.03.2011

Nguyên Lê receives high honour from French cultural ministry for his support of French culture

On January 18, 2011, Nguyên Lê was appointed "Chevalier de l`Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" by the French culture secretary Frédéric Mitterand. Past prominent honourees include David Bowie, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Albert Mangelsdorff, Leonardo DiCaprio and Dustin Hoffman.

On March 25, Nguyên Lê's new album "Songs of Freedom" (ACT 9506-2) will be released. Nguyên Lê, with his irresistible world-jazz sound, transfers Rock & Pop hits by Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton and The Beatles into the Global Village of today – together withgreat guest artists like Youn Sun Nah, Dhafer Youssef, Chris Speed, David Binney, Karim Ziad and many more.

Last minute booking:

Nguyên Lê
"Songs of Freedom
23.05.11 and 28.05.11
(music from the bands Cream,
Janis Joplin, Iron Butterfly a.o. )

Rita Marcotulli
homage à PINK FLOYD
09.05. and 10.05.11

03.11.2010

Joachim Kühn got an invitation to record with the saxophon legend Archie Shepp in a studio close to Marseille this november. Archie Shepp asked the German piano master to compose some tunes for this new album.

Joachim Kühn presented his new CD box including six new solo albums during this year´s Berlin jazz Festival. There is a special edition which is also presenting some paintings by the the artist.

Another trio CD with Majid Bekkas and Ramon Lopez appears next time on the ACT label. The three musicians are planning another trip into the desert to meet local musicians in Mali and to find some new material for their common project.

Foto: Joachim Kühn with Dr. John and Mc Coy Tyner at San Sebastian Festival

03.11.2010

News from Flamenco guitar player Gerardo Nunez: After many years of playing exclusively with his wife and dancer Carmen Cortes Gerardo Nunez decided to built up a new project. Together with his
friends, singer Jesus Mendez and cajon player Cepillo, he will tour with Manuel Valencia on second guitar, singer David Lagos and dancer Andres Pena. All members of this new projetct are coming from Jerez de la Frontera which develloped to the main area of new flamenco talents during the last decade.

03.11.2010

Pirouet records decided to bring the new Trio CD of the Marc Copland Trio out
not during this spring but October next year.

For this reason Marc decided to tour this April with his solo program as
well as with his duo partner John Abercrombie.

24.07.2010

Clarinetist Claudio Puntin is starting his colaboration with our Concertbüro from now on.

The first common project:
The band Dolce Vita with Claudio Puntin, bass player Johannes Fink and violoncello player Jörg Brinkmann playing the music of Nino Rota.

24.07.2010

Marco Ambrosini and his project Meditirraneum is the other new represented
musician. The musican with Italian roots tries to combine middle age
improvisation between Orient and Occident and can offer his musical concept
with different line ups.

23.06.2010

Joachim Kühn is passing a very busy period.

He just came back from the Cyprus Festival on 19th of June where he performed with his friends Majid Bekkas and Ramon Lopez;
on 25th he can be heard with the same band at the famous Vienne Festival near to Lyon.

One day later he will play together with Rabih Abou Khalil at the Festival in La Defense in Paris next to Wayne Shorter and his band.
On 9th of July he will be at the Madrid Festival – again with Bekkas and Lopez.
After this show the trio will record the material for the third album at the Studio at Kreuzau.

foto: Joachim Kühn always on the road

21.06.2010

Big success for Juliette Greco and her musicians at this year´s Palatia Festival in Pirmasens.
A sold out concert and fantastic critics prooved that it´s always a big event to see this French lengendary artist live on stage.

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16.06.2010

French-Vietnames guitar heroe Nguyen Lê is just working on his new album. It is dedicated to songs from the 60ies with songs from great bands like Cream, Janis Joplin or Iron Butterfly. This album will be in the traditin of Nguyen´s celebrating Jimi Hendrix album which has been released on ACT some years ago.

The new album is planned to be published in February of 2011.

We are plannnig a tour with this great band end of April - beginning of May of 2011.

Line up for the tour:

Nguyên Lê celebrating Songs of Freedom / Exoticity
Nguyên Lê, gt & laptop
Himiko Paganotti vocals
Illya Amar vibes, marimba & electronics
Linley Marthe e.bass
Stéphane Galland drums

Julia Hülsmann´s next ECM album is coming out in January of next year.
The line up will be the same as usual with Marc Muellbauer on bass and Heinrich Köbberling on drums.

The first concerts in Vienna, München and Berlin have already been booked for end February. Other concerts will follow.