Joachim Kühn: Échappée –
Joachim Kühn receives the German Record Critics‘ Quarterly Award

For Joachim Kühn’s double album, the genre description ‘jazz’ seems almost too narrow. Kühn works with material from a variety of sources, his improvisation is very close to what was called ‘fantasising’ in older music. ‘Échappée’ is an astonishing masterpiece, recorded in Kühn’s own studio, matured over months, rehearsed, discarded, improved. Everything you can expect from him can be experienced here: Polyphony; tense swirls of sound, elastic dynamics, high temperature, pausing thoughtfulness and a serene preference for the beauty of the unpredictable. For the jury: Hans-Jürgen Linke

(Piano Solo). 2 CDs, Intakt Records Intakt CD 431 (harmonia mundi/Bertus)

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Born 2000 in Ibiza, Andrés Coll, is a multifaceted vibraphonist who amalgamates sharp and broad musical sense, virtuoso playing skills and stoic commitment to art.

He has been spotted by Joachim Kühn and works with musicians of the circle of Joachim Kühn: Majid Bekkas, Mateusz Smoczynski  and Ramón López. In May 2025 he records a new trio album with Lopez and Smoczynski in Warsaw.

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Swiss singer Andreas Schaerer and Spanish piano player Daniel Garcia Diego have been  nominated as European jazz musicians of the year by the prestigious French Académie du Jazz last year.

They  will start their tour activities from May 6^th to May 17^th next year 2026 but the Duo is also available for special events outside this period.

The Cuban Trio of Alfredo Rodriguez with Yarel Hernández b, Michael Olivera dr can be heard at Stuttgart Theaterhausfestival and Echternach (Lux)  this April.

The band will be touring in November, there are some dates still open.

Veranstaltungen 2025

Next concerts spring 2026!!!

Three legends of the world music – Majid Bekkas from Maroc (voc/ guembri) , Ngûyen Lê from France with roots from Vietnam (git) and the US American Hamid Drake (dr/perc) – present global ethno music at his best.

 The new trio can be booked for festivals and biger venues by our agency all over the year 2025.

2024 has been amazing and crazy at the same time… 70 concerts in Brazil, Argentina, Japan, US, France, Poland, Germany, Ireland, Spain and Scandinavia with Palle, Marilyn, AC, Midori Takada, Jorge Rossy, Larry Grenadier, Craig Taborn, Arve Henriksen, Isaiah Collier, Denardo Coleman, Jesper Zeuthen, Jakob Høyer, Chris Cheek, Gregory Hutchinson, Chris Potter, Marcus Gilmore, Eric Harland, Joshua Redman as well as Charles Lloyd, Ambrose Akinmusire and Brian Blade!

We have recorded so much music this year… Live concerts, studio sessions in Japan and to be able to record with Palle Mikkelborg in Copenhagen as late as this week!!

Highlights include Village Vanguard, Big Ears Festival, C6 Fest, Pierre Boulez Saal, Flagey, Bimhuis, Bremen Teater, NFM Wroclaw, touring with “Strands” and Charles Lloyd Sky Trio… it was extra special performing with Dagny and the children harps in Copenhagen this summer ❤️

A lot of releases: “Taking Turns” is finally out on ECM Records after ten years. We made two short films with Lee Konitz and Palle Mikkelborg in conversation with Jørgen Leth, and I am super exited about restarting the label Loveland Music with “Sound Flower” and “Music For Black Pigeons Soundtrack” on LP and the “Balladeering” repress. I can promise we have a lot of new music in stock for you next year. Get it directly from the source at shop.jakobbro.com

PS: Andreas Koefoed’s and Jørgen Leth’s film Music For Black Pigeons is now out in the US and Europe – and it is coming to Japan in Spring! Can’t wait.

Concerts:

Jan 10: NYC Winter Jazzfest, New York¨
Jan 30: Klaverfabrikken, Hillerød^^
Jan 31: Tobakken, Esbjerg^^

Feb 1: RIGA, Hvidovre^^
Feb 2: Hotel Cecil^^ (few tickets)
Feb 3: Hotel Cecil, Copenhagen^^
Feb 4: turkis, Aarhus^^ (few tickets)
Feb 5: Bygningen, Vejle^^
Feb 6: Gnisten, Ry^^ (sold out)
Feb 7: Nasjonalscene, Oslo^^
Feb 8: Taastrup Musikteater^^
Feb 18-23: Village Vanguard, New York*
Feb 27: Elværket, Åbyhøj
Feb 28: Paletten, Viborg

Mar 6: Giant Steps, Svendborg

+ we have a few big surprises in November!

¨ w. Mark Turner, Craig Taborn, Marcus Gilmore

^^Jakob Bro Large Ensemble

*Once Around The Room

to play a concert with his band “Songs of Freedom” in Bangalore/India on 8^th of December.

Nguyên will travel with Himiko Paganotti vocals, Illya Amar vibes & electronics, Romain Labaye e.bass, Gary Husband dr.

It is for the first time that the guitar hero plays in the Indian subcontinent.

We are proud to offer the French clarinet player Louis Sclavis in our office for the German speaking countries.

Louis Sclavis can be booked in Duo with piano player  Benjamin Moussay  – they just released a new ECM album under the title “Unfolding” – and with his Quintet “India” with  Louis Sclavis cl, Sarah Murcia b, Benjamin Moussay p, Christophe Lavergne dr, Olivier Laisney tp.

A Jubilee Special for Joachim Kühn, the first autobiography to be published exclusively on the occasion of his 80th birthday, which illuminates his eventful and global life and work from a wide variety of perspectives. Everything flows together into a multi-layered portrait of this internationally outstanding jazz musician, whose vision of freedom and creativity continues to glow powerfully.A special addition are personal contributions from prominent companions.They enrich the jazz and photo book, which you should not miss.

Der KühnFaktor
Order no.: 20310G
ISBN: 978-3-947998-59-3
Paperback: 24,95 €
Alfred Music

At 80 years old, Joachim Kühn continues to push boundaries with his French trio, consisting of bassist Thibault Cellier and drummer Sylvain Darrifourcq. Their music is intuitive, spontaneous and rooted in the „French way“ that combines lightness, speed and elegance. At the same time he can  be heard at following concerts during the fall:

Joachim Kühn  French Trio        
With Joachim Kühn p; Thibault Cellier b; Sylvain Darrifourcq dr  

02.11.24       Berlin                        Intern. Jazztage
14.11.24       Offenburg                Diagonale/Reithalle

Joachim Kühn  & Michael Wollny

19.10.24       Leipzig                       Jazztage (Opening concert)
16.11.24       Elmau                        Jazztival