"Change the world, it needs it" (Bertolt Brecht). Not only the world, but also our idea of how or what an orchestra should be, deserves an overhaul. In complicity with the British saxophonist, composer and poet Alabaster DePlume and twelve musicians with a Bavarian background, the Brechtfestival is venturing a musical experiment.
Alabaster DePlume comes from the working-class city of Manchester. His songs breathe the spirit of the spiritual jazz of the 1960s. He sees his music as a social process beyond the conventions of the classical music industry. Improvisation is the core. Who plays is just as important as what is played. That is why DePlume works with professionals and non-professionals in constantly changing line-ups.
with
Alabster DePlume (saxophone, vocals, guitar), Micha Acher trumpet, sousaphone), Katharina Hauf (horn), Jan Kiesewetter (saxophone, bass clarinet), Hanna Sikasa (vocals), Ceci (vocals), Aylin Yildirim (vocals), Mjalisuso (kora), Takashi Ueno (guitar), Tom Jahn (moog, juno, rhodes), Girisha Fernando (bass), Markus Acher (drums)
Curated by Girisha Fernando and Markus Acher
Bruno Tenschert
With
Alevi community