01.
| esther kaiser
|  with her alterable, permanent controlled voice and together with her terrific band esther kaiser combines lyrik, pop, jazz and avantgarde, like it is the most normal thing on earth.
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02.
| anette
von eichel
|  anette von eichel belongs to the best female vocalists of the jazz scene, no matter whether she works with a big band or a small ensemble. her guttural voice moves skilful to higher registers and equips the arrangement with her very own character.
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03.
| ignaz dinné
|  there is one thing that ignaz dinné learned of ron carter, clark terry or wynton marsalis: it's the personal sound, the character rather than the technical grading or egalitarian style classification. so dinné unites john coltranes praying hymnic with monks melodic fogey; the blues elevates itself with casual nonchalance next to respecful ballad classics: a well structured nuveautonious sound experiment. |
04.
| benjamin schaefer trio
|  benjamin schaefer's the trio concentrates mainly on european modern jazz. the compositions of the bandleader from cologne show next to complex harmonic and rhythmic structures also a strong affinity towards melodic tunes. bass and drums abandon the strictly escorting function and take on equal responsibility for the musical arrangement. the three musicians improvise and interact on a high level; dynamic and the fun to play are combined with musical sense and sensibility. the benjamin schaefer trio stands for a vivid and complex kind of music that appeals to layman and connoisseurs alike. |
05.
| martin
auer
quintett
|  powerplay in hardbop-tradition with excursions into pulsating modernity is one side of the young trumpet player's formation, honed almost chamber music like play the other. an impulsive part alternates with fragile and delicate passages of aspirate and pending sounds on the trumpet as well as softly rolling lines on the saxophone. then again single-notes bubble from the piano, while the bass performs some harmonic twists and the drums form the fair background with their cymbals. |
06.
| oktoposse
|  the infatuating acoustic jazz of this octet formation doesn't remain musically superficial but trumps
with adventurous intermissions and fulminant improvisations.
oktoposse combines musical accuracy with explosive emotions - the audience will love it!
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07.
| cyminology
|  a fabulous voice from 1001 nights!
bobby mcferrin got her on stage and sang the vocal-remix of an 11th century persian
poem with her. this reference of the goodfather of modern jazz demonstrates what exceptional talent the young german vocalist cymin samawatie is. together with her quartet the daughter of irani imigrant combines magical persian poetry with high class world jazz of american imprint. this band connects four musicians perfectly complementing one another and providing a musical experience that nobody ever will forget. be immersed into a world of famous persian poets like hafiz und omar khayyam that meet exceptional jazz composers.
www.cyminology.de
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08.
| christian krischowsky
|  christian krischowksky exploids all possible sounds of a classical quintet. trumpet and tenor saxophon sing wounderful songs, picked up by the rhythmic group, developed further and passed back. everything is floating in these arrangements that basically show the instrumentation as big band en miniature. And a fresh modern spirit pervades everything.
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09.
| nadia maria fischer
|  right now nadia maria fischer still has the the status of a insider tip - that will most likely change soon. her intensive throaty voiced meditationen about life and the essence of love alternate between jazz and blues in very subtle way: melancholic, plaintive, quietly optimistic, hopelessly romantic. it is an intimate harangue involving the audience in her own world.
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10.
| gary furhmann
|  gary named his first cd released in the jazz thing next generation-series "erregende zone" ("arrousing zone") - a perfect periphrasis of his kind of music: a stimulating and exciting, highly emotional mainstream - including lumps and bumps...
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11.
| tré
|  a big chunk of free jazz and funk, some bebop and brass, folklore, pop and classical elements added – tré is being inspired by all different kind of music. they banter with common clichés and refer ironically to (musical) history: „our parents forestalled the 68 revolt, so rebellion isn't possible anymore. but to shatter and re-compose the existing - that works!“
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12.
| coustics
|  the gaps between jazz and pop ask for discussion - and coustics from hannover perform this duty intensively. together these six libertines who - despite all differences - tinker with their personal ideal of modern music, generate an enormous power. a „next generation" who defys common convention and stand to their own rules.
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13.
| tobi hofmann
|  the multi-instrumentalist and bi-culturalist (tobi is also an actor) is difficult to pigeonhole. on one hand he creates spectacular adventures of improvisations as for example in the disgused nuclear reactor 2 of the research center karlsruhe. the reverberation time of 13 seconds leads to atmospheric sound characteristics. on the other hand his quiet, almost inwardly compositions speak for themselves. with his main instruments, the trumpet and flugelhorn he considers jazz to be "something precious" in which he can operate without ties.
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14.
| frederik köster
|  frederik köster's musical homeland is the modern jazz and groove-orientated, jazz-related music. the manifold talents of this man with the long wind and the magnificent technique have been acknowledged by giants as peter herbolzheimer and albert mangelsdorff. the self-confident, powerful, open-to-all-sites-stile of this 28 year old
prove him to almost be one of the "big-ones" himself.
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15.
| hdv-trio
|  these three musicians are aligned by mainly one thing: the love of jazz music. with their concept "celebrating modern genius" they want to celebrate their very personal idols - of course most of them are jazz musicians as there is lennie tristano or thelonious monk - but also compositions of contemporary composers, e.g. béla bartók, get a new "jazz wrapping". needless to say that it goes way further - die musicians composed pieces in remembrance of genies of our time including philosophers and important thinkers, as for example mahatma gandhi. outstanding characters are being re-introduced in a jazzy way.
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16.
| jochen baldes / subnoder
|  the tenorsaxophonist jochen baldes consequently followed his intention to find his own stile. together with his congenial musicians adrian frey on piano, christoph sprenger on bass and elmar frey on drums he builds an entity. the spirit and expressiveness of the arrangements, the "big picture" is of more importance for the musicians than any fragmenting individualistic soli. the handling of the song material generates a musical pull no audience can resist. this music emanates a great intimacy, posesses energy and warmth as much as it narrates stories.
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17.
| tim rodig 5
|  the stylistic scope is unlimited: the absorbing energy of hardbop, paired with the sensuous groove of soul and latin-jazz provide the inspiration for the band of the saxophone player tim rodig. the five musicians dive into the melodic mysticism of darkness to - subsequently - challange the daylight with their radiating sounds.
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18.
| subtone
|  these 5 musicians play their own compositions: exciting stories designed in bright and dark colors,
straight and twisted beats, sometimes intoxicatingly rhythmic sometimes affectingly lyric but always open for improvisation and interaction.
delight of playing, commitment and their love of music are the red thread combining it all.
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19.
| adrian reiter
quartett
|  a mixture of filigree ballads, grooving jazztunes and venturous uptempi pieces. the quartet approaches the project with a lot of enthusiasm and playfullness.
the result is an energetic contemporary jazz at the
highest stage.
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20.
| maygus
|  they celebrat the kind of improvisation that doesn't - despide their freedom of play - avoid structures and that gets involved with grooves und
harmonies. add a great portion of 70ties and natural play instinct. |
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21.
| lo.ha quartet
|  saxophone, piano, bass, drums - together they sound the shallows of modern jazz, freshen it with juvenile fire and subtle charme. their repertoire daws a bow including offensive energetic pieces as well as lyric ballads. the very personal compositions are mainly written by the bandleader and saxophone player lorenz hargassner. the
quartet represents what is for them the essential elements of contemporary jazz:
inspiration, interaction und improvisation
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22.
| max frankl quintet
|  "a young generation is lining up to press ahead with the music without following the path of fusion music. informed of rhythm, phrasing and the improvisational flexibility of older Jazz heroes such as wayne shorter they still manage to create a new world of sounds and a new access to composition allowing to capture many types of atmosphere that do not originate from jazz but for example from classical composition, from ambient music or from the genre of a singer/songwriter."
wolfgang muthspiel |
23.
| jacobien
vlasman quintett
|  the voice of dutch born jacobien vlasman possesses all registers between smokily aspirated bar attutude and academic exact puctuation. saturated crooning or smooth scat: the means are available. she owes the frank usage to a top-class ensemble: kai brückner, guitar, rainer winch, drums, jan von klewitz, saxophone, johannes gunkel, bass. this homogeneous quintet shows again and again - especially the soloistic improvisation - a great creative intelligence and agile spirit.
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24.
| andi kissenbeck's club boogaloo
|  nomen est omen: organ jazz in the tradition of jimmy smith, jack mcduff, dr. lonnie smith, don patterson, charles earland, larry goldings, joey defrancesco, jimmy mcgriff, george benson, grant green and wes montgomery. the groove is the basis – funk, shuffle, swing and
boogaloo. in addition, there are melodies and harmonies from blues,
funk, soul and modern jazz. the hammond b3 always plays a pivotal
role. sounds like harlem, sounds like a good time!
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25.
| croomp
|  the band of austrian trombone player petra krumphuber, plays
jazz, roughly speaking. well, they like to deflect the
mainstream. as it were a quick look onto the map to take the detour
anyhow. they meander through mostly ms k's compositions [more mingus
then metallica] but still keeping the eventuality to alter course. the
bottom line is the old story about the journey and the reward. you
know... or maybe not?
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26.
| sebastian gahler trio
|  the trio stands for modern trio jazz, with all pieces composed by the band leader. singable, simple melodies play over all the piecs, almost allowing the listener to forget the complex harmonies and highly varied and, to some extent extremely complicated, rhythms. the pieces have a lyrical feel, some almost melancholy, and all are illuminated by gahler's characteristic piano sound.
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27.
| felix heydemann groove connection
|  energy, groove, contrast und virtuosity are the foundation for expression and improvisation, and thus space for these great musicians to present themselves as extraordinary solists. virtuosic refinement in the arrangements are never ends in themselves but support the musical bow and the course. they combine clever their own groove-oriented compositions and
souljazz with contemporary jazz and r´n´b with parts of freejazz and pop.
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28.
| methamorphosis
|  methamorphosis is the third swiss band in our series jazz thing next generation. the concept album - according to the mythical creature undine -broach the issue of loneliness. sweet melancholy and bewitching fragility are being shadowed in lyrical songs and instrumental interludes. the fascinating voice of estonian singer ingrid lukas makes methamorphosis to an enchaning program.
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30.
| lisbeth quartett
|  it's always difficult to use the word wunderkind even though it might be on the tip of one's tongue when confronted with charlotte. with only 20 years of age she founded her own band and shortly after recoded her first album. moreover, it sounds far from what we would consider a student's band. well, it's about time to take notice of the alto sax player charlotte greve. |
