Friday, 17th May Nduduzo Makhathini Trio will play open-air at Rodelberg. Line-Up: Nduduzo Makhathini (piano), Zwelakhe-Duma Bell le Pere (bass), Francisco Mela (drums) 1835: Surrounded by his subjects, Zulu king Dingane celebrates a brilliant pianist, as his entourage dances itself into a trance – a cultural golden age in a Southern African kingdom.
Sunday, May 19th Danny Fox Trio will be entertaining you at moers. Line-Up: Danny Fox (p), Chris van Voorst van Beest (b) and Max Goldman (dr) New York City, The Juilliard School of Music: An unappetising accident in the Julliard cafeteria resulted in temporary partial paralysis of the brain for young piano performance major Danny Fox, affecting areas deemed essential for developing disciplined practice habits – a damn shame, as he certainly would have had what it takes to revolutionize the world of the jazz piano trio!
Friday, May 17th Julia Brüssel (vl), Neil Charles (b), Alexander Hawkins (p, synth, sampler) and Emily Wittbrodt (vc) will present Justice League "Cafe OTO #3" at moers. It definitely takes an extraordinary configuration of superpowers to persist throughout the ages in the eternal struggle against the machinations of "The Iron Lady": On the isles, in the future-present Professor Hawkins and Bat Charles combat the repercussions of her misdeeds – while in the present-past Medusa Brüssel and Rocket Wittbrodt hurry to their aid from the continent.