Projekt Freispiel Vol. 2

In the organizer's words:

WALD is a free improvising trio that unites Taiko Saito on vibraphone, Jan Roder on bass and Michael Griener on drums, one of the most outstanding contemporary vibraphonists, with arguably Berlin's most legendary rhythm section.

In November 2021, the vibraphonist, who was awarded the German Jazz Prize 2024, met her two colleagues for the first time on stage together as a trio. Michael Griener and Jan Roder presented a series of concerts at Berlin's Au Topsi Pohl with existing bands, but also with first-time encounters. At this concert, all three were able to express facets of their musical personalities that had rarely come to light before. And so the first encounter became an impressive debut album and the three of them became the trio WALD: "Material as if painted by the old Japanese masters with their fantastic eye for landscapes and ghosts. Except that these pictures can also dance and bewitch you." (R. Dittmann / Bad Alchemy)

Taiko Saito, marimbist, vibraphonist and composer from Sapporo, Japan, combines jazz and classical music in her cross-genre music. She founded the duo KOKO, the duo Futari and leads the Berlin Mallet Group. She is a member of renowned ensembles such as Potsa Lotsa XL and the Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra. Awarded the Berlin Jazz Prize 2023 and the German Jazz Prize 2024, she has performed at festivals such as the Reykjavik Jazz Festival and the Moers Festival and has worked with artists such as Sofia Gubaidulina, Shing02, Mary Halverson and Henry Threadgill.

https://taikosaito.net/

Jan Roder, born in Lübeck, plays bass and electric bass. He has lived in Berlin since 1995, where he met musicians such as Axel Dörner, Rudi Mahall and Alexander v. Schlippenbach, with whom he still plays today. Roder sees his musical "home" in post-free jazz and improvised music, which is deeply rooted in the jazz tradition. He works with internationally renowned musicians in projects such as Monks Casino, Die Enttäuschung, Soko Steidle, Squakk, Die Dicken Finger, Silke Eberhard Trio, Ulrich Gumpert Quartett and Workshop Band, JR3, as a soloist and studio musician. www.janroder.de

Michael Griener, born in Nuremberg, learned his art self-taught by listening to and playing with many older musicians. He spent formative youthful years with the bass clarinettist Rudi Mahall and began his freelance career in 1988. He has lived in Berlin since 1994 and has made a name for himself as one of the most versatile drummers on the current jazz scene, as evidenced by his work with Mal Waldron, Butch Morris, Tal Farlow, Evan Parker, Aki Takase, Tony Malaby and many others.

In 2006, Griener was awarded the New German Jazz Prize as "Most Creative Soloist". http://www.michaelgriener.de/

Look forward to improvised music that can go anywhere between swing, abstraction and sound painting, but never has to.

Kulturwerkstatt Auf AEG - Fürther Str. 244d - 90429 Nuremberg

Admission: 20,-/13,- €

Tickets via kartenreservierung@metropol-musik.de

Price information:

20 €, reduced 13 €