Upcoming lecture recitals
(166) Saturday 21. September 2024, Konzerthaus Berlin, Werner-Otto-Saal, 20 hCelebrated as jazz musicians, defamed as Jews: the Weintraubs Syncopators
Exactly 100 years ago in Berlin Charlottenburg a band was formed which quickly became one of the most famous and successful Jazz bands in Germany during the Weimar years: the Weintraubs Syncopators. They excelled as a many-sided and versatile ensemble with a good gift for comedy. They also appeared on the cinema screen, e.g. in "The Blue Angel". Because several of the band members were Jewish they all left Germany in 1933. Their long odyssey finally brought them to Australia.
Pieces written for the Weintraubs Syncopators have been newly reconstructed for this occasion. They will be performed by members of the Babylon Orchestra Berlin. Moderation: Wolfgang Jansen, guests: descendants of two Weintraubs musicians and Albrecht Dümling, author of the book "Mein Gorilla hat 'ne Villa im Zoo" (con brio, 2022).
Clarinet & alto sax - James Scannell
Clarinet & tenor sax - Hannes Daerr
Trumpet - Tomás Medina
Trombone - Till Künkler
Piano - Sebastian Weiß
Bass - Fabian Timm
Drums & Arrangements - Hauke Renken
Following lecture recitals
(167) 12. December 2024: Chased into hiding. The Dutch musician Henriëtte Bosmans
(168) 23. January 2025: From Berlin to Jerusalem. Stefan Wolpe's pupil Wolf Rosenberg
(169) 27. February 2025: Double persecution. Jewish composers under Hitler and Stalin
(170) 22. May 2025: Issay Dobrowen (1891-1953) - a cosmopolitan in Oslo
Entrance fee: 8 Euros, for students 6 Euros
Reservations: Konzerthaus Berlin [www.konzerthaus.de]
Tel.: (030) 20309 - 2101
