At the Salzburg Festival 2024, the Mozarteum Orchestra conducted by the Spanish maestro Roberto Gonzalez-Monjas presented a morning dedicated to Mozart by the American soprano Emily Pogorelc.
Based in Toronto, experimental combo BadBadNotGood blends seventies soul jazz, futuristic hip-hop and electronica to create a sound as exciting as it is unique. In the early 2010s, the group made a name for itself with improbable cover versions of hip-hop tracks by the likes of Odd Future and MF Doom in a jazz style. An innovative set at Elbjazz 2024 from these soundscape pioneers.
Senegal's Alune Wade is open to musical genres and all possible fusions. This virtuoso bassist, singer and composer has succeeded in blending genres ranging from Afrobeat to jazz. An immersive concert of sounds that seem both exotic and familiar.
Moses Yoofee (piano), Roman Klobe-Barangă (bass) and Noah Fürbringer (percussion) are revitalising the jazz scene across the Rhine. The trio's explosive sound blends hip-hop, jazz, soul and R&B.
Los Bitchos' swaying, psychedelic cumbia sound take Ground Control into the sky. A setting sun is the perfect context for this glittering set of surf-disco.
In his hit "Dussmann", Betterov admits that he doesn't understand the world around him. Yet his lyrics on alienation, the anonymity of big cities and adolescence, prove the contrary. Catchy guitar riffs and shoegaze elements distil the melancholy.
In keeping with the city of Hamburg's spirit of openness, The Bridge project fuses musical currents from several countries. For this perfromance, the NDR big band joins forces with Lenine, the multi-award-winning Brazilian singer-songwriter, for arrangements by Martin Fondse that transcend genres and blend elements of jazz, classical music and pop.
Preserving and perpetuating traditions... Seun Kuti, the youngest son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, is keen to preserve- and perpetuate- traditions. He was just 12 when he joined his father's group Egypt 80. Since Fela's death in 1997, Seun has kept the flame of this militant and musical heritage alive by putting it in today's context.
To celebrate the tercentenary of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, five choreographers - Franck Chartier, Bobbi Jene Smith, Or Schraiber, Imre & Marne Van Opstal and Emilie Leriche - take inspiration from Max Richter's masterful recomposition of this great work.
'Like an Open Heart It Shines' features singer/songwriter, Chuck Mosley (former lead vocalist of Faith No More), playing a fictional version of himself. His past seems to be catching up with his present, but what does his future hold?
The film narrates the inspiring and emotional journey of three young musicians from a small border village in Punjab. Driven by their passion for music, they daringly cross the border into Pakistan, a country where music often encounters resistance from radical elements. The story portrays their courage, perseverance, and the unifying power of art.
Omnibus from the first documentary film workshop DORF '08, created during the 4 days of the Festival, when eight participants recorded three stories under the mentorship of Silvio Mirošničenko. Stories about Koprivnica punk rockers Overflow, Vinkovac academic painter Marko Šošić and Vinkovac's first all-girls punk group Punčka, produced by Vinkovac Television, are proof that you can make a great film in a short time and have a lot of fun doing it.
Anthology featuring the surviving radio & television broadcast sessions by the legendary Jack Bruce recorded between 1970 & 2001. The set features all the surviving BBC radio and television appearances made by Jack between 1970 and 2001, along with a wonderful un-broadcast session recorded for the German TV show Beat Club by Lifetime (also featuring Tony Williams, John McLaughlin and Larry Young) filmed around the time of the album ‘Turn it Over’. The BBC material includes two legendary In Concert recordings. ‘Smiles & Grins’ is the most comprehensive collection of Jack’s broadcast sessions ever released and it includes an illustrated booklet and essay – a fitting celebration of the musical legacy of Jack Bruce, a much-missed master of his craft.
This stage performance is based on the play by Mikhail Durnenkov written specifically for the actress Julia Aug. She plays the role of a woman named Vera, a fan of Alla Pugacheva. For her, the image of the singer is a cherished Soviet myth without which it is impossible to imagine Russia. After finding out that the Diva has left the country Vera experiences a terrible shock and ends up in a psychiatric hospital.
The title is "What if history?" Starting with a man making a phone call from a public phone, Heisei office workers using shoulder phones, bubble-era women using mobile phones, gangster gals using flip phones, and other representative people of the time. Let's connect through dance. The song is sung by Thelma Aoyama, who became popular with the Docomo commercial "Soba Iru Ne". From there, the era progressed further with smartphones and VR, and finally to the present. All the people who have appeared so far will take to the stage and deliver the 30-year history of Moshi Moshi through song and dance, conveying Docomo's commitment to connecting people with energy.
Even after 25 years since the death of Mitar Subotić Suba, his music colors every corner of the life of those who listen to it, his talent embellishes the thought that everything is possible, and his words and spirit encourage that everything we do has meaning.