Aspects: Jazz in the Chamber Music Hall
With Olga Reznichenko and Anke Helfrich, we present two extremely virtuoso and creative jazz pianists from two different generations in our jazz series. After a long time, the Pablo Held Trio will also be back, this time with the wonderful saxophonist Chris Potter. A little later, the brilliant drummer Jonas Burgwinkel can be experienced once again in a trio with Sebastian Sternal on piano and trumpeter Arielle Besson. Four highlights for all jazz fans!
The concerts will be recorded by Deutschlandfunk.
Concert sponsors of the Aspekte series: Marly and Ulrich Schlottmann
- Pablo Held Trio
- Chris Potter, saxophon
- Pablo Held, piano
- Robert Landfermann, bass
- Jonas Burgwinkel, percussion
The Pablo Held Trio has been shaping the European jazz scene for two decades. The trio is known for its intuitive interaction and fearless joy of playing. Their concerts are full of surprises, always in the field of tension between composition and improvisation. Audiences, the specialised press and jazz greats are equally fascinated. In 2026, the trio will celebrate its 20th anniversary with several tours, inviting special guests to play with them. In our concert, it is the wonderful American saxophonist Chris Potter. With his technical brilliance, harmonic sophistication and relentless pursuit of innovation, Potter has earned a reputation as one of the most influential voices in contemporary jazz. His remarkable career spans decades, and his contributions to the art form inspire musicians and listeners alike.
- Airelle Besson, trumpet
- Sebastian Sternal, piano
- Jonas Burgwinkel, percussion
Some projects are the subject of lengthy artistic deliberations that lead to highly harmonised works. For example, the CD 'Surprise!' which brought French trumpeter Airelle Besson together with two outstanding figures from the young jazz scene on the other side of the Rhine, pianist Sebastian Sternal and drummer Jonas Burgwinkel, was the official birth of a trio that was as unexpected as it was seductive. The special alchemy between the three musicians is masterfully brought out on this first CD. Airelle on trumpet in her own personal style, precise, economical, pure, constantly focussed on the purity of the vocals; Sebastian on piano and Fender Rhodes, putting his fluid movements and the discreet virtuosity of his playing at the service of the overall sound, with a sense of architecture and spatialisation of remarkable clarity and precision; and Jonas on drums, breathing both sustain and breath into the trio, with his art of groove and dotting of rare delicacy.