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Press Release Elbjazz 2018 with Nine Concerts at The PRESS RELEASE ELBJAZZ 2018 WITH NINE CONCERTS AT THE ELBPHILHARMONIE – RESERVATIONS BEGIN TODAY Hamburg, 8 November 2017 – Just like this year, the Elbphilharmonie will once again be an ELBJAZZ venue in 2018. For the first time, however, the Grand Hall will host concerts not only on the two official festival days, on 1 and 2 June 2018, but also one day earlier, on 31 May 2018. A total of nine concerts in the Elbphilharmonie are available for selection by ticket-holders for ELBJAZZ 2018, three more than in 2017. This is a reaction by ELBJAZZ to the huge demand from visitors who would like to experience a concert in the Elbphilharmonie. Reservations can be made from today, 8 November 2017 at 2 p.m. An overview of the concerts in the Elbphilharmonie: Date Time Artists Thursday, 31 May 2018 5 p.m. Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra 8 p.m. Michael Wollny Trio 11 p.m. Chassol Friday, 1 June 2018 5 p.m. CMQ Big Band 8 p.m. Surprise Concert 11 p.m. Michael Wollny & Konstantin Gropper Saturday, 2 June 2018 5 p.m. Marius Neset 8 p.m. Tony Allen 11 p.m. Michael Wollny & Friends The Surprise Concert (1 June, 8 p.m.) is a new event format at ELBJAZZ. The top-quality music on offer that evening will be revealed at a later date. MICHAEL WOLLNY IS THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE A further special feature of the coming festival year: The first “Artist in Residence” in the history of ELBJAZZ will be installed. Michael Wollny (Photo), currently one of the greatest and most diverse jazz talents in Germany, was confirmed as the first office-holder. Michael Wollny can be seen with different projects at ELBJAZZ 2018, Michael Wollny © Jörg Steinmetz and will present his complex artistic work in different constellations during four concerts: With his trio he will present his new ELBJAZZ Press Contact Bernd Zerbin - e-mail: [email protected] - Tel.: 040 - 853 88 711 Mara Horstmann - e-mail: [email protected] - Tel.: 040 - 853 88 713 Elbjazz GmbH – Große Elbstr. 277a, 22767 Hamburg PRESS RELEASE album, released in spring 2018, live for the first time. The pianist will bridge the gap between jazz and pop later in the evening when he appears on stage with Konstantin Gropper, lead singer of Get Well Soon – fittingly, their project is called “Nachtgesang” (“Night Song”). The programme of Michael Wollny & Friends involves Wollny, Andreas Schaerer, Vincent Peirani and Emile Parisien – a quartet that can certainly count as a supergroup of European jazz. The current edition of Jazzwise (November 2017 issue) puts it in a nutshell: “The brightest and most charismatic stars of their generation in European jazz”. Current programme: Michael Wollny Artist in Residence, Tony Allen, China Moses, Marius Neset & Guests, Theo Croker & Dvrk Funk, Chassol, Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra, Omer Klein Trio, Web Web, Django Bates & hr-Bigband, Eva Klesse Quartett, Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart Trio, CMQ Big Band, Surprise Concert Tickets: There are 1-day tickets for the Friday (1 June 2018) or Saturday (2 June 2018), as well as 2-day tickets (1 + 2 June 2018). The 2-day ticket (1 + 2 June 2018) costs 99.00 Euro. The 1-day ticket for Friday (1 June 2018) costs 55.00 Euro, the 1-day ticket for Saturday (2 June 2018) costs 69.00 Euro. (All ticket prices include fees.) Tickets can be bought online at www.elbjazz.de, via the hotline (+49) 040 - 413 22 60 (Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.) and from all of the usual ticket agencies. The first 17,000 ticket-holders have the opportunity from today, 8 November at 2 p.m., to make a reservation for one of their preferred concerts in the Elbphilharmonie (subject to availability). All details on the reservation system can be found here. Press material and information on all artists is available at www.elbjazz.de ELBJAZZ thanks the partners and sponsors: ELBJAZZ Press Contact Bernd Zerbin - e-mail: [email protected] - Tel.: 040 - 853 88 711 Mara Horstmann - e-mail: [email protected] - Tel.: 040 - 853 88 713 Elbjazz GmbH – Große Elbstr. 277a, 22767 Hamburg .
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