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Magazin Jazzfest Berlin 2014 1 1 2 2 INHALT VORWORT 2 KING IS JAZZ. JAZZ IS KING. Die afroamerikanische Musik, die Kirche und die Emanzipation. 5 Von Hans-Jürgen Schaal GELEITWORT FÜR die BERLINER JAzzTAge, 1964 8 Von Martin Luther King, Jr. NOW IS THE TIME – LET FREEDOM RING! 10 Von Denys Baptiste FREE AT LAST 11 Von Ben Okri NOW IS THE TIME 12 Von Lemn Sissay TRIBUTE: MLK BeRLIN '64 13 Von Elliott Sharp 50 JAHRE JAZZFEST BERLIN: DIE LP 15 Alexander von Schlippenbach „Globe Unity“ und The Carla Bley Band „Boo To You Too“ Von Bert Noglik NOCH eiNMAL: WARUM? 19 Von Joachim-Ernst Berendt SIE ERKLÄRTEN IHN EINFACH FÜR TOT. Das mysteriöse Ende von Eric Dolphy 20 Von Philipp Lichterbeck 50 JAHRE JAZZFEST BERLIN: die AUssTELLUNG 22 Fotografien von Ludwig Binder 1968–1975 WE ARE FAMILY. Tradition im zeitgenössischen Jazz zwischen Hommage und Collage 27 Von Wolfram Knauer WENN DIE BAND SPIELT, TRIFFT SICH DIE FAMILIE VORM RADIO… 31 Von Ulf Drechsel RADIO LIVE-ÜBERTRAGUNGEN 33 IM KALTEN LICHT OST-BERLINS. Die Kurzopern „Die Engel“ von Jochen Berg und Ulrich Gumpert 34 Von Bert Noglik 50 JAHRE JAZZFEST BERLIN: DIE AUSSTELLUNG 38 Fotografien von Patrick Hinely 1986–2013 THE UK JAZZ SCENE 43 By Sebastian Scotney JAzzFILMNACHT im deLPHI FILmpALAST 46 impRessUM 60 2 t WILLKOMMEN ZUM JAZZFEST BERLIN 2014 Das Jazzfest Berlin feiert fünfzigjähriges Jubiläum, verhalf, wusste um die Kraft des Bewahrens blickt nach vorn und zugleich auch zurück auf und die des Erneuerns. Mit Alexander von gut einhundert Jahre Jazzgeschichte. „Nichts ist Schlippenbachs „Globe Unity“ präsentierte er intensiv genug, es sei denn vielleicht, es ist Jazz.“ 1966 eine Band, die Grenzen einriss und den Dieser Satz von Jean Cocteau, einem der viel- Vorhang für etwas Neues öffnete. 2014 nun seitigsten Künstler des 20. Jahrhunderts, formu- erweisen Alexander von Schlippenbach und Aki liert eine Herausforderung an den Jazz, seine Takase einem großen Vorgänger ihre Reverenz: Lebenskraft auch und erst recht in Zeiten digi- dem vor fünfzig Jahren tragisch jung in Berlin talen Umbruchs zu beweisen. verstorbenen Eric Dolphy. Auch Silke Eberhard Zu den zentralen Themen des diesjährigen lässt sich von dessen Musik an den Schnittstellen Festivaljahrgangs zählt die Kontinuität des von Tradition, Moderne und Avantgarde inspirie- Jazz im Wechselspiel von Tradition und Avant- ren. Sie realisiert zum Festival eine Komposition, garde. Unmittelbar damit verbunden, geht es die Eric Dolphy unvollendet hinterließ, die „Love um Jazz und die Dimension der Freiheit – Suite“. musikalisch, historisch und aktuell. Jazz, Musik im Hier und Jetzt, war immer beides: Jubiläen und Gedenktage wirken wie Erinnerungs- Klang der Erinnerung und Zukunftsmusik. Auf punkte, von denen aus Linien in die Gegenwart unterschiedliche Weise spiegelt sich das eine im und in die Zukunft gezogen werden können. anderen – so, wenn Francesco Bearzatti mit Das Vorwort für das erste Jazzfest, die da- „Monk‘n‘Roll“ Themen von Thelonious Monk maligen Berliner Jazztage, schrieb 1964 kein zum Rocken bringt, und so auch, wenn Jason Geringerer als Martin Luther King, Jr. Er betonte Moran mit Reminiszenzen an Fats Waller zur die Bedeutung des Jazz im Ringen um Freiheit „Dance Party“ auffordert – eine Europa-Premi- und Gleichheit als Musik der Ermutigung: ere. Kunstanspruch und Entertainment gerieten „This is triumphant music.“ im Jazz nie zueinander in Widerspruch. Mostly Das Jazzfest Berlin 2014 knüpft an die Visionen Other People Do the Killing greifen mit „Red des Bürgerrechtlers an – bereits im Vorfeld mit Hot“ auf den frühen Jazz zurück und zelebrieren Denys Baptistes „Now Is the Time – Let Freedom auf vergnügliche Weise dessen Explosivkraft. Ring!“ Speziell für das Jazzfest Berlin entsteht Ein ganzes Jahrhundert des Jazz liefert den Stoff das Projekt „Tribute: MLK Berlin ´64“ des New für dieses Festival. Dazu gehört Benny Golson, Yorker Klanginnovators Elliott Sharp. Auch die einer der letzten Veteranen des Hard Bop, ebenso WDR Big Band bringt ein Programm auf die wie die freie Improvisationsszene, die sich in der Bühne, das für das Festival entwickelt wurde: Akademie der Künste entfaltet. Dazu gehören „Freedom Songs“ mit dem Sänger Kurt Elling. Neuentdeckungen wie das klangsensible Ein Konzert in der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis- Quartett um die Schlagzeugerin Eva Klesse Kirche schlägt den Bogen von der Black Church ebenso wie die Flammen schlagende Kraft des zu europäischem Besinnen. großformatigen Fire! Orchestra. „Nichts ist Zu den Ereignissen, die unabdingbar mit der intensiv genug, es sei denn vielleicht, es ist Jazz.“ Dimension der Freiheit verbunden sind, zählt der Allen, die zum Gelingen dieses Festivals beitragen, Fall der Mauer vor 25 Jahren. Das Werk „Die Engel sei herzlich gedankt: insbesondere den ARD- – Vier Kurzopern“ von Jochen Berg und Ulrich Rundfunkanstalten und Deutschlandradio, der Gumpert entstand noch vor dem Untergang des Akademie der Künste und der Bundeszentrale für erstarrten Systems im Osten, nahm dessen Ende politische Bildung. Ein spezieller Dank geht an in Gestalt kühner Metaphern vorweg und dis- Sie, unser treues und aufgeschlossenes Publikum. kutierte zugleich weltgeschichtliche Fragen, die Wir laden Sie herzlich ein, mit uns gemeinsam 50 über den Tag hinausreichen. Das Jazzfest Berlin Jahre Jazzfest Berlin zu feiern. feiert „Die Engel“ mit ihrer Wiederentdeckung. Joachim-Ernst Berendt, der das Fundament Bert Noglik Thomas Oberender für dieses Festival legte und ihm mit enormer Künstlerischer Leiter Intendant der Weit- und Weltsicht zu internationaler Bedeutung Jazzfest Berlin Berliner Festspiele 2 t WELCOME TO THE BERLIN JAZZ FESTIVAL 2014 The Berlin Jazz Festival is celebrating its fiftieth presented Alexander von Schlippenbach’s anniversary, looking ahead and at the same “Globe Unity” composition, which broke down time back on more than 100 years of jazz history. barriers and opened the curtain for something “Nothing is intensive enough, except for, new. This year, Alexander von Schlippenbach and perhaps, jazz.” This statement by Jean Cocteau, Aki Takase pay tribute to a great predecessor: one of the most diverse artists of the 20th Eric Dolphy, who died tragically young in Berlin century, also – and especially – challenges jazz fifty years ago. Alto saxophonist and bass to prove its vitality during the digital revolution. clarinettist Silke Eberhard is similarly inspired by Among the central themes of this year’s festival his music at the interface between the tradi- are the continuity of jazz in an interplay with tional, the modern and the avant-garde. For the traditional and the avant-garde. Directly the festival, she does her own thing with a related to this is the dimension of freedom in composition that Eric Dolphy left unfinished, jazz – musically, both historically and currently. the “Love Suite”. Anniversaries and memorial days act like memo- Jazz, music in the here and now, was always ries from which lines can be drawn to the present both: a sound of retrospection and a dream of and future. The preface for the first jazz festival, the future. One is reflected in the other – when then called the Berliner Jazztage, was written Francesco Bearzatti rocks themes by Thelonious by none other than Martin Luther King, Jr. Monk with his “Monk’n’Roll”, and also when He stressed the importance of jazz in the Jason Moran invokes Fats Waller by inviting the strug gle for freedom and equality as a music audience to a “Dance Party”, a European of hope: “This is triumphant music.” premiere. In jazz, artistic ambitions and enter- Both musically and thematically, the Berlin Jazz tainment never contradicted each other. Festival 2014 builds on the visions of the civil Mostly Other People Do the Killing draws on rights activist – Denys Baptiste’s “Now Is the early jazz with “Red Hot” and celebrates its Time – Let Freedom Ring!” already taking place explosive force in an entertaining way. before the start of the festival. New York- An entire century of jazz served as basis for this based sound innovator Elliott Sharp’s “Tribute: festival, high-lighted by Benny Golson, one of the MLK Berlin ´64” project was created especially pioneers of hard bop, as well as the free improvi- for the festival. The WDR Big Band also presents sation scene that unfolds at the Academy of a programme specially designed for the festival: Arts – adding new discoveries, such as the soni- “Freedom Songs” starring singer Kurt Elling. A cally delicate quartet of percussionist Eva Klesse concert at the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis- as well as the flame-throwing force of the large- Kirche builds a bridge between the Black Church format Fire! Orchestra. “Nothing is intensive and European contemplativeness. enough, except for, perhaps, jazz.” Among the events directly related to the Heartfelt thanks are extended to everyone dimension of freedom is the fall of the Berlin contributing to the success of this festival: Wall 25 years ago. “Die Engel – Vier Kurzopern” especially the ARD broadcasting corporations (The Angels – Four Short Operas) by Jochen and Deutschlandradio, the Academy of Arts Berg and Ulrich Gumpert were composed be fore and the German Federal Agency for Civic the end of the gridlocked system in the East, Education. Special thanks go to you, our loyal anticipating its demise in the form of bold and open-minded audience. We warmly invite metaphors and at the same time discussing issues you to celebrate 50 years of Berlin Jazz Festival of global historical sig nificance. The Berlin Jazz with us. Festival celebrates the redis covery of “Die Engel”. Joachim-Ernst Berendt, who laid the foundation Bert Noglik Thomas Oberender for this festival and whose exceptional foresight Artistic Director Director of and world outlook helped it achieve international Berlin Jazz Festival Berliner Festspiele significance, was well aware of the power of preservation and that of renewal. In 1966, he 2 3 5 KING IS JAZZ, JAZZ IS KING DIE AFROAMERIKANISCHE MUSIK, DIE KIRCHE UND DIE EMANZIPATION VON HANS-JÜRGEN SCHAAL „Viel von der Macht unserer Friedens- des 20. Jahrhunderts prägen konnten.
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