TRIOS
Tango Free
Gunther Fuhr – bandoneon
Berthold Mayrhofer – double bass
Diego Jascalevich – charango
These three musicians, who have known each other for many years from various musical settings, bring a kind of overarching view of the tango theme. Very familiar with the repertoire of traditional tango, new patterns, top views and views of the familiar emerge.
The meeting of a playful, Argentinian tango virtuoso with a classically trained jazz expert and a donkey-breeding bandoneon master should promise an evening that is both stimulating and enjoyable – in which the mood is not neglected.
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Gunther Fuhr
grew up in southern Hesse. A study of school music led him to Kassel. After his studies he trained himself on the bandoneon. He prefers to play music in small ensembles between tango, jazz and avant-garde.
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Berthold Mayrhofer
He enjoys playing Schubert's "Trout Quintet" with his classical colleagues just as much as he does "Body and Soul" in "Jazz im tif" or elsewhere. In addition to classical double bass studies, he trained himself in jazz. He understands music as a comprehensive expression of life.
Charango Drum & Base
Tom Villon – electric bass
Rui Rice – Percussion
Diego Jascalevich – charango
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Trio Sincopico
Judith Gerdes – oboe
Anja Schmidt – cello
Diego Jascalevich – charango, vocals
With charango and the classical orchestral instruments oboe and cello, the trio brings music from South America to the stage and fuses it into an extraordinary body of music with its unique line-up.
The chamber music fusion gets its piquant spice from the different cultural backgrounds of the three musicians. The rhythmic sophistication and versatility of South America is combined with classic European sound aesthetics.
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The program includes works by Piazzolla and arrangements of traditional Siestaland folklore.
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Judith Gerdes
studied oboe at the Berlin University of the Arts and attended master classes with Lajos Lencses, Prof. Günter Passin and Prof. Winfried Liebermann. She has lived and taught in Kassel since 1996. In addition to her orchestral activities in the Harleshausen Chamber Orchestra and in the ensemble 'in process' she maintains a rege Chamber music activities with the wind quintet "Pentason", Subeja Trio and has given concerts throughout Germany in various formations.
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Anya Schmidt
first studied instrumental pedagogy with Wolfram Geiß in Kassel. She then switched to Susanne Wahmhoff at the Musikhochschule in Münster for the artistic diploma. Numerous master classes and advanced training courses with Heidi Litschauer, Claude Starck and Gerhard Mantel, among others, further shaped her relationship with the instrument. She received her training on the baroque cello primarily from Susanne Wahmhoff and Kristin von der Goltz. In addition to her pedagogical tasks in promoting young talent, the focus of her concert activities is primarily in the field of chamber music. To constantly expand her repertoire, she was involved in the chamber orchestra "ensemble pro arco" and in the "Luscinia" string quartet for many years.
Regular concert activities in the "Duo Mizar" with the pianist Kristin de Oliveira, as well as other trio and quartet projects have made her an accomplished chamber music partner. She has been the cello part in the "Trio Montano" since spring 2009. Anja Schmidt also enjoys looking beyond the classical horizon and discovering new playing techniques and facets of jazz, rock, pop and South American music.
Diego Jascalevich Trio
Latin Moods from Brazil / Argentina
Marcos Gonçalves da Roca - guitar
Rui Reis – percussion
Diego Jascalevich – Charango, vocals
The three South American groove magicians interpret vocal and instrumental choros, sambas and bossa novas from Brazil, as well as tangos, milongas and zambas from Argentina. A well-adjusted Argentinian-Brazilian team promises an exciting game. In contrast to football, the players of the two nations offer an exciting and virtuoso togetherness that promises the audience an exciting and stimulating evening.
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In 2009 the trio released the album "Fala Charango".
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The guitarist Marcos Axel Gonçalves da Roca studied composition at the University of Bellas Artes in La Plata, Argentina and is an expert in Argentine folklore. In the 90s he lived in Italy and played with different bands of different styles like reggae, tango and choro. Marcos has lived in Kassel since 2000.
Rui Rice hails from Bahia, Brazil. As a young musician he performed with rock and blues bands in Sao Paulo, worked as a teacher for drums and percussion with children and young people in Brazil, established himself as a drummer in various bands and constantly expanded his range of instruments, e.g. with the zabumba and the cajon.
