From Bach to Now

Jazz trio meets choral singing and moves in a creative field of tension. The explo­ration of the genius of J. S. Bach by jazz musicians has a long tradition and is still alive today in various facets. The Freiburg pianist Helmut Lörscher and his jazz trio have also devoted them­selves to this theme on several occasions. The collab­o­ra­tion with a tradi­tional classical choir, on the other hand, is new and promises to be partic­u­larly appealing due to the diversity of musical languages. The Bachchor Freiburg and the jazz trio are engaged in an exciting dialog: Sometimes alter­nating a cappella versus instru­mental, but above all in Helmut Lörscher’s own compo­si­tions and arrange­ments for choir and jazz trio, including the world premiere of a setting of the poem “The Passion Flower” by the American poet, feminist and philoso­pher Margaret Fuller (1810 – 1850).

The compo­si­tions move between the poles of baroque, jazz and new music. Their refer­ences to the musical language of J.S. Bach are sometimes more, sometimes less direct. And all this is accom­pa­nied by groove and playful lightness. You can look forward to an evening in which die-hard jazz fans will get their money’s worth just as much as friends of classical music and choral singing.