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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Rilke poems set to music on the 100th anniversary of the poet's death=0D=0Awith the AZOLIA Quartet, with Affäre Béla B. as guest.
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Exclusive concert as part of the 17th Schwerin Jazz Night 2026=0D=0A=0D=0AWith great tonal sensitivity and an unmistakable ensemble spirit, the=0D=0Ainternational quartet AZOLIA has been setting poetry to music for=0D=0Ayears that moves, shakes and gives hope. Following the haunting=0D=0Aprogram on poems by the British poet Wilfred Owen, the band now turns=0D=0Ato a new literary voice: Rainer Maria Rilke.=0D=0A=0D=0ATo mark the 100th anniversary of the poet's death in 2026, AZOLIA=0D=0Apresents a new program that dresses selected Rilke poems in chamber=0D=0Amusic that is delicate, airy and at the same time deeply felt.=0D=0A=0D=0AThe Belgian singer and composer Sophie Tassignon, the German-American=0D=0Aalto saxophonist, clarinettist, singer and composer Susanne Folk, the=0D=0AGerman bass clarinettist and soprano saxophonist Lothar Ohlmeier and=0D=0Athe Swiss double bassist Andreas Waelti draw on a wealth of experience=0D=0Aand a common musical language that goes beyond the usual jazz=0D=0Aclichés.=0D=0A=0D=0AAZOLIA stands for clever arrangements, transparent textures, an=0D=0Aunmistakable sound signature and a deep sense of poetry. Without=0D=0Adrums, but with plenty of room for subtle interactions, the band tells=0D=0Aof human longings, doubts and possibilities. In their settings,=0D=0ARilke's language becomes audible anew - fragile, luminous and full of=0D=0Aresonance.=0D=0A=0D=0AThe actor from the Mecklenburg State Theater, Jochen Fahr, reads the=0D=0Atexts before they are played and sung by the band AZOLIA.=0D=0A=0D=0A"...Azolia is a fantastic ensemble that unfolds its splendor in the=0D=0Aambience of an intimate club. Tonight the setting was perfect and so=0D=0Awas the band!"=0D=0A=0D=0AGeert Ryssen, live review on fullcircleblog=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A"...Words and sounds complement each other between light and dark,=0D=0Adancing and swinging, lustful, funny and haunted, gently....=0D=0Abrilliantly..."=0D=0A=0D=0AKatja Grawinkel, Schönschrift=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A"The dark-colored chamber jazz can do without drums, but not without=0D=0ATassignon's haunting, clear voice that shapes the band's sound, as the=0D=0Arecently released third CD "Not About Heroes" demonstrates once=0D=0Aagain."=0D=0A=0D=0AAndreas Felber, Radio Ö1=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A"...All the pieces by this somewhat unusual line-up are good songs in=0D=0Athe best sense of the word!"...."=0D=0A=0D=0AStefan Pieper, Jazzthetik=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0ASOPHIE TASSIGNON: vocals=0D=0A=0D=0ASUSANNE FOLK: clarinet, alto saxophone=0D=0A=0D=0ALOTHAR OHLMEIER: bass clarinet, soprano saxophone=0D=0A=0D=0AANDREAS WAELTI: double bass=0D=0A=0D=0AGUEST: Actor Jochen Fahr=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0AFurther guests of the evening:=0D=0A=0D=0AAFFAIR BÉLA B.:=0D=0A=0D=0A'Bela B.' in the ensemble's name does not stand for the drummer of the=0D=0AÄrzte, but for Béla Bartók, whose music is the source of=0D=0Ainspiration for the chamber music improvisation trio, some of whose=0D=0Athemes are adapted and improvised in the flow of the composer's own=0D=0Amusic.=0D=0A=0D=0ANIKOLAUS NEUSER: trumpet=0D=0A=0D=0AERNST DEUKER: contrabass clarinet=0D=0A=0D=0AMARTINA WEIDNER: viola=0D=0A=0D=0A_In memory of Theo Jörgensmann_=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0AWHEN: Thursday, 23.04.2026 at 6 pm=0D=0A=0D=0AWHERE: Foyer of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Library,=0D=0AJohannes-Stelling-Str. 29, 19053 Schwerin=0D=0A=0D=0AFurther events of this year's Schwerin Jazz Night can be found here=0D=0A[https://schweriner-jazznacht.de/].=0D=0A=0D=0AThe Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Günther Uecker State Library dates back to=0D=0Athe Ducal Government Library founded in 1779 and, as a critical=0D=0Ainfrastructure, holds important historical holdings as well as a large=0D=0Acollection of works from and about Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The state=0D=0Aof Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has legally tasked the state library in=0D=0ASchwerin with collecting, cataloging and archiving the state's current=0D=0Aprinted works for the future. According to the state law and ordinance=0D=0Aon the delivery of printed works, all printed products published in=0D=0AMecklenburg-Vorpommern must be delivered to the state library free of=0D=0Acharge within one month of publication. Titles about=0D=0AMecklenburg-Vorpommern that are published outside the state are=0D=0Aacquired by the State Library. The State Library is a department of=0D=0Athe State Office for Culture and Monument Preservation. The old=0D=0Abuilding at its location on Johannes-Stelling-Straße is now part of=0D=0ASchwerin's UNESCO World Heritage ensemble.=0D=0A
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