Multifaceted, creative and cooperative: the players in Cologne's improvised and contemporary music scene have the potential to develop and establish their own special voice - playfully and/or compositionally. The newly founded Stadtgarten Experimental Band builds on this strong foundation.
The artistically equal ensemble varies its line-up in each work phase, transcends musical and spatial boundaries and offers individually strong voices an outstanding ensemble for working on new compositions and working methods for the same with the aim of stimulating and depicting the creation of contemporary music. The compositions of the first edition of the project are by Julia Sanjurjo, Jorik Bergman, Pascal Klewer, Fabian Dudek, Olga Reznichenko and Alexander Parzhuber.
The Stadtgarten Experimental Band is supported by the Musikfonds. The anchor point of the project is the European Center for Jazz and Contemporary Music Stadtgarten Köln. The project receives additional support from NICA artist development, a funding program of the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia.
The full line up for the first edition of the Experimental Band is Julia Sanjurjo (vocals, composition), Jorik Bergman (flute, composition), Pascal Klewer (trumpet, composition), Fabian Dudek (alto saxophone, composition), Victor Fox (tenor saxophone), Emily Wittbrodt (violoncello), Olga Reznichenko (rhodes & synthesizer, composition), Felix Hauptmann (piano & synthesizer), Ursula Wienken (electronic bass), Stefan Schönegg (double bass), Alexander Parzhuber (drums, composition).
The concerts of this first edition will take place at Stadtgarten, April 11th and at schwere reiter, Munich April 15th. This last concert will be recorded by the Bayerischer Rundfunk.
The dates for the second edition with a different line-up and a focus on the Netherlands has been confirmed for November 2025 at Stadtgarten Köln and BIMHUIS, Amsterdam.
Line Up 2nd Edition:
Rebekka Salomea (vocals), Fuensanta (vocals, double bass, composition), Heidi Bayer (trumpet), Fabian Dudek (alto saxophone, flute, composition), Kira Linn (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, composition), Teis Semey (guitar), Chaerin Im (piano, synthesizer), Felix Hauptmann (Piano or electric piano, synthesizer), Alessandro Fongaro (double bass, electric bass, composition), Leif Berger (drums), Sun-Mi Hong (drums)
