Herbert Bayer
Directing
Known For

Shake Stew's powerful, telluric tunes make you want to sway to the beat, and invite you to let go into a trance-like state. The Austrian band captivate audiences with their blend of driving African percussion rhythms and heady brass melodies.
Shake Stew Elbjazz Festival 2024

In keeping with the city of Hamburg's spirit of openness, The Bridge project fuses musical currents from several countries. For this perfromance, the NDR big band joins forces with Lenine, the multi-award-winning Brazilian singer-songwriter, for arrangements by Martin Fondse that transcend genres and blend elements of jazz, classical music and pop.
NDR Bigband feat. Lenine & Martin Fondse: The Bridge Elbjazz Festival 2024

Senegal's Alune Wade is open to musical genres and all possible fusions. This virtuoso bassist, singer and composer has succeeded in blending genres ranging from Afrobeat to jazz. An immersive concert of sounds that seem both exotic and familiar.
Alune Wade Elbjazz Festival 2024
American singer Rickie Lee Jones captivates the audience at Hamburg's Mojo Club during an intimate concert that combines youthful anthems and reimagined jazz standards.
Rickie Lee Jones - Hamburg Sessions

Moses Yoofee (piano), Roman Klobe-Barangă (bass) and Noah Fürbringer (percussion) are revitalising the jazz scene across the Rhine. The trio's explosive sound blends hip-hop, jazz, soul and R&B.
Moses Yoofee Trio

José James, the jazz artist of the hip-hop generation, plays an hour of mellow, calming tunes at the Mojo Club, a cult venue for Hamburg nightlife.
José James @ Hamburg Sessions

In his hit "Dussmann", Betterov admits that he doesn't understand the world around him. Yet his lyrics on alienation, the anonymity of big cities and adolescence, prove the contrary. Catchy guitar riffs and shoegaze elements distil the melancholy.
Betterov Elbjazz Festival 2024

Immersed in music from an early age, Judith Hill's work blends soul, R&B and funk. Her sincere and fragile creations prove just how much courage and strength it takes for women to make their mark in the male-dominated music industry.
Judith Hill Elbjazz Festival 2024
Based in Toronto, experimental combo BadBadNotGood blends seventies soul jazz, futuristic hip-hop and electronica to create a sound as exciting as it is unique. In the early 2010s, the group made a name for itself with improbable cover versions of hip-hop tracks by the likes of Odd Future and MF Doom in a jazz style. An innovative set at Elbjazz 2024 from these soundscape pioneers.
BadBadNotGood Elbjazz Festival 2024

Accompanied by Ensemble Resonanz, Afro-American singer Akua Naru delivers her energetic and poetic flow on stage at the Mojo Club in Hamburg.
Akua Naru @ Hamburg Sessions

Twee-pop melodies and acerbic lyrics about the difficult passage to adulthood: It can only be Glasgow's own Belle & Sebastian. A classic indie band who have been blending arty inclinations with spry guitar pop since the 1990s.