Jörg Achim Keller King Georg 12

In the organizer's words:

Drums & Arrangements: Jörg Achim Keller, Alto Sax 1: Heinz Dieter Sauerborn, Tenor Sax 2: Paul Heller, Tenor Sax 3: Andi Maile, Trp 1: Wim Both, Trp 2: Ruud Breuls, Trb 1: Günter Bollmann, Trb 2: Uli Plettendorff, Tenor Horn: Jürgen Neudert, Tuba: Richard Hellenthal, Bass: Ingo Senst, Piano: Billy Test

The arranger and long-time chief conductor of the hr and NDR big bands regularly writes new music for the band's monthly concerts, which is always premiered by this all-star ensemble of German big band jazz on the third Wednesday of each month. Original compositions and arrangements of standards that leave room for the ensemble's outstanding soloists, in which the swinging rhythm section can unfold freely and whose ensemble sound combines the energy of a big band with the flexibility of a combo, the sharpness of the hottest bands with the velvety smoothness of the coolest.