NICA live: Volkmann/ Matsuno/ Potratz

In the organizer's words:

20:00 I Concert I 🌿 GREEN ROOM

Lavin in Switzerland: a gray-green Alpine idyll, rushed by water and surrounded by mountain peaks. The first concert by Luise Volkmann, Keisuke Matsuno and Oliver Potratz took place against this natural backdrop. The saxophonist and composer Volkmann is taking her "NICA live" date in the summer as an opportunity to invite the two musicians to Cologne to continue their collaboration. The three musicians are united by their passion for finding a balance between poetic melodies and avant-garde sounds. An atmospheric interplay of free improvisation and lyrical themes on bass, saxophone and guitar is to be expected.

Luise Volkmann has been supported in her individual artistic development by NICA artist development since 2022. She recently presented her 13-piece ensemble été large, which will soon be ten years old, with a new program as part of "NICA live". Alert, to the point and always full of forward-looking energy and enthusiasm, Volkmann realizes her multifaceted musical projects and knows how to inspire with depth of content.

"What inspires you?" guitarist Keisuke Matsuno asks visitors to his website and potential listeners after a brief introduction. His insatiable curiosity about his instrument and the little things in life lead him to constantly new sounds, noises and (musical) encounters. Weimar, New York and Berlin are among the places where Matsuno has lived and worked, and projects from all these times shape his artistic present.

With the David Friedman Generation Trio or with Shake Stew: Some of you may have already heard double bassist Oliver Potratz in Cologne last year. This is hardly surprising: Potratz, who was recently described in the Süddeutsche Zeitung as "perhaps the most versatile German jazz bassist", is a versatile instrumentalist, composer and producer who has received numerous awards.

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Luise Volkmann (saxophone), Keisuke Matsuno (guitar), Oliver Potratz (bass)