17th İZMİR EUROPEAN JAZZ CAZ FESTIVAL
March 2-17, 2010

March 2-17                            
8th Jazz Festival Poster Competition Exhibition
Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center (AASSM)

Opening Performance  
March 2, Tuesday,
AASSM Concert Hall, 8.30 pm
“JAZZING FLAMENCO”
ANTONIO NAJARRO DANCE COMPANY

March 4, Thursday,
AASSM Small Hall    , 8.30 pm           
“On The Road to Damascus”
LUIGI CAMPOCCIA QUARTET -feat. ÖNDER FOCAN & ŞENOL FILIZ    
Luigi Campoccia, piano
Daniele Malvisi, tenor & soprano saxophone
Rossano Gasperini, bass
Paolo Corsi, drums & percussion
Önder Focan, guitar
A.Senol Filiz, ney

March 5, Friday           
İKSEV Hall, 7.00 pm
Seminar: “HAPPY CENTENARY DJANGO REINHARDT”
Speaker: Francesco Martinelli, jazz historian
Admission free / Translation provided
       
March 7, Sunday                
AASSM Small Hall, 8.30 pm
OPEN JAZZ ORCHESTRA        
Finale Concert
Admission free

March 9, Tuesday                
AASSM Small Hall, 8.30 pm               
LAIA GENC- LIAISON TONIQUE 5
Daniel Casimir, trombone
Alban Darche, saxophone
Laia Genc, piano
Sebastian Gramss, bass
Nils Tegen, drums

March 10, Wednesday   
AASSM Small Hall, 8.30 pm               
MATTHIAS SCHRIEFL 6, ALPS & JAZZ
Niels Klein, klarinet, saxophone
Florian Trübsbach, oboe, clarinet, piccolo flute, saxophone
Federico Aluffi, bassoon, tenor saxophones
Jeffrey A. "Jam" McGuire, horn
Peter Heidl, flüt, tenor saxophone
Matthias Schriefl, trumpet, flugelhorn, sousaphone

March 13, Saturday           
AASSM Small Hall, 8.30 pm               
ANDY MANNDORFF TRIO 
Andy Manndorff, guitar
Achim Tang, bass
Reinhardt Winkler, drums

March 15, Monday               
AASSM Small Hall, 8.30 pm
JEFF GIANSILY QUARTET
Jef Giansily, piano
Engin Recepoğulları, saxophone
Kağan Yıldız, bass
Ferit Odman, drums

March 17, Wednesday               
AASSM Concert Hall, 8.30
FATIMA SPAR AND THE FREEDOM FRIES
Fatima Spar, vocal
Alexandar Wladigeroff, trumpet
Andrej Prozorov, saxophone
Milos Todorovski, accordion
Florian Wagner, guitar
Philipp Moosbrugger, bass
Erwin Schober, drums

Admission free

WORKSHOPS                    
March 5-6-7               
“Open Jazz Orchestra” Workshop
İKSEV Hall

MATTHIAS SCHRIEFL 6, ALPS & JAZZ

March, 10 Wednesday, AASSM Small Hall, 08.30 pm

Niels Klein: cl, b-cl, ts  (Klarinette, Kontraaltklarinette, Tenorsax)
Florian Trübsbach: Oboe, cl, picc flute, as (Oboe, Klarinette, Pikkolo Flöte, Altsax)
Federico Aluffi: Basoon, ts (Fagott, Tenorsax)
Jeffrey A. "Jam" McGuire: Horn
Peter Heidl: Flutes, tenor sax
Matthias Schriefl:  trp, flgh, sousaphon, leader (Trompete, Flügelhorn, Sousaphon,  Chefkoch)

"6, Alps & Jazz"
Alps, horns, sinuous songs: The evening’s motto could be “Alpine Wood and Horns” or “Alphorn Glow”. This is the new home of Bavarian Alpine jazz.

The group’s repertoire is largely inspired by the Alps and their folk music: On the one hand, simple Alpine folk songs infused with modern harmonies and grooves. On the other, new compositions by the ensemble members and their friends. The culmination of the program is – incredibly – catchy, foot tapping Turkish folk songs. This concert will introduce you to the secret, jazzy side of German and Turkish folk music.

This sextet of wind players offers a wide variety of combinations and tone colours, especially because its multi-instrumentalist members play over 20 different woodwind and brass instruments. All of the woodwinds are also jazz saxophonists – You can start with a classical woodwind quintet (perhaps the first one to play jazz): 
clarinet, oboe, flute, horn and bassoon, but that woodwind quintet can suddenly become a saxophone quartet ... that might stumble upon an alphorn duo here and there. Four of the available instruments can carry the bass line as required: horn, bassoon, bass clarinet and sousaphone. Any of the instruments can cover a melody part. This is a very democratic lineup! All six members of the ensemble are also
idiosyncratic soloists. Picture a blues solo on the bassoon or an oboe solo in the style of ... say, Florian Trübsbach. There’s no shortage of tone colours in this band ...
The featured soloist is band leader Matthias Schriefl on trumpet, but for particularly melancholy songs from his mountain homeland, he might pick up the flugelhorn and when things really get hot, he accompanies the band on sousaphone. As a native of the Alps, he brings real passion and a little mountain hut magic (and madness) to this music.

Your six experienced musical mountain guides may choose the hardest mountain trails – serpentine melodies open only to the well- practiced – and sometimes deep chasms of humor and darkness may open up under this music. But even if you’re a flatlander afraid of heights, the daring paths the musicians follow are are subject to regular maintenance by the Alpine Jazz Club and all musical safety  standards are adhered to. You’ll be safe in the hands of these accomplished mountaineers!
Walking shoes and rain gear optional, ears a must!

Matthias Schriefl,  trp, flgh, sousaphon, leader
Born in 1981, Matthias Schriefl comes from the South German region of the Allgäu. He received his first trumpet and piano lessons as a 7 year-old, won the national competition “Jugend Musiziert” at the age of 11 and took over the job of directing his school’s big band in ninth grade, leading them to perform his first compositions. At the age of 15, he was the youngest member of the Bavarian State Jazz Orchestra and the German Young Jazz Orchestra. 

At 17, with his band „Sidewinders”, Schriefl was the winner of Germany’s “Young Jazz Players” competition “Jugend jazzt”, and as prize produced his first official CD “Die Bestie” (The Beast) for Mons Records. There followed tours of Texas, Russia, and Romania in the next Year. Schriefl was a student at the music conservatory in Munich, subsequently studied at the Cologne Music College from 2000-2005 with Andy Haderer, and studied for a year in Amsterdam. Currently Schriefl is leading various projects in his adopted hometown Cologne, as well as organizing the live jazz series Jazz-O-Rama.

Schriefl has received numerous awards as a soloist, composer and band leader. In 2006 he was awarded the WDR jazz prize for improvisation He received the “Star of 2007” from the Münchner Abendzeitung (Munich Evening News), and in 2008 the North Rhine Westphalia Artistic Achievement Award 2008 for composition, conducting, and instrumental music. In the same year, at the suggestion of the Cologne Philharmonic, he was designated “rising star”. In connection with the concert series “Rising Stars”, which is co-ordinated by the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO), his band shreefpunk performed in 2008/2009 in leading concert halls throughout Europe. In his spare time Matthias eats spare ribs and does mountainbiketours and mountainclimbing.

In 2007-2009 Schriefl and Shreefpunk toured 15 European countries, Mexico, Australia, and seven West African countries, playing in numerous large concert halls throughout the tours.

Schriefl has worked with many renowned international artists. He has been engaged by such prestigious organisations as the WDR Big Band as soloist and composer, and has played with the European Jazz Ensemble since 2006 when he took over Allan Botschinsky’s seat. In 2006 he toured Europe with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. Since 2007, he has been lead trumpeter with, as well as composer for, the European Movement Orchestra. In May 2007 he toured Southeast Asia with Indian stars R.A. Ramamani and T.A.S. Mani. In 2009 he played with the the Duisburger Philharmoniker his new orchestra piece “Ein frisches K.P. – dedicated to the local beer) as featured trumpet soloist. He also worked with Michael Abene, Django Bates, Carlos Bica, Peter Brötzmann, Bill Dobbins, Herb Geller, Dusko Goykovich, Peter Herbolzheimers Rhythm Combination&Brass, Daniel Humair, Lee Konitz, Joachim Kühn, Nils Landgren, Emil Mangelsdorff, Rudi Mahall, Charlie Mariano, Adrian Mears, Don Menza, Dick Oatts, Cino Palagliésu, Wolfgang Puschnig, Claudio Roditi, John Ruocco, Steffen Schorn, John Schröder, Gunther Schuller, Bobby Shew, Alan Skidmore, Markus Stockhausen, Nils Wogram, Phil Woods, Connection Latina, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, New York Voices, WDR, NDR and HR Radio Big Bands, Hofer Symphoniker, Hamburger Symphoniker, Duisburger Philharmoniker…

Recordings (excerpt):

- Matthias Schriefl: Shreefpunk plus strings (ACT 9657- 2, 2007 www.actmusic.com / www.myspace.com/shreefpunk / www.shreefpunk.de )

-    Matthias Schriefl: Shreefpunk live in Köln - Special Guest: Django Bates (ACT 9663-2, 2009, www.actmusic.com / www.myspace.com/shreefpunk / www.shreefpunk.de )

-    Schmittmenge Meier, R.E.A.L. (el gallo rojo records, 314/21)

-    Coming soon: Schmittmenge Meier, live in Salão Brazil, coimbra, (clean feed records, JACC Series, www.jazzaocentro.pt/2009/?cat=20&language=en)

-    European TV Brass Trio, "Wunschklang" (YOLK.J2042)

-    Olivia Trummer Trio feat. Matthias Schriefl (Neuklang, http://www.bauerstudios.de/de/data/shop/6249/ncd4021.html )

-    Two generations of trumpets, live im Stadtgarten (CMO, www.myspace.com/generationsoftrumpets / www.generationsoftrumpets.com )

-    Deujazz, Kauf dir einen bunten Luftballon (blue concept, www.myspace.com/deujazz / www.deujazz.de)

-    Together, Bavarian First Herd (www.ljjb.de)

-    Sidewinders, Die Bestie (Mons, www.monsrecords.de/Jazz/Modern/ )

-    Matthias Schriefl, Brazilian Motions (www.myspace.com/brazilianmotions )

-    Unterbiberger Hofmusik, maDE in GermaN.Y. (himpsl records 0801, www.unterbiberger.de)

-    Gabriel Pérez & Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra feat. David Liebman, "La Banda Grande" (Genuit 05101)

Matthias Schriefl is currently working with:

- Matthias Schriefl Trio: an alpine milk cow chewing edelweiss, a weavering New Orleans Brass Band endlessly loops around in a roundabout, a melodically powerful grooving pop band and a classical chamber ensemble wearing Mozart wigs: The Matthias Schriefl transposes all these paradoxes into actuality.
- “6, Alps and Jazz” is a "Brass, Wood and Saxtett": The Sextett creates an almost orchestral scope. They can easily switch from a modern classical Wind-Quintet plus Jazz Trumpet to a Jazz Saxophone Quartet with two Alphorns. And in the next tune 3 bavarian clarinets, 2 horns and a bassoon play a traditional Bavarian “Zwiefacher” in which 2 piccolo flutes have an engaged discussion with a sousaphone.
- Shreefpunk: Jazz, Punk and sometimes even Strings.
- European TV Brass Trio: with Daniel Casimir (trombone) und François Thuillier (tuba) three originals join forces as brass players and composers.
- Schmittmenge Meier: musicians from Berlin and Cologne play contemporary acoustic jazz.
- Brazilian Motions (with singer and texter Patricia Cruz): Brazilian-inspired music for string quartet and jazz combo.
- Deujazz (with singer Anette von Eichel): German jazz from the first half of the 20th century.
- 2 Generations of Trumpets (with Andy Haderer): swinging compositions by Schriefl. The two trumpeters are also heard on baritone horn, valve trombone, piccolo trumpet and various horns.
- United Groove-O-Rama: contemporary grooves with electronic effects; compositions by Mattis Cederberg and Matthias Schriefl
- Mutantenstadl: Bavarian jazz-comedy.
-DUOS with: Bodek Jahnke, Kalle Mathiesen, Johannes Behr, Robert Landfermann and Michael Abene

"Actually, I identify most intimately with my band Shreefpunk. The compositions I write for this band are like a personal diary. I am very happy to have three of my favourite jazz musicians and best friends in this band. With each rehearsal and concert, the music develops, because everyone is contributing his personality and soul "Matthias Schriefl

Niels Klein (tenor and bariton saxophones, kontraaltoclarinet, clarinet)

Played concerts with many different bands and musicians like Peter Erskine, Vince Mendoza,  Nils Wogram, Underkarl, Albert  Mangelsdorf,  a.m.o. His jazz and classical compositions were performed by various Bands and Orchestras like the NDR BigBand, BJO,  European Jazz Orchestra, Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Bujazzo  a.m.o. So far he released two albums Niels Klein Trio (2004) and Niels Klein Tentett (2007). 2008 he was composer and conductor of the European Jazz Orchestra on an extended European Tour. He also worked as Composer and Conductor with the NDR BigBand and the BuJazzO. He received numerous prices like the "NRW- Förderpreis" (2004),  "Jazzpreis der Stadt Köln" (2005) and recently the International  Composers Price of Berlin 2009 for his composition "Refractions" for  large Symphony Orchestra. Since November 2009 he is Professor for Jazztheory and Composition/ Arrangement at the  Fachhochschule  Osnabrück.

Florian Trübsbach (alto saxophone, flutes, clarinet, oboe)
Florian Trübsbach was born in 1976 as son of a musician. He started playing violin at the age of 3 and later joined the  Toelzer Boys Choir, with whom he had the pleasure of working with Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado and Lorin Maazel.  Hans Werner Henze, became one of his teachers for composition. After his studies he moved to Berlin, where he lives as a freelance jazz musician. During the last years his Saxophone could be heard from a forest in China to a beach somewhere in South Africa. His passion for traditional music from the alps awoke recently during a week with styrian folk musicians. There he also learned to play the schwegel, a wooden flute from the Alps. For his work Florian received the national cultural award of Bavaria.

Federico Aluffi (bassoon and tenor saxophone)
Federico Aluffi was born in Torino, Italy in 1979 to a family of classical musicians. He began studying cello at the age of 6, and bassoon 5 years thereafter. At the age of 18, Federico was accepted as a student of  two of the most important bassoon pedagogues in the world, Milan Turkovic in Vienna and Klaus Thunemann in Berlin. He also took part inseveral master classes with renowned bassoon players such as Sergio Azzolini and Daniele Damiano.

Since 2003, Federico has held the position of principal bassoon in the Essen Philharmonic, and plays frequently in some of the most important opera and symphonic orchestras in Germany and abroad.  He can also be heard on several CD, radio, and television recordings.

Federico started to play saxophone 2 years ago as a result of his early love and enthusiasm regarding the instrument itself and jazz music.

Jeffrey A. “Jam” McGuire (horn, alphorn)
Jeffrey A. “Jam” McGuire is a successful "crossover" artist, moving between the worlds of classical, jazz and new music; from soloist to chamber music to large ensembles and orchestras. He holds degrees from Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand; the Manhattan School of Music in New York City; and an advanced diploma from the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, Germany. Higlights of his  career so far includes concerts, television, radio and CD recordings  with Carla Bley, Django Bates, Ed Partyka, the Westdeutsche and  Hessische Rundfunk Big Bands, Lalo Schiffrin, the King's Singers as  well as performing activities with the Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss  and many other bands, orchestras, classical- and modern ensembles.

Peter Heidl (tenor saxophone, flutes, clarinet & percussion)
Peter Heidl passed his exams at the prestigious Humboldt Music School in Cologne.

Inspired by different cultures, he was on tour with famous musicians like Ebi & Dariush (Iran), Cem Caraca (Turkey), Marla Glen (U.S.), Cirque Bouffon (F). Peter has also been invited to TV Shows performing with artists like Tom Jones, Cliff Richard and Schröder (WDR Rockpalast).
With his own Jazz quartett he performed tor Sony, Olympus, Phillips etc. In1997, he released the world music album “Brother to Brother” together with his real-brother Brahm, two other released followed. As a composer and producer he worked for several TV- and radio station like ARD, ZDF, VOX, and RTL.