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Big-Band jazz, Dixieland, blues, gospel and Boogie-Woogie at the European “Burg Jazz” Music Festival in Landstuhl will again fascinate visitors with performances by high quality musicians. The Unnerhaus Culture Club, a non-profit organization, will sponsor its 13th Castle Jazz Festival inside the atmospheric courtyard of Nanstein Castle above Landstuhl.
“We expect visitors from the KMC and surrounding communities, all of Germany and Southwest Europe, finding their way to Nanstein Castle just like in previous years,” said Willi Ninglegen, a member of the Unnerhaus Culture Club.
The festival kicks off at 8 p.m. July 23 with the first top act, the King of Barrelhouse piano, Steve Bigman Clayton. Clayton is the winner of the British Blues Award as the best piano player in 1995, 1997 and 1998. He will be followed by the Swing and Dream Show Orchestra consisting of a classic string formation, an explosive brass-group, a groovy percussion and a male and female vocal group with about 20 musicians, celebrating legendary hits of the swing-era. The local
well-known blues and soul trio Smitty, Molli and Corinna will continue until midnight.
The festival will restart at 5 p.m. July 24 with Rudi Richards Rambling Racoons from Lugano, Switzerland, presenting traditional, grooving New Orleans Jazz. Then seven young and eager musicians known as The Hot Brownies will play a kind of music double their own age.
“It will be a wonderful experience to see their stage show with a combination of authenticity, a juvenile feeling for swing, joy and perfection,” Mr. Ningelgen said.
All the musicians played in the famous German and European Jazz Orchestra with the best jazz talent all over Europe. The last top act will be the Ticinum Jazz Band from Milano, Italy. Their show can be seen regularly at one of the most famous Jazz clubs of the world, the Caveau de la Huchett in Paris. The band will present their swinging interpretation of classic New Orleans, Chicago and Dixie Jazz until midnight.
“Sunday, July 25, will be our Family Day,” Mr. Ningelgen said. The festival starts at around 11 a.m. with the “Smallest Big Band of the World,” the Trevor Richards New Orleans Trio. Trevor Richard is worldwide known as the best drummer of New Orleans Jazz. He will be joined again by excellent musicians like Simon Holliday (piano and vocal) and John Defferary (clarinet and tenor sax), who had been the star of the Chris Barber Jazz Band for years. They present brilliant jazz from ragtime to swing and boogie. Then the German Dixieland band En Haufe Leid from Darmstadt will perform before Caroline Mhlanga from South Africa will present “Gospel meets Soul.” She will sing a vibrating mixture of African and European jazz, blues and gospel music accompanied by the VSOP Lounge Band. The festival will close at around 5:30 p.m.
Tickets will be available at the entrance to Nanstein Castle.
But, visitors should take the chance to get a much cheaper ticket in advance at the healthy food store Hackler at Landstuhl City (06371-71549), the bookstore Boehm in Landstuhl (06371-2742) or via the Web page www.unnerhaus- kulturclub.de/burgjazz.
Advance tickets for single days range from €18 (Friday) to €22 (Saturday) and €9 on Sunday. An advance ticket for all three days is €42. Owners of the “Rheinpfalz Card” save €2 and children under 12 years have free entrance.
Car parking is in easy walking distance to the castle and drinks and food will be served.
Important to notice, the Culture Club is a non-profit organization and funds are strictly being used for such cultural events only.
(Courtesy of Unnerhaus Culture Club)
