Halftime at BMW Welt Jazz Award 2017.

Munich. The BMW Welt Jazz Award will once again
welcome two well-appreciated bass musicians during the next two dates:
Berlin-born Henning Sieverts and the Ibero-Frenchman Renaud
Garcia-Fons. They’ll interpret the theme “Amazing Bass” virtuously on
February 12 and 19 at BMW Welt’s double-coned structure. Until
mid-March two more cost-free matinees with Linda Oh and Eva Kruse will
follow. The BMW Welt Jazz Award jury will pick after the last matinee
two ensembles, which will face each other in the finale at the
beginning of May, while the audience is free to decide their very own
favorite’s prize.

 

Henning Sieverts´ Symmethree is the brand new, second
project oriented on Sieverts’ passion for chess, Sudoku, Scrabble and
riddles of all kinds into music. Henning Sieverts holds a degree of
the German School of Journalism and works as radio host, as well as
his work as a sought-after sideman. Together with his trio, which
includes star trombonist Nils Wogram, who won the BMW Welt Jazz Award
2011 with his Ensemble Root 70, and guitarist Ronny Graupe, Henning
Sieverts will perform on February 12 at BMW Welt’s
double-coned structure.

 

Renaud Garcia-Fons: Revoir Paris is the theme of
February 19: For many years Garcia-Fons has been
using an unique high bass tone for his programme featuring
Mediterranean jazz influenced by Italian, southern French, Spanish and
even Arabic and south eastern European folk music. In his new trio,
together with accordionist David Ventucci and vibraphonist and
percussionist Stephen Caracci, he now turns back to the urbanity of
his hometown Paris. This reunion with the city covers a broad range
indeed – from Musette to hot jazz, from chansons in the tradition of
Charles Trenet to folklore imaginaire, from “Montmartre en courant” to
“Rue du Dragon”.

 


Programme of BMW Welt Jazz
Award 2017

 

Matinees: 11 am to c.1:30 pm at the double-coned structure of
BMW Welt:

January 22, 2017         Chris Minh Doky New Nordic Jazz

February 5, 2017         Lars Danielsson plays Liberetto feat.
Grégory Privat

February 12, 2017       Henning Sieverts´ Symmethree

February 19, 2017       Rauned Garcia-Fons: Revoir Paris

March 5, 2017             Linda Oh: Sun Pictures

March 12, 2017           Eva Kruse: On the Mo

 

Admission is free of charge but seating is limited. Tickets are
subject to availability. Doors open at 10:30 am.

 

Grand finale at the auditorium of BMW Welt at 7 pm

May 6, 2017               Final concert featuring the two by the jury
nominated finalists

 

Tickets for the grand finale on May 6, 2017, are available from
January 22, 2017, on at BMW Welt and München Ticket.

 

As in previous years, the programme will be hosted by Beate Sampson,
jazz expert and editor at the German broadcasting station BR-KLASSIK.

 


Jury

 

The distinguished panel of expert jurors will be headed by
Oliver Hochkeppel (journalist for music and
cultural affairs at the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung) and will
include the following members:

Roland Spiegel, editor at the music desk and jazz
expert at the German broadcasting station Bayerischer Rundfunk BR‑KLASSIK;

Andreas Kolb, editor-in-chief of the magazines
JazzZeitung and neue musikzeitung;

Heike Lies, musicologist, Music and Music Theatre
Division of the Department of Cultural Affairs of the state capital Munich;

Christiane Böhnke-Geisse, Artistic Director of the
international jazz festival “Bingen swingt”.

 

This edition of the BMW Welt Jazz Award will once again enjoy the
generous support of BR-KLASSIK, nmz, nmz-online and JazzZeitung.de as
well as resort Schloss Elmau and the Department of Cultural Affairs of
the city of Munich.

 

Photographic material is available at BMW PressClub (
www.press.bmwgroup.com
)

and via LoeschHundLiepold Kommunikation GmbH

on behalf of the department for public relations of BMW Welt.

Telephone: +49-89-720187-291

Email:
bmw-welt@lhlk.de

 

For further questions please contact:

 

Dr Thomas Girst

BMW Group Corporate and Intergovernmental Affairs

Head of Cultural Engagement

Telephone: +49-89-382-24753

 

Leonie Laskowski

BMW Group Corporate and Intergovernmental Affairs

Cultural Engagement

Telephone: +49-89-382-45382

 

Bernhard Ederer

BMW Group Corporate and Intergovernmental Affairs

Spokesperson BMW Welt

Telephone: +49-89-382-28556

 

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About BMW Group’s Cultural Commitment

 

For almost 50 years now, the BMW Group has initiated and engaged in
over 100 cultural cooperations worldwide. The company places the main
focus of its long-term commitment on contemporary and modern art,
classical music and jazz as well as architecture and design. In 1972,
three large-scale paintings were created by the artist Gerhard Richter
specifically for the foyer of the BMW Group’s Munich headquarters.
Since then, artists such as Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Daniel Barenboim,
Jonas Kaufmann and architect Zaha Hadid have co-operated with BMW.
Currently, female artist Cao Fei from China and American John
Baldessari are creating the next two vehicles for the BMW Art Car
Collection. Besides co-initiatives, such as BMW Tate Live, the BMW Art
Journey and the “Opera for All” concerts in Berlin, Munich and London,
the company also partners with leading museums and art fairs as well
as orchestras and opera houses around the world. The BMW Group takes
absolute creative freedom in all its cultural activities – as this
initiative is as essential for producing groundbreaking artistic work
as it is for major innovations in a successful business.

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pioneering architecture, BMW Welt is the heart of all the brands in
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Motor Cars and BMW Motorrad, which are impressively presented in their
own worlds of experience. But it is not only the exhibitions and the
collection of new vehicles that are highlights for car lovers from all
over the world. Visitors can enjoy a year-round programme of varied
events covering culture, art and entertainment as well as a popular
event location for over 400 external events per year. The various
restaurants of the BMW Welt offer a variety of culinary delights up to
star gastronomy. In the BMW Welt Junior Campus, children and
youngsters can enjoy exciting guided tours and workshops on the themes
of mobility and sustainability.

 

 

The BMW Group

 

With its three brands BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce, the BMW Group is the
world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles
and also provides premium financial and mobility services. As a global
company, the BMW Group operates 31 production and assembly facilities
in 14 countries and has a global sales network in more than 140 countries.

 

In 2016, the BMW Group sold approximately 2.367 million cars and
145,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax for the financial
year 2015 was approximately € 9.22 billion on revenues amounting to €
92.18 billion. As of 31 December 2015, the BMW Group had a workforce
of 122,244 employees.

 

The success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term
thinking and responsible action. The company has therefore established
ecological and social sustainability throughout the value chain,
comprehensive product responsibility and a clear commitment to
conserving resources as an integral part of its strategy.

 


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