Munich. On February 28 and March 20, 2016, the BMW
Welt Jazz Award will present the final two of a total of six free
Sunday matinees at the Double Cone of BMW Welt. Featuring
Latham-Carniaux-Egan: Constellations and Indra Rios-Moore, both
hailing from the USA, this event will showcase two top acts of the
international jazz scene. Following the final matinee, a panel of
expert jurors will select two of a total of six ensembles to perform
at the grand finale on May 7, 2016, at the auditorium of BMW Welt.
Latham-Carniaux-Egan will dedicate their concert on
February 28 to Icelander Björk, whose inimitable
voice and unconventional performances made her into her country’s most
famous musician and generated fans from outside the pop music scene
worldwide. Among them is 54-year old American drummer Karl Latham, who
was joined by bassist Mark Egan, trumpet player Ryan Carniaux and
keyboarder Nick Rolfe to form a quartet and to interpret and record an
entire album of songs written by Björk. “Constellations” brings
together Björk’s unique musical cosmos and her typical timbre creating
a broad range of synthetic sounds reminiscent of Japanese Isao Tomita
or Miles Davis’ electric bands.
For singer Indra Rios-Moore, who grew up in New York
as the daughter of a Puerto-Rican social worker and jazz bassist Don
Moore, her new album “Heartland” is an exploration of her roots. With
her reduced retro sound, she refers to icons of the pop and rock world
such as David Bowie or Pink Floyd. She currently lives in Denmark with
saxophone player Benjamin Traerup, but for the recordings under the
direction of star producer Larry Klein she made her way back to the
USA. This quartet, winner of the Danish Music Award 2012, is completed
with bassist Thomas Sejthen and guitarist Uffe Stephen and will
perform on March 20 at BMW Welt.
Programme of BMW Welt Jazz
Award 2016
Matinees: 11 am to c.1:30 pm at the double-coned structure of
BMW Welt:
January 24, 2016 Dieter Ilg: Mein Beethoven
January 31, 2016 Oded Tzur Quartet
February 14, 2016 Stefano Battaglia Trio
February 21, 2016 Stucky-Doran-Studer-Tacuma: Play Hendrix!
February 28, 2016 Latham-Carniaux-Egan: Constellations
March 20, 2016 Indra Rios-Moore
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 7, 2016 Final concert featuring the two nominated finalists
Tickets for the grand finale on May 7, 2016, will be available as of
January 24, 2016, 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” and co-publisher of the new
music magazine “SILBERHORN“
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, the new music magazine SILBERHORN,
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: +49-89-720187-15
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
www.press.bmwgroup.com
Email:
presse@bmw.de
About BMW’s Cultural Commitment
For more than 40 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 modern and contemporary art,
jazz and classical music 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, Roy Lichtenstein, Olafur
Eliasson, Jeff Koons, Zubin Metha, Daniel Barenboim and Anna Netrebko
have co-operated with BMW. The company has also commissioned famous
architects such as Karl Schwanzer, Zaha Hadid and Coop Himmelb(l)au to
design important corporate buildings and plants. In 2011, the BMW
Guggenheim Lab, a global initiative of the Solomon R. Guggenheim
Foundation, the Guggenheim Museum and the BMW Group celebrated its
world premiere in New York. 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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and
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BMW Welt – at the heart of the brand, on the pulse of the city
With more than 3 million visitors in 2015, BMW Welt in Munich is
Bavaria’s most visited attraction and has become a real magnet for
visitors since its opening in 2007. With its pioneering architecture,
BMW Welt is the heart of all the brands in the BMW Group – BMW, the
sub-brands BMW M and BMW i, MINI, Rolls-Royce 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 along with culinary delights
in several restaurants. Whether it’s a jazz concert, clubbing event, a
film première, gala event or panel discussion – BMW Welt is the
perfect platform for innovative events. In the BMW Welt Junior Campus,
children and youngsters can enjoy exciting guided tours and workshops
on the themes of mobility and sustainability.
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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 30 production and assembly facilities
in 14 countries and has a global sales network in more than 140 countries.
In 2015, the BMW Group sold approximately 2.247 million cars and
nearly 137,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax for the
financial year 2014 was approximately € 8.71 billion on revenues
amounting to € 80.40 billion. As of 31 December 2014, the BMW Group
had a workforce of 116,324 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
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