Nica 爵士俱乐部

An event of the Tilar - Nica Jazz Club seriesTo the point and perfectly coordinated. That's a pretty accurate description of Tilar's playing style: They play "tight". The Cologne funk band with Hamburg-born lead singer Clara Lucas was allowed to open concerts for jazz greats like Bill Evans and Nils Landgren with their sweat-inducing spark and convinced jury member Klaus Doldinger at the Sparda Jazz Award in 2020. According to Clara Lucas, Tilar's musical influences include well-known musicians like Cory Wong and Michael Jackson. Good-mood vocal lines, a horn section in power play mode, and a grooving rhythm section - when Tilar starts playing, even the stiffest wallflowers can't help but twitch their limbs. Lineup: Clara Lucas, vocals; Joshua Milo, keys; Wim Schulze, sax; Lisa Buchholz, tr; Benni Stanko, tr; Carla Köllner, trb; Philipp Schäfer, b; Tom Glaser, dr.

Jazz Sabbath is an internationally successful and multi-award-winning jazz trio from Great Britain, playing new jazz arrangements of Black Sabbath songs. Led by pianist and fresh Grammy winner (Best Rock Performance 2026) Adam Wakeman – who was keyboardist for Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne since 2004 – Jazz Sabbath crosses the boundaries between jazz and the songs that have defined heavy metal. According to the official band biography, the trio was founded in 1968 and are the original authors of the numerous worldwide hits by the metal pioneers such as “Paranoid,” “Black Sabbath,” or “War Pigs.” Whether or not one believes their not-entirely-serious backstory, with three albums already on the Billboard Jazz Charts, sold-out shows worldwide, and great reviews in both jazz and rock media, Jazz Sabbath is quickly making their way (back) to the top of the jazz scene.

The Bad Plus 无论是原创作品还是来自于广播或自己乐队历史的翻唱，这里始终在挑战观众的期待和听觉习惯。2001年，The Bad Plus的首张专辑发布，其中两首来自Abba和Nirvana的翻唱在爵士乐界引发了轰动。因此，这个乐队迅速进入了公众的视野，并至今仍然处于中心位置。但这不仅仅是因为他们的曲目选择 - 更因为他们出色的品质。乐队在探讨复杂爵士前卫与流行和摇滚音乐的可预见性之间的张力时，发展出了独特的音效，跨越各种阵容都能得到完美的展现。在2017年之前的原始三人组中仍由Ethan Iverson担任钢琴，他们现在正以令人惊叹的新阵容巡演：在成立21周年之际，创始成员Reid Anderson（贝斯）和Dave King（鼓）与Ben Monder（吉他）和Chris Speed（次中音萨克斯）一起，迈向了乐队一个没有钢琴的新形态 - 并引发了一波新的热情和期待，为他们的音效和灵感注入了新活力。The Bad Plus始终致力于在不同的风格和技术之间架起桥梁，同时探索非凡、完美同步的无限可能性。多么伟大的乐队！

Rotem Sivan Trio | Nica Jazz Club 系列演出Rotem Sivan 的吉他技艺早已享誉全球，《Downbeat》杂志称他为“一位杰出的天才”。Rotem 以优异成绩毕业于 Tel Aviv University 和 New School in NYC 的古典作曲与爵士表演专业。此后，他与自己的乐队巡演，并活跃于各大国际舞台。他始终致力于富有变化的互动演奏和对声音纯粹的迷恋。他由此创造出一种音景，融合了精妙的节奏处理和直观的旋律构思。在他的三重奏中，他以一种轻松而优雅的方式，将极其复杂的音乐理念付诸实践，创造出既易于接受、不拘一格，又复杂而深刻的声音。爵士乐在此巧妙地融合了古典地中海元素与民谣。Sivan 被传奇人物 Peter Bernstein 誉为“我们这个时代的下一位吉他大师”，他无疑是他这一代中最具潜力的吉他手之一。

The young Australian guitarist Josh Meader weaves the tradition of fusion jazz with rock and drum'n'bass rhythms in his songs in an enormously powerful way. The musician from Sydney is currently one of the greatest talents on the guitar and has a steep career ahead of him. With his Josh Meader Trio, he forms an instrumental, genre-crossing power package. With a wide range of styles, the trio manages to combine contemporary music, modern jazz, funk, hip-hop, and rock. The three musicians are inspired by artists such as Tigran Hamasyan, Robert Glasper, Hiatus Kaiyote, and Pat Metheny. In 2022, they performed at the renowned Jam of the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and were celebrated frenetically. Josh Meader has just released his debut album "Tides of Time" with his band colleagues, which he will present with selected concerts on his European tour at the Nica Jazz Club.