Weekend workshop with Tadashi Endo and Günter „Baby“ Sommer (perc) in Göttingen, Germany
Günter Baby Sommer is one of the master musicians of contemporary European jazz. He belongs to the circle of extraordinary drummers that developed throughout the improvised music scene a highly individual playing and built up an unmistakable?
Born in Dresden in 1943, Sommer studied at the Hochschule für Musik „Carl Maria von Weber“. Then his musical contributions the most important jazz groups of the GDR like the Ernst-Ludwig-Petrowksy-Trio, Zentralquartett and the Ulrich Gumpert Workshopband made it possible for him to get involved in the international scene. Thus, Sommer not only worked in a trio with Wadada Leo Smith and Peter Kowald but took part in fascinating meetings with Peter Brötzmann, Fred van Hove, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker and Cecil Taylor. His solowork enabled him for intense collaborations with writers as Günter Grass.
Sommer’s discography comprises around 100 records. As a professor at the Hochschule für Musik Dresden he has an influence on the professional imparting of the contemporary jazz to the next generations.
Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 at 08:00p.m. performance HAUTNAH with Tadashi Endo and Günter Baby Sommer
Intense Butoh Workshop with co-teacher Marigia Maggipinto in Göttingen, Germany
Finish this year with a nice experience in dance, especially butoh dance in combination with dance theatre from Pina Bausch!
Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 at 08:00 p.m. performance HAUTNAH with Tadashi Endo , Marigia Maggipinto and participants of the workshop.
(please book tickets via phone: 0551-7906245 because the number of audience is limited.)