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With "Ever so lightly - A Song Cycle by Omer Klein" the Frankfurt Radio Big Band opened the German Jazzfestival Frankfurt 2024. The songs, written by Frankfurt based pianist Omer Klein, came to life with the outstanding voice of Becca Stevens.
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"Live + Mastered" what does that mean?
Our Sound engineers do the best job on earth to work on the sound of our live shows to make it even more "fresh", "brilliant", "differentiated" - what ever you may call it. We invite you to watch and listen to this mastered version (with all the details in the arrangements made more "stand out"). If you wish here you will find the livestream version to compare:
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We would love to hear your comments! Do you hear the difference? What do you like most?
Deutsches Jazzfestival Frankfurt - Tag 1
Eröffnungskonzert - Opening Concert
EVER SO LIGHTLY - A SONG CYCLE BY OMER KLEIN
BECCA STEVENS | Vocals
OMER KLEIN | Piano
HENDRIKA ENTZIAN | Conductor
Orchestral arrangements by Mike Holober
hr-Bigband / Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
0:23 EVER SO LIGHTLY
Text: Walt Whitman
05:53 WATCHING THE NEEDLEBOATS AT SAN SABBA
Text: James Joyce
Soli: Omer Klein, p; Oliver Leicht, cl
13:29 THE RHODORA
Text: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Soli: Omer Klein, p; Martin Scales, g
23:20 THE LESSON
Text: Maya Angelou
30:00 THE OLD MEN ADMIRING THEMSELVES IN THE WATER
Text: William Butler Yeats
Soli: Felix Fromm, trb; Martin Scales, g; Omer Klein, e-p
39:36 NIGHTHAWKS
Text: Anne Carson
Soli: Omer Klein, p
50:31 O WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
Text: W. H. Auden
Soli: Christian Jaksjø, euph; Oliver Leicht, cl; Heinz-Dieter Sauerborn, ss
58:48 DREAM VARIATIONS
Text: Langston Hughes
Soli: Hans Glawischnig, b
All titles composed by Omer Klein and arranged by Mike Holober.
Omer Klein was raised in Israel, has studied in Boston and now lives in Frankfurt. Here he came into contact with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band and the idea for a very special project together emerged: Omer will compose new songs out of selected poems, working together with jazz singer Becca Stevens in New York. Mike Holober will arrange these songs for the Big Band. It’s a collaboration of masters of their art!
Omer Klein kommt aus Israel, hat in Boston studiert und ist nun in Frankfurt ansässig. Hier kam er mit der hr-Bigband in Kontakt. Es entstand die Idee für eine ganz besondere Zusammenarbeit: Neu für dieses Programm wird Omer ausgewählte Gedichte vertonen. Im Austausch mit Jazzsängerin Becca Stevens aus New York entstehen so neue Songs, die Mike Holober für die hr-Bigband arrangiert. Eine Kooperation der Meisterklasse!
hr-Sendesaal, Wednesday October 23rd 2024
#hrbigband #deutschesjazzfestival #frankfurt
With "Ever so lightly - A Song Cycle by Omer Klein" the Frankfurt Radio Big Band opened the German Jazzfestival Frankfurt 2024. The songs, written by Frankfurt based pianist Omer Klein, came to life with the outstanding voice of Becca Stevens.
Like it? Then please subscribe here:
youtube.com/channel/UC4LDP8Ee097zy6WOMuxI6Ag?sub_confirmation=1
"Live + Mastered" what does that mean?
Our Sound engineers do the best job on earth to work on the sound of our live shows to make it even more "fresh", "brilliant", "differentiated" - what ever you may call it. We invite you to watch and listen to this mastered version (with all the details in the arrangements made more "stand out"). If you wish here you will find the livestream version to compare:
youtube.com/live/s5BVdT2iKYQ
We would love to hear your comments! Do you hear the difference? What do you like most?
Deutsches Jazzfestival Frankfurt - Tag 1
Eröffnungskonzert - Opening Concert
EVER SO LIGHTLY - A SONG CYCLE BY OMER KLEIN
BECCA STEVENS | Vocals
OMER KLEIN | Piano
HENDRIKA ENTZIAN | Conductor
Orchestral arrangements by Mike Holober
hr-Bigband / Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
0:23 EVER SO LIGHTLY
Text: Walt Whitman
05:53 WATCHING THE NEEDLEBOATS AT SAN SABBA
Text: James Joyce
Soli: Omer Klein, p; Oliver Leicht, cl
13:29 THE RHODORA
Text: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Soli: Omer Klein, p; Martin Scales, g
23:20 THE LESSON
Text: Maya Angelou
30:00 THE OLD MEN ADMIRING THEMSELVES IN THE WATER
Text: William Butler Yeats
Soli: Felix Fromm, trb; Martin Scales, g; Omer Klein, e-p
39:36 NIGHTHAWKS
Text: Anne Carson
Soli: Omer Klein, p
50:31 O WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
Text: W. H. Auden
Soli: Christian Jaksjø, euph; Oliver Leicht, cl; Heinz-Dieter Sauerborn, ss
58:48 DREAM VARIATIONS
Text: Langston Hughes
Soli: Hans Glawischnig, b
All titles composed by Omer Klein and arranged by Mike Holober.
Omer Klein was raised in Israel, has studied in Boston and now lives in Frankfurt. Here he came into contact with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band and the idea for a very special project together emerged: Omer will compose new songs out of selected poems, working together with jazz singer Becca Stevens in New York. Mike Holober will arrange these songs for the Big Band. It’s a collaboration of masters of their art!
Omer Klein kommt aus Israel, hat in Boston studiert und ist nun in Frankfurt ansässig. Hier kam er mit der hr-Bigband in Kontakt. Es entstand die Idee für eine ganz besondere Zusammenarbeit: Neu für dieses Programm wird Omer ausgewählte Gedichte vertonen. Im Austausch mit Jazzsängerin Becca Stevens aus New York entstehen so neue Songs, die Mike Holober für die hr-Bigband arrangiert. Eine Kooperation der Meisterklasse!
hr-Sendesaal, Wednesday October 23rd 2024
#hrbigband #deutschesjazzfestival #frankfurt
