Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (Christian Scott)

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Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (Christian Scott)
Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (Christian Scott)
  • Doors open 19:30

  • Start 20:30

  • End ca. 22:00

Beauty in anger and protest

For the trumpeter Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (Christian Scott), jazz is still protest music. This approach has re-emerged in recent years with political artists such as Kamasi Washington – but the musicians do not restrict themselves to the free jazz of the 1960s.

Discount: By presenting a ticket for this concert you will receive €1 discount on a ticket for the film screening »Space is the Place« at the Zeise Kino.

Quite the contrary: Christian Scott, who has adopted the name Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah as a reference to his family’s West African roots, pursues a radically open concept of »stretch music«. He incorporates influences from modal jazz, hardbop, fusion, post-rock, electronic and hip-hop. From a hybrid instrument he designed himself – something between a trumpet and a horn – he extracts ecstatic tone cascades, as well as a lyrical sound that is reminiscent of Miles Davis. His latest interest is the »Adjuah’s Bow«, a kind of electric harp inspired by the Malian string instruments kora and donso n-goni that is held in front of the player with a strap.

Performers

Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah trumpet, harp

Elena Pinderhughes flute

Lawrence Fields keys

Max Mucha bass

Elé Howell drums

Alexander Flood drums

Weedie Braimah percussion

Programme

»Chief Adjuah and The Sound Carved from Legend«

Series

Jazz at the Elbphilharmonie

Spotlight

Jazz Trumpet Vol. 2

Afrofuturism

Promoter: HamburgMusik

Supported by Freundeskreis Elbphilharmonie + Laeiszhalle e.V. and Stiftung Elbphilharmonie

From the Mediatheque : Videos, Podcasts, Articles

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: Elbphilharmonie Sessions: Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (Christian Scott)

The charismatic New Orleans trumpeter plays a session on the Elbphilharmonie Plaza.

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: Elbphilharmonie Explains: Afrofuturism

Afrofuturism expert Adyam Tesfamariam about the background and potential of this special artistic style and school of thought.

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: Elbphilharmonie Explains: The Jazz Trumpet

The Hamburg trumpeter Philipp Püschel on the history and versatile sound of the trumpet in jazz.

During your visit

Elbphilharmonie Plaza

A public viewing platform on the 8th floor of the Elbphilharmonie

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Food and Drink

Before the concert and in the interval

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Coughing, clapping, chatting

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