100 Miles – Lesung und Konzert mit Christian Brückner und dem Martin Auer Quintett
The 100th anniversary of one of the greatest jazz musicians of all times
is a great opportunity to shed new light on Miles Davis in his diversity, genius and
and ambivalence, both musically and as a personality.
This genius has not only shaped timeless musical styles but also influenced
social currents such as the philosophy of the of the existentialists and
all this only through his uncompromising playingand his enormous significance for music.
Discover new facets or “Another Kind of Miles” in a musical
and humorous reading about this ‘enfant terrible’ of jazz
with the Martin Auer Quintet and Christian Brückner.
Christian Brückner (Narrator)
Christian Brückner, born in Silesia in 1943, grew up in Cologne. Engagements at the theater, continuous work for radio and television. In 1990 he was awarded the Grimme Prize Special in Gold. The focus of his work today: public literature readings, often in a musical context. 2000 Founded the audio book publisher ‘parlando’ with his wife Waltraut. 2005 Awarded the German Audiobook Prize for the entire program. In 2012, Christian Brückner was awarded the special prize for his life’s work, in 2017 he received the Honorary Award of the German Record Critics and in 2018 the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class.
Martin Auer (idea, conception, production)
Martin Auer, originally from Chiemgau, studied jazz trumpet and composition/arrangement in Mannheim and Berlin (with Stephan Zimmermann and Gerard Presencer). He has been teaching jazz trumpet at the University of Music in Leipzig since fall 2008. Martin Auer lives with his wife and daughter in Berlin Kreuzberg. Martin Auer has been teaching jazz trumpet at the University of Music in Leipzig since the fall of 2008 and has taught with numerous ensembles, including the Federal Jazz Orchestra and the State Youth Jazz Orchestra of Saxony/Saarland/Berlin.
He has played with Pat Metheny, Cyndi Lauper, Albert Mangelsdorff, Die Fantastischen Vier, Xavier Naidoo, SWR Big Band, John Taylor, Nina Hagen, Clark Terry, Udo Jürgens, WDR Big Band, Ack van Rooyen, Richie Beirach, Rea Garvey, Lee Konitz, Roberta Gamberini, Tony Lakatos, Wolfgang Dauner’s UJR2G, Gary Burton, Sascha, HR Big Band, Conte Candoli, Heino, Nils Landgren, Lyambiko, Flo Mega & The Ruffcats, Till Brönner, Howard Carpendale, Katja Ebstein, Bobby Shew, Max Greger, Joan Faulkner, Dieter Falk, Götz Alsmann, Bach Blech & Blues, Jim McNeely, Vicky Leandros, Jigga Whigham, Geschwister Pfister, Al Porcino, Ralph Lalama, Kammerorchester Leipzig, Thilo Wolf Big Band, Tom Gäbel Big Band, Allotria Jazz Band, Sebastian Krämer, SR-Sinfonieorchester, David Garrett, and many more. and many more.
