Joy of a giant - A Tribute to Erroll Garner

Erroll Garner's piano playing has everything you could want: Swing, groove, fun, sometimes even hints of rap and hip-hop. He played for himself and for the audience alike, never losing the childlike and fearless joy of experimentation that makes his music so unique. His rhythm section musicians could never be sure which song would be played next and in which key. Pure surprise and entertainment! 

Béla Meinberg is a Berlin-based jazz pianist whose playing combines the jazz tradition with modern jazz, free improvisation, and impressionistic influences. He has released the albums It's a Game (2020) and Akkolo (2022, Fattoria Musica Records) with the Béla Meinberg Trio, as well as MMO feat. Chris Cheek – The Hiker with the trio MMO. He has performed and collaborated with acclaimed artists including Billy Hart, Seamus Blake, Chris Cheek, and Mike Moreno, and has toured throughout Europe, India, and Georgia. Since 2022, he has been a member of the duo with Lotta-Sophie Harder and the interdisciplinary project Let Me LIED You. His musical journey began in a family of musicians and led to studies with Buggy Braune and Tica Gambashidze at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre, complemented by lessons with Garry Dial and Mike Kanan in New York, shaping his work as both a pianist and educator.