BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//TYPO3/NONSGML Calendarize//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendarize-johannes-von-ballestrem-20251112 DTSTAMP:20250918T210930Z DTSTART:20251112T190000Z DTEND:20251112T210000Z SUMMARY:Johannes von Ballestrem DESCRIPTION:Modern Masters: Keith Jarrett\, Brad Mehldau and their contemp oraries\nJohannes von Ballestrem is a Berlin-based pianist and composer wh ose work spans jazz\, Brazilian music\, and classical performance. After s tudying in Weimar\, Berlin\, and Leipzig with mentors including Michael Wo llny and Kurt Rosenwinkel\, he established an international career as a so loist\, bandleader\, and sought-after sideman. He has toured extensively t hroughout Europe\, West Africa\, and Brazil\, performing with the German N ational Youth Jazz Orchestra\, the Sexteto Universal of Brazilian flutist Mariana Zwarg\, and alongside artists such as Daniel Hope\, Greg Cohen\, J im Black\, Nils Landgren\, Joan Baez\, and Patti Smith. Combining sophisti cated composition with stylistic versatility\, he has become a distinctive voice on the international jazz scene.\nIn this program\, he pays tribute to the innovators who have shaped modern jazz. From the iconic works of l egendary pianists like Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau to the genius compos itions of guitar master Kurt Rosenwinkel and the fresh contributions of yo unger pianists such as Aaron Parks\, this program showcases the evolution of jazz piano over the last 30 years. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Modern Masters: Keith Jarrett\, Br ad Mehldau and their contemporaries

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Johannes von Ballestrem is a Berlin-based pianist a nd composer whose work spans jazz\, Brazilian music\, and classical perfor mance. After studying in Weimar\, Berlin\, and Leipzig with mentors includ ing Michael Wollny and Kurt Rosenwinkel\, he established an international career as a soloist\, bandleader\, and sought-after sideman. He has toured extensively throughout Europe\, West Africa\, and Brazil\, performing wit h the German National Youth Jazz Orchestra\, the Sexteto Universal of Braz ilian flutist Mariana Zwarg\, and alongside artists such as Daniel Hope\, Greg Cohen\, Jim Black\, Nils Landgren\, Joan Baez\, and Patti Smith. Comb ining sophisticated composition with stylistic versatility\, he has become a distinctive voice on the international jazz scene.

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In this prog ram\, he pays tribute to the innovators who have shaped modern jazz. From the iconic works of legendary pianists like Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau to the genius compositions of guitar master Kurt Rosenwinkel and the fres h contributions of younger pianists such as Aaron Parks\, this program sho wcases the evolution of jazz piano over the last 30 years.

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