OffRoad Barock
From Händel to jazzT. Quasthoff, W. Meyer, S. Grocott
Melancholy and hope, introspection and new beginnings – a unique jazz program that allows you to revel in emotions and tap your feet to lively rhythms: Thomas Quasthoff, three-time Grammy winner and one of the great artistic personalities of our time, has now found a new home in jazz after his career as a classical singer. Together with Wolfgang Meyer and Shawn Grocott, he forms an extraordinary trio that brings new life to well-known songs with their joy of playing and love of improvisation. And what does Händel have to do with jazz? We'll reveal all at Pentecost!
Georg Friedrich Händel
Arrangements and improvisations
Spiritual
›Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child‹
Frank Sinatra
›In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning‹
Stevie Wonder
›If it’s Magic‹
etc.
Thomas Quasthoff Vocals & Moderation
Wolfgang Meyer Guitar
Shawn Grocott Trombone