Jon Sass 'Dialogues' (A/USA/J/EGY)

Concert

17.01.2024, 20:30
Porgy & Bess, Riemergasse 11, 1010 Wien

Jon Sass in a duo with extraordinary partners and a longtime companion in new exciting musical encounters. Born and raised in New York City, Jon is known as a groove master and jack-of-all-trades on the tuba. A bridge builder between cultures, he has been working in various genres and composing his own music for more than 40 years. His unique sound has shaped and developed the "Jazz and Classical Brass World". The solo CD SASSIFIED made him the most creative tuba player in the world. Jon plays with the crème de la crème of the music world from Ivan Neville, Ray Anderson and Vince Mendoza to ensembles with members of the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras and can be heard on more than 200 recordings.

The world-class musician Karin Nakagawa from Japan plays the Japanese string instrument koto, breaking all genre boundaries and mixing new timbres with Jon's tuba. The initial dialog between Jon and Karin was the starting point for this program. Jon will perform the second duo with the Egyptian-born Austrian sound artist percussionist Amir Wahba. Jon has maintained a dialog of friendship and musical affinity with flutist Wolfgang Puschnig for decades, and a duo session with him will complete the evening of musical conversations.

Photo: Jon Sass at Wien im Fluss 2021 © Marisel Bongola.

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