ACT Night: Jazzrausch Bigband - Am Weihnachtsabend

In the organizer's words:

You want to jump up at the first note - and you can! When the Jazzrausch Bigband gets going with their swinging Christmas program, all the lights on the wreath are lit.

The Jazzrausch Bigband has become known for its genre-defining techno-jazz programs. At the end of the year, however, the focus is consciously on the big band tradition: since its foundation, the band's repertoire has included its own Christmas program - lovingly developed and rethought year after year.

The common musical meeting point is familiar German-language Christmas songs, humorously and skilfully arranged by chief composer Leonhard Kuhn. The 19 musicians rush unabated through a who's who of big band history: Count Basie's bouncy drive, effervescent swing a la Woody Herman through to echoes of the Comedian Harmonists.

The album "Am Weihnachtsabend" (ACT), which will be released in 2026, continues the sound aesthetic consistently and is also given a fascinating literary depth with Christmas texts by Eichendorff, Fontane and Storm. Virtuoso soloists emerge from warm brass sections, which then merge once again into the impressively precise tutti of the Jazzrausch big band.

A Christmas evening full of the joy of playing and a lively big band tradition that will leave you with a soulful smile - both on stage and in the audience.