EUROPE BLUES TRAIN FESTIVAL 2023
EUROPE BLUES TRAIN FESTIVAL # 15 - meets Soul & Jazz & Global Music
Already for the 15th time we invite you to a journey with the "Europe Blues Train".
Once again we are heading for the main stations in Berlin and Prague and make special trips to our partner locations in Germany and the Czech Republic. The kick-off is on April 28, 2023 in Bremerhaven and the travel season will continue until late autumn. Our bags are packed with jump blues, rhythm'n'blues, soul, jazz, funk, blues rock, Americana, as well as grooves and tunes from many regions of the world.
And there is another anniversary to celebrate with you: Joe Kučera, initiator and longtime artistic director of this beautiful project, will celebrate his 80th birthday this summer. On this occasion, Joe and his band projects will perform in many places, and also some of his old Czech musician friends will play at this year's festival concerts. Please find regularly updated details on our website and Facebook.
We look forward to seeing you!
| Fri, 28.4.23 | Bremerhaven | Jesse Ballard Trio (US/DE/CZ) |
| Thieles Garten | ||
| Sat, 29.4.23 | Berlin-Kladow | Mauer Blues Five (D/CZ/US) |
| Kirche | feat. Jesse Ballard | |
| Sat, 10.6.23 | Berlin-Karlshorst | Mother Follows Chairs (CZ) |
| Jazztreff Karlshorst | ||
| FOTO-IMPRESSIONEN | ||
| Sun, 18.6.23 | Prag | Reifegerste Trio (DE/CZ) |
| Jazz Dock | Joe Kučera Quartett | |
| Fri, 7.7.23 | Berlin-Frohnau | Joe Kučera & Petra Ernyei |
| Centre Bagatelle | Quartett (DE/CZ) | |
| FOTO-IMPRESSIONEN |
| Sun, 16.7.23 | Samtens, Rügen | Reifegerste Trio (DE/CZ) |
| Lebensgut Frankenthal | ||
| 27.7.-29.7.23 | Grösspozna, Leipzig, Kemberg | Carlos Mieres & Joe Kučera (DE/CZ/UY) |
| Thu, 31.8.23 | Berlin-Lichterfelde, | Jesse Ballard & Joe Kučera & Friends (US/DE/CZ) |
| Petruskirche | ||
| Fri, 1.9.23 | Dohna | Jesse Ballard & Joe Kučera & Friends (US/DE/CZ) |
| Kulturcafé M | ||
| Sat, 2.9.23 | Srbsko, Peřeje Festival | Jesse Ballard & Joe Kučera (US/DE/CZ) |
| Ventolin Oswald Schneider, Nina Rosa, | ||
| The Turpentine Ray | ||
| Sat, 16.9.23 | Museums-Eisenbahn | Jesse Ballard & Joe Kučera (US/DE/CZ) |
| Bahnhof Bruchhausen-Vilsen | The Soul Thrivers (DE) | |
| DobBroMan (DE) (g, voc) |
| Wed, 20.9.23 | Přerov | Jesse Ballard & Joe Kučera & Jan Hrubý (US/DE/CZ) |
| Karasova 323/12 |
Jesse Ballard (voc, g), Joe
Kučera (sax), Jan Hrubý (violine) |
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| Přerov II-Předmostí | Andrea Ruilova Barzola & Folhinha Band | |
| Fri, 13.10.23 | Thieles Garten - Bremerhaven | Reifegerste Trio (DE/CZ) |
| Simone Reifegerste (voc), Joe Kučera (sax), | ||
| Vladimír Strnad (p) | ||
| Fri, 27.10.23 | Berlin-Karlshorst | Petra Ernyei Quartett (CZ) |
| Jazztreff Karlshorst | Petra Ernyei (voc), Ondrej Kabrna (p), | |
| Adam Tvrdý (g), Petr Dvorský (b), Andrea Marcelli (dr) | ||
| Sat, 18.11.23 | Berlin | Jazz Q Martin Kratochvíl (CZ) |
| Quasimodo TBC | Reifegerste Trio (DE/CZ) | |
| Mon, 27.11.23 | Mladá Boleslav | Reifegerste Trio (DE/CZ) |
EUROPE BLUES TRAIN FESTIVAL 2022
EUROPE BLUES TRAIN FESTIVAL # 14 - meets Soul & Jazz & Global Music
Good Blues News! Am 2. & 3. September 2022 hält der Europe Blues Train wieder in Berlin und trifft dabei auf Soul, Jazz und Global Music.
Offen für alle, außer die „Blues Puristen“. In der FORUM FACTORY Berlin feiern wir mit Euch das Blues-Feeling in vielen musikalischen Facetten. Denn der Blues kommt aus Afrika und ist die Basis für viele der westlichen, zeitgenössischen Musikstile von R&B, Rock, Swing, über Pop
bis zu Hip Hop und Contemporary gelegt.
Beim Europe Blues Train Festival #14 beginnen wir unsere Reise mit Hassan Elmalik und Sun Blues vom Nil, wo die Blues-Musik ihre Ursprünge hat. Die bezaubernden Priester Sisters verführen à la Andrew Sisters mit 3-stimmigem Gesang und bringen uns gleichzeitig mit Eigenkompositionen aus Alternative Pop, Folklore und Swing in die Gegenwart. Clarinet Factory in der Forum Factory, das ist Programm. Die 4 Meistermusiker versprechen uns ein ganz besonderes, genreübergreifendes und vielfältiges Konzerterlebnis. Die vielseitige US-amerikanische Künstlerin BadKat, in Berlin vor allem durch ihren Hip Hop bekannt, präsentiert für uns ein Solo-Programm aus Blues, Rock und Contemporary Music. Die WyntoNikos kündigen ein spannendes Feuerwerk verschiedener Stile auf Harmonica, Guitar, Beatbox und Loops an. Kelvin Sholar beschließt das Wochenende mit harmonischen Jazz-, Blues-, Soul- und klassischen Klängen.
Bitte einsteigen. Let the Good Times Roll.
Infos: www.blues-train-festival.com | www.facebook.com/europebluestrain
Fri, 3.6. 2022 um 20 Uhr Jazz Treff Karlshorst
Joe Kučera & Friends: Reifegerste Trio & Mauer Blues Five
Moderation: Ulf Drechsel
Beim Jazz Treff Karlshorst | http://jazztreff.net/
Im Kulturhaus Karlshorst, Treskowallee 112, 10318 Berlin, Aufgang A | Saal
Eintritt 10 € | Mitglieder und Schwerbeschädigte (GdB 80) 7 € Berlinpass 3 €
Kartenverkauf: über tkt-berlin.de, weitere Verkaufsstellen siehe http://jazztreff.net/programm/#mb5
Jazz, Soul, Blues, Standards & Eigenkompositionen – der Abend verspricht abwechslungsreich und zugleich ein musikalisches Wohlfühl-Erlebnis
zu werden. Die Verbindung zwischen den beiden Formationen ist der tschechische Wahlberliner „Saxophone Joe“ Kučera.
14.6. – 25.6.2022 Masters of Melody (Ballard, Hrubý, Kučera) Tour in CZ
Di 14. 6. 20:00 ČÁSLAV / klub Gumárna / Duo Ballarda & Kučera / www.klubgumarna.cz
Mi 15. 6. 19:30 DOBŘICHOVICE / zámek / Ballard & Hrubý & Kučera
Do 16. 6. 20:00 KLADNO / klub Dundee jam / www.dundeejam.cz
Sa 18. 6. 10:00 NOVÉ MĚSTO NA MORAVĚ / Kafe 133 / dopolední vystoupení v rámci městského festivalu
Sa 18. 6. 17:00 SEDLNICE / KIC Sedlnice
So 19. 6. 16:00 ZAŠOVÁ / Salza
Mo 20. 6. 20:00 BRNO / klub Stará Pekárna
Mi 22. 6. 19:00 KUTNÁ HORA / Blues cafe
Do 23. 6. 20:00 VALAŠSKÉ MEZIŘÍČÍ / festival Valašský špalíček / https://spalicek.kzvalmez.cz/
Sa 25. 6. 16:00 VALAŠSKÉ MEZIŘÍČÍ / festival Valašský špalíček / Simone Reifegerste Trio & special guest Jan Hrubý
Thu, 30.6.2022 LEIPZIG | GRASSI-HOF
Mauer Blues Five mit special Guests Simone Reifegerste, Jesse Ballard, Honza Hrubý
https://www.facebook.com/events/538177357693350?...
Fri, 1.7. 2022 20:00 Goseck, Schlosskirche
Mauer Blues Five
mit special Guests Simone Reifegerste, Jesse Ballard,
Honza Hrubý
Sat, 2.7. 2022 15:00 Schloss Glücksbrunn | BAD LIEBENSTEIN-Schweina
Konzert im Park - Jazz & Blues vom Feinsten
Masters of Melody (Jesse Ballard, Jan Hrubý, Joe Kučera)
Reifegerste Trio (Simone Reifegerste, Vladimir Strnad, Joe Kučera)
Mauer Blues Five (Joe Kučera (CZ) - sax, flute, Carlos Mieres (URY) - acoustic
guitar, Vladimir Strnad (CZ) – piano,
Jan Greifoner (CZ) – bass, Andrea Marcelli (ITA) - drum
Sat, 30.7. 2022 Jameln, Platenlaase
Masters of Melody: Jesse Ballard (US) voc, g, Jan Hrubý (CZ) violin, Joe Kučera (CZ) sax, fl
https://www.platenlaase.de/veranstaltungen/masters-of-melody/
Wed, 3.8. 2022 20:00 Uhr Wyk auf Föhr, Kurgartensaal
Masters of Melody: Jesse Ballard (US) voc, g, Jan Hrubý (CZ) violin, Joe Kučera (CZ) sax, fl
Fri, 5.8. 2022 Hamburg-Volksdorf, Kunst Kate Volksdorf
Masters of Melody: Jesse Ballard (US) voc, g, Jan Hrubý (CZ) violin, Joe Kučera (CZ) sax, fl
Thu, 23. August 19 Uhr Musiksommer
Blues nad Bečvou, Spálenec Str., Přerov / Czech Rep.
Reifegerste Trio
www.hudebni-leto-na-hradbach.cz
Festivalwochenende Berlin
Friday, 2.9. and Saturday, 3.9.2022 Berlin, Forum Factory
Fri, 2. September:
19:30h Hassan Elmalik (Sudan/Berlin) SUN BLUES – Traditional Pop-Blues from Sudan
20:30h The Priester Sisters (DE/SLO) – Alternative Pop feat. Psychedelic, Folklore & Swing
21:30h Clarinet Factory (CZ) – Classical, Jazz & World Music feat. Electronics
Sat, 3. September:
19:30h BadKat (USA/Berlin) – Rock, Blues & Contemporary Music
20:30h The WyntoNikos (US/AR/Berlin) – Dub-Blues rocks Beatbox, Guitar & Harmonica on Live Loop
21:30h Kelvin Sholar Trio (US/Berlin) – Jazz, Soul, Blues
FORUM FACTORY, Besselstr. 13-14, 10969 Berlin, U-Kochstr., www.forum-factory.de
Eintritt: Abendkasse 18,-€, ermäßigt 14,-€, VVK 15 € inkl. Gebühren
2.9.2022: https://zen.eventjet.at/shop/event/16325
3.9.2022: https://zen.eventjet.at/shop/event/16326
2.9.+3.9.: https://zen.eventjet.at/shop/6042
Sat, 10.09. from 4 p.m
Festival Peřeje Srbsko camp Srbsko
Fri, 30.9. 2022 Bremerhaven, Thieles Garten
Rag Doll
EUROPE BLUES TRAIN FESTIVAL 2021
EUROPE BLUES TRAIN FESTIVAL #13 XXmas Women’n Global Music
Good Blues News! The Europe Blues Train will have a stop in Berlin again!
We invite you to a XX-mas Festival Weekend to celebrate manifold powerful Women’n Blues & Global Music.
On December 18th and 19th, 2021 at the FORUM FACTORY Berlin, we will present authentic blues feeling shining with many colors.
Dvora Davis & The Soul Thrivers will take us from Country Blues to Soul, with Djatou Touré we will travel to where the blues has its roots and let us be charmed by her poetic AfriPop. Rag Doll welcome us to Bessie Smith‘s Roaring Twenties and with Soul Lady Adora Odili we dive into sound scapes of Afro Funk, Down Beats and Jazz. The concert evenings will be opened by Gloria Blau & Sun Komarova.
All Aboard. Let the Good Times Roll.
18.12. Gloria Blau - Soul, Pop, Chanson
Dvora Davis & The Soul Thrivers - Blues, Roots, Gospel & Soul
Djatou Touré - AfriPop & Weltmusik aus Elfenbeinküste
19.12. Sun Komarova - Klassik meets Jazz, Sängerin, Autorin, Gesangspädagogin
Rag Doll - Classic Blues - Welcome to the Roaring Twenties
Adora Odili – Blues, Elektro versus Jazz
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FORUM FACTORY, Besselstr. 13-14, 10961 Berlin, U-Kochstr., www.forum-factory.de
Admittance: 2G+ (vaccinated/cured + tested) Abendkasse 17,-€, ermäßigt 12,-€
Vorverkauf 13,-€ zzgl. Geb: www.eventbrite.de
Ticketlinks: 18.12.2021: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/211155681327
19.12.2021: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/211227155107
EUROPE BLUES TRAIN FESTIVAL 2020
EUROPE BLUES TRAIN FESTIVAL meets Jazz MIGRA-TON / New beginning
Dear frieends and fans of live creative music.
We are happy that we can again during the time of traditional Europe Blues Train Festival introduce some exceptional musical achievements starting with blues, jazz ,rock & roll and sansons as well as live poetry readings.
You are all very welcome!
more: TIMETABLE
03.10.2020 - 30.12.2020
EUROPE BLUES TRAIN FESTIVAL 2019
Sisa Feher & Fehero Rocher
Fr 06.09.2019 27248 Ehrenburg, Gasthaus Kastens
Sa 07.09.2019 Hannover, Herrenhäuser Gärten, Int. Feuerwerkswettbewerb
Sammy Vomacka & Joe Kucera & Arik Strauss & Friends
Do 10.10.2019 Berlin, Rickenbacker’s Music Inn
Sa 11.10.2019 Berlin, Centre Bagatelle
Black Kat & Kittens aka Soulthrivers
Fr, 18.10.2019 Bremerhaven, Thieles Garten
2018 10 Years Europe Blues Train Festival
There is a universal language that connects people: music. In the colourful chaos of musical languages, the blues has an extra-ordinary position. Although it rises from a secret depth, it is simple and easy to understand. With the blues we are always on the way - and at the same time, already at home since a long time.
When we are listening to somebody who plays and feels the blues, we do not ask where this person comes from. It is enough, to sway to the rhythms and let us be whisked away into the unknown.
(from the foreword 2009 by Jan Štolba)
The history of the Europe Blues Train Festival started as a direct connection Berlin – Praha. In 2009, we presented in both cities on two weekends blues musicians from both countries together on stage, and we called it „Europe Blues Train Festival.“
So a project with a special format came into being. Together with a steadily growing network of partners who let the „Europe Blues Train“ stop at their locations we expanded the „rail network“ and spread a pan-European highlight of international understanding far beyond Berlin and Prague. Now the „virtual Europe Blues Train“ has musicians, music lovers, partners and sponsors on board and wherever this „train“ stops, there will be encounters of the „Blue Kind“ coloring the musical event.
Our bags are filled with jump blues, rhythm ’n’ blues, soul, jazz, funk, blues rock as well as grooves and melodies from many regions of this planet. With special instrumentation and impressive voices, different languages, energetic, poetic, and radiating good athmosphere the „Blues Train“ will pick you up and take you for a ride you won‘t forget, over to „Bluesville“ and beyond...
At every stop along the way we are celebrating the authentic and multi-faceted blues feeling and international diversity. „Blues Made in Europe“ and „Blues Played in Europe“ meet its roots with excellent Blues Men and Blues Women from Europe and the whole wide world.
In Europe’s cultural diversity in every country and with every generation the musicians developed their own styles, marked by their cultures, mentalities and personalities. Also musicians from other continents settled down and established themselves in Europe. It is this diversity that we are happy to present and offer to everyone involved, to the audience, the artists, clubs. These are exciting concert nights full of musical discoveries.
We have presented more than 60 international bands in these ten years. We were happy to initiate musical cooperations between musicians from different countries and we experienced „Blues on the Train“ on a bluesy trip on Germany’s oldest museums train.
We want to express our heartfelt thanks to all our partners, supporters, funders, sponsors, media partners, photographers, video artists, cooperation partners, friends and last but not least to the amazing audiences, who traveled with us and the „Europe Blues Train“ over the last ten years.
Let the good times roll.
Birgit Bogner & Joe Kučera
Berlin, December 2018