EUROPE BLUES TRAIN FESTIVAL 2023

 

EUROPE BLUES TRAIN FESTIVAL # 15 - meets Soul & Jazz & Global Music

 

15 years of the Europe Blues Train Festival - a celebration! 

 

In 2023, the "Europe Blues Train" has already taken us to Bremerhaven, Samtens, Leipzig and Bruchhausen-Vilsen, in Berlin it stopped in Kladow, Karlshorst, Frohnau, Lichterfelde, in the Czech Republic in Prague, Srbsko, Prerov, among others, and is still traveling to Mladá Boleslav at the end of November. (Click here for the photo impressions)

 

We will celebrate the anniversary once again in Berlin with a double concert on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at the renowned jazz club Quasimodo, Czech jazz legend Martin Kratochvíl will be coming from Prague with his band Jazz Q and will be joined in Berlin by the Reifegerste Trio with Simone Reifegerste, Joe Kučera and Vladimír Strnad. 

 

We are also looking forward to the "vinyl baptism" of Reifegerste Trio's album "As Time Goes By" by Martin Kratochvíl, and Jazz Q will present their new album "Ritual". 

 

A warm welcome! 

 

Admission from 9 pm, concert starts at approx. 9:30 pm

-->> Quasimodo Ticket-Link

 

All aboard! We look forward to seeing you!

 

 

to Detail -->> TIMETABLE 2023

 

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)
     
     
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) 
  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.comwww.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

https://fb.me/e/1Zso6Qbln

 

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

https://fb.me/e/1Zso6Qbln

 

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

https://fb.me/e/2skIRtjf8   

www.kunst-kate-volksdorf.de

 

 

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

 

https://fb.me/e/1Euk5DEkS

www.thieles-garten.de



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 meets Jazz MIGRA-TON / New beginning 2021

 

more: DEUTSCH



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