fri 08.12.

21:00 Special Reserve feat. Chris Der Berg und die Unverbrauchten Mostly Zappa & Grappa

If you forget to pay attention to the pronounciation, you might confuse Chris Derberg with another singer who has a similar name and an exhaustive list of hits. Fortunately, however, Chris Derberg does not need to cash in on anybody else's name or accomplishments: He and Zappa have enough intriguing musical ideas of their own. Jazz From Hell. CH

Admission: ATS 120.-

24:00 Midnight Special feat. Dorretta Carter

Admission: ATS 150.-

Imaginary Roots European Club Festival

Maybe this is only typically Viennese, but in general anyone here who thinks he or she has to say something about European jazz tends to fall into a type of unanimous lament. Critics complain mostly about imagined injustices, structural problems, tight budgets, organizational incompetence, poor musical understanding, falsely distributed resources and artistic ignorance. The arguments are interchangeable according to whether they come from the organizers, public, musicians, journalists or anyone else interested in music. Quick solutions are always at hand because the problems are usually attributed to "the other." Of course these never lead to much change, especially since largely unchanging principles underlie the persistent "melancholy of lament."

The concept behind Imaginary Roots is based on fully reasonable and logical criteria but appears somewhat unconventional in jazz terms and not at all Viennese as it will involve active cooperation among seven jazz clubs from various European cities which will offer their infrastructures as support for a variety of European ensembles to create a panorama of this scintillating independent scene.

Imaginary Roots is an attempt to help European jazz win the status and recognition it deserves. With this Club Festival, a first step is being made in this direction since it represents a collaborative action that has emerged out of the long-standing collective lament. For the next steps, we'll need the help of the public. Imaginary Roots as Utopia? Christoph Huber, Vienna, October 95

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