Benjamin Herman Trio & Daniel von Piekartz

On Thursday the 23rd of April, the Benjamin Herman Trio returns to BIRD. This time he brings the young and talented pianist and singer Daniel von Piekartz with him. Last year they released the record Trouble, which features reworks of Fats Waller, Henry Mancini and Sly Stone, among others. They’ve done a great job, with each rework made with limitless enthusiasm and with a postmodern twist every now and then.

Household name
Benjamin Herman is a known name in the jazz scene. He played all over the world en collaborated with artists like Candy Dulfer, Wouter Hamel, Trijntje Oosterhuis,Typhoon, Michiel Borstlap, Paul Weller, Misha Mengelberg and Pete Philly & Perquisite. Herman also founded the New Cool Collective, with whom he performs a lot, like he does with his own trio, consisting of bass player Ernst Glerum, drummer Joost Patocka, and himself.

Young talent
The new album and tour with talented youngster Daniel von Piekartz adds another chapter to the trio’s already thick collaborative book. Von Piekartz is considered to be the best-kept secret of the jazz and soul scene. He will release his first solo album later this year. But first shined on Trouble, which was released last year. Works of Sly Stone, Henry Mancini and Fats Waller get a postmodern make over, something you really have to experience live.

Line-up:
Daniel von Piekartz: vocals and piano
Benjamin Herman: alt saxophone
Ernst Glerum: bass
Joost Patocka: drums

When: donderdag 23 april 2015
Start: 20.30 uur (zaal open: 20.00 uur)
Where: BIRD, Raampoortstraat 26, Rotterdam
Entrance: € 17,- (pre-sale / € 20,- (door)
CJP: € 14,- (pre-sale) / € 16,- (door)
Tickets: https://bird.stager.nl/web/tickets/27176
More info: www.bird-rotterdam.nl