Unsere wohl kleinste Spielstätte in diesem Festivaljahr: der Club Jazz Byobu! ✨ Der Club Jazz Byobu ist ein mobiles Live-Performance-Raumkonzept, das ursprünglich für das japanische Festival „Jazz Art Sengawa“ geschaffen wurde. Sein Design erinnert an ein traditionelles japanisches Teehaus und ist zugleich von Shuji Terayamas Open-Air-Theater inspiriert. In diesem minimalistischen Raum entstehen einzigartige Begegnungen. 🎶 Ein herzlicher Dank geht an Maki Nagamine (@nagamine_maki): Sie hat die wohl kleinste bewegliche Bühne designt, zu uns auf das moers festival gebracht und damit für unvergessliche Mini-Konzerte gesorgt! ---- Fotos: Nils Brinkmeier (1), Inga Klamert (2,3,4,5) Club Jazz Byobu - Producer: Koichi Makigami, Kuratorin und Designerin: Maki Nagamine #moersfestival #moers #ClubJazzByobu #MakiNagamine

Artist Spotlight: Carolin Pook, Adam Denton, Alexander Painter, Gloria Yehilevsky + Jui Ying Huang XN: @carolinpook, Adam Denton, @alexander.painter, @gloriaxmuso + @ray_inh03 🗓️ Saturday 29 November 2025, 9:00 pm 📍 Huddersfield Town Hall 🎟️ Standard £12 // Solidarity £15.60 // Under 30 £7 Led by composer, conductor & violinist Carolin Pook, this quintet – including Adam Denton, Alexander Painter, Gloria Yehilevsky & Jui Ying Huang – presents the culmination of a three-day collaborative workshop. Together, they co-create a bold new suite, blending individual musical voices, improvisation, and experimental techniques into a unified ensemble performance. Each musician’s distinct perspective shapes the music, with structured exercises and group conduction transforming differences into creative synergy. This XN performance at hcmf// 2025 is designed not just for instruments, but for the people who play them, offering a riveting exploration of collaboration, trust, and fearless musical invention. Link in bio. Photo Credit: Caroline Pook © Tim Müller Adam Denton Alexander Painter © Dani Brown Gloria Yehilevsky © Andrea Artz Jui-Ying Huang © Sasha Gusov

Artist Spotlight: Akiko Ahrendt, Annie Bloch & Emily Wittbrodt XN: Akiko Ahrendt, @annie.bloch + @emily_wittbrodt 🗓️ Sat 29 Nov 2025, 5:00 pm 📍 Huddersfield Town Hall @kirkleestownhalls 🎟️ Standard £20 // Solidarity £26 // Under 30 £7 In the second half of this XN double bill, violinist Akiko Ahrendt, organist Annie Bloch, and cellist Emily Wittbrodt perform together as a trio for the first time. Drawing on prior collaborations, the ensemble investigate the points of friction, resonance, and synergy between their instruments. Together, the trio navigates a rich spectrum of sonic possibilities: the organ’s majestic harmonics and dynamic range provoke the strings to explore textures from delicate and whispering, to explosive and dissonant. Through deep listening and responsive interplay, the performance unfolds as an intricate conversation in sound, where traditions dissolve, boundaries blur, and music becomes a living, evolving entity. This is a rare opportunity to experience the transformative power of experimental chamber music, where the boundaries between instruments, timbres, and compositional expectations are continuously challenged and reimagined. Buy your tickets at the link in our bio. Photo Credit: Akiko Ahrendt © Frederike Wetzels Annie Bloch © Leonie Braun Emily Wittbrodt © Ludwig Kuffer