Artist Talk

This year, one of the most influential figures in contemporary avant-garde music returns to the Jazzfest Berlin: Anthony Braxton. Music journalist Peter Margasak and the festival’s Artistic Director Nadin Deventer will discuss his life and work with two members of his new septet, Silke Eberhard and James Fei, as well as with composer and pianist Alexander Hawkins. Together with Heinrich Köbberling of the Jazz Institute Berlin (JIB), they will reflect on Braxton’s lasting impact on the international jazz and improvisation scene and his significance for subsequent generations of musicians. They will also provide insights into his septet project and the workshop that Braxton will lead with JIB students during the festival.