F-CAT PRODUCTIONS GMBH
Pohlstraße 39, 10785 Berlin
Fon: +49 30 261032920
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booking agency &
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jazz roster ‘15/‘16
productions
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AMAYA COLLANTES
+49 (0)30 261032927
[email protected]
Avishai Cohen // Brad Mehldau //
Gretchen Parlato // Ibrahim Maalouf //
Khalifé Schumacher Tristano // Richard Galliano
Bajofondo
THOMAS VERMYNCK
+49 (0)30 261032924
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Ambrose Akinmusire // Ed Motta //
Elina Duni Quartet // Omar Sosa // Omer Avital //
Tigran Hamasyan // Tingvall Trio
PATRICK WEISSENFELS
+49 (0)30 261032929
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Electro Deluxe // Ester Rada // Guillaume Perret //
Gurtu Sosa Fresu Trio // Luisa Sobral //
Torsten Goods // Trilok Gurtu
FRANK
ABRAHAM
+49 (0)30 261032920
[email protected]
Ana Moura // Buika // Caravan Palace // Céu //
Edmar Castaneda // Eliane Elias // Goran Bregovic //
Hamilton de Holanda // Taksim Trio
António Zambujo // Bomba Estéreo // Canzoniere Grecanico
Salentino // Chico César // Gilberto Gil // Jarabe De Palo //
Maarja Nuut // Mercan Dede // Sam Lee // Söndörgö // Trad
Attack // Tulipa Ruiz // Vinicio Capossela // Y
asmine Hamdan
NORBERT
HAUSEN
+49 (0)30 261032923
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Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze //
Angelique Kidjo // Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni ba //
Gianmaria Testa // Natacha Atlas
Aurelio // Jupiter & Okwess International // Khaira Arby //
Orchestre National de Barbès // Pippo Pollina // Rachid Taha //
Rokia Traoré // Salif Keita // Yemen Blues // Youssou N’Dour
MAGDA
STÖFFLER
+49 (0)30 261032928
[email protected]
Mydy Rabycad
Batida // Chico Trujillo // La Chiva Gantiva // Melissa Laveaux //
Soviet Suprem // Tiken Jah Fakoly
NEW GENERATION OF JAZZ, NYC / LA
FADO, PORTUGAL
AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE
ANA MOURA
Blue Note rising star and former Thelonious Monk Jazz
Competition winner is one the most exciting musicians
and composers of today’s jazz. His mentors are Steve
Coleman, Terrence Blanchard or Jason Moran. Clifford
Brown, Joni Mitchell or Björk are some of his main references. A driving, forward sound with pliant phrasing.
LAST RELEASE: The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint (Blue Note, ‘14)
TRAVEL PARTY: 4 musicians + 1 crew
AVAILABLE:
summer ’15 // Oct-Nov ‘15 //
on request ‘16
TERRITORIES: DE, AT (TR, CH, ME, North Africa,
BE, PT, SK, EE, Benelux)
This extraordinary soulful singer is Portugal’s leading
fadista and one of the most fully fledged singers of
her generation. Artists such as the Rolling Stones
and Prince are Moura’s unconditional fans! Live she
is a very intense experience reminding in her aura
the great old Fado Legends. Her voice is absolutely
captivating and her elegance is stunning.
NEXT RELEASE: late 2015 (Universal Music)
TRAVEL PARTY: 6 musicians + 3 crew
AVAILABLE:
summer ’15 // March & May ’16 //
on request ‘15/’16/’17
TERRITORIES: GAS, SK (EE, Middle-East)
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ, ISRAEL
AVISHAI COHEN
JAZZ, USA
BRAD MEHLDAU
Avishai Cohen isn’t only a world-class bass player, but
as well a brilliant composer. Many consider him a real
musical magician because of his special energy on
stage and his powerful and filigree bass playing. Soldout shows in the most prestigious venues around the
world are the best prove of his unique talent!
Pianist Brad Mehldau is an innovator in both the
classic piano trio and solo format. He has recorded
and performed around the world extensively since
the early 1990s, and is considered one of the most
relevant jazz artists in the last three decades.
LAST RELEASE:From Darkness
(Razdaz Records, ’15)
TRAVEL PARTY: 5-8 pax, depending on project
AVAILABLE:
on request ‘15/’16/’17
NEXT RELEASE:Live Solo Album
(Nonesuch, Autumn ’15)
TRAVEL PARTY: 2-4 pax, depending on project
AVAILABLE:
Sept-Nov ’15 // Feb, May-June ’16 //
on request ‘15/’16
TERRITORIES: DE
TERRITORIES: GAS, SK
JAZZ, WORLD (CORA, TRP), SENEGAL / GERMANY
ABLAYE CISSOKO & VOLKER GOETZE
AFRICAN BLUES & ROCK, MALI
BASSEKOU KOUYATÉ & NGONI BA
One of the most exciting acts in African music
today! Bassekou Kouyaté – “best world music artist
2014” – is considered to be the “Jimi Hendrix of the
Ngoni”, revolutionizing the playing of this traditional
instrument with his band Ngoni ba. They have inspired a huge audience at numerous important jazz,
rock and world music festivals all over the world.
LAST RELEASE:Ba Power (Glitterbeat, April ’15)
TRAVEL PARTY: 7 musicians + 1-2 crew
AVAILABLE:
Aug-Oct ’15 // Jan & Mar-Apr ‘16 // summer ‘16
TERRITORIES: Europe (Asia, Australia, Africa, ME)
A spiritual journey where jazz and Mandinka music create an impressionist musical work of art.
LAST RELEASE: Devika (Ma-Case, ’14)
AVAILABLE:
on request ‘15/‘16
TERRITORIES: GAS, SK (EE)
AFRICAN POP MUSIC, BENIN
ANGELIQUE KIDJO
The two-time Grammy award-winning vocalist is
constantly crossing musical boundaries.
LAST RELEASE: Eve (Universal, ’14)
AVAILABLE:
summer // autumn ‘15 //
on request ‘15/‘16
TERRITORIES: DE, AT (EE)
FLAMENCO, SOUL, JAZZ, SPAIN
BUIKA
ELECTRO-SWING, FRANCE
CARAVAN PALACE
Buika is simply brilliant, elegant, classy, fragile but
fearless. She makes audiences speechless with her
very special aura on stage and with her remarkable
voice – raw, powerful and smoky but with a tenderness that hits right at the heart. Buika presents a
unique mixture of flamenco-soul with flavours of
reggae, soft electronic and afrobeat. She’s a star!
They are with no doubt the pioneers of Electro-Swing.
The band brings together both on record and live
some of the most sophisticated and experienced
musicians of this movement! Caravan Palace has
performed on a wide range of international rock and
electro, jazz and world music festivals and has become
a band of cultural character with a guarantee of success.
NEXT RELEASE: September ‘15
TRAVEL PARTY: 6 musicians + 3 crew (tbc)
AVAILABLE:
summer // Oct-Nov ‘15 //
Spring & summer ‘16
TERRITORIES: GAS, SK (EE, Africa)
NEXT RELEASE:October ‘15
TRAVEL PARTY: 7 musicians + 3 crew
AVAILABLE:
July-Aug // Oct & Dec ‘15 //
January ‘16 // on request ‘16
TERRITORIES: DE, AT (EE, SK, ME, BR)
SHOWCASE
FR, 24 APR, 23:30
SCHLACHTHOF
TRIP-HOP SAMBA, BRAZIL
CÉU
SOUL JAZZ, GROOVE, AOR, BRAZIL
ED MOTTA
An outstanding singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist from Brazil where he is at 42 a real
living legend. Nephew of late Brazilian Soul Icon
Tim Maia, Ed musical taste & influences have
no boundaries. His current album AOR, a terrific
tribute to the “Adult Oriented Rock” music genre
could be summed up as “The best album Steely
Dan never made”.
LAST RELEASE: AOR (Membran, ´13)
TRAVEL PARTY: 5 musicians + 2 crew
AVAILABLE:
summer // Oct-Nov ´15 //
on request ‘16
TERRITORIES: Europe except FR
With her mix of samba-poetry, trip-hop and electronica Céu is called the future of Brazilian music.
LAST RELEASE:Caravana Sereia Bloom
(Six Degrees, ‘12)
AVAILABLE:
Oct-Nov ’15 // May ’16 // summer ‘16
TERRITORIES: GAS (EE, SK)
LATIN JAZZ, COLOMBIA / NEW YORK
EDMAR CASTANEDA
Strumming, plucking, jabbing and pounding like no
one else on the harp. An amazing live performer!
NEXT RELEASE:in summer ‘15
AVAILABLE:
June-July ’15 // on request
TERRITORIES: GAS (worldwide except North
America and CO)
BRAZILIAN GROOVE, LATIN JAZZ, BRAZIL
ELIANE ELIAS
VOCAL JAZZ, BALKAN FOLK, ALBANIA / CH
ELINA DUNI QUARTET
Five-time Grammy nominee Eliane Elias is both a world
class pianist and a vocal jazz artist. She has played at
some of the most important European jazz festivals
and is known for her distinctive and immediately
recognizable musical style which blends her Brazilian
roots. Her concerts have sophistication, virtuosity,
charm, humour, swing and infectious rhythm.
The Tirana-born and Swiss-raised singer has become
an exceptional musical storyteller embodying the
songs’ narratives, in a way that transcends genre
definitions and language limitations. Along with her
quartet including the great Colin Vallon, she’s been
exploring her Albanian traditional roots, offering a
totally new interpretation with intensity & insight.
NEXT RELEASE: Made In Brazil (Universal, ’15)
TRAVEL PARTY: 4 musicians + 1 crew
AVAILABLE:
Jul-Aug // Oct ’15 // Apr ’16 //
on request
TERRITORIES: Europe (Asia, Africa, ME,
AUS/NZ, South America)
LAST RELEASE: Dallëndyshe (ECM, April ’15)
TRAVEL PARTY: 4 musicians + 1 crew
AVAILABLE:
June-Dec ‘15 //
on request ‘16
TERRITORIES: worldwide
DIRTY SOUL & FUNK, JAZZ, USA/FRANCE
ELECTRO DELUXE
ETHIO-SOUL, ISRAEL
ESTER RADA
After selling out the legendary Olympia in Paris with
2700 people in 2014 and being on their way of becoming
jazzact #1 in France, Electro Deluxe are now conquering
Europe with their mind-blowing show and great mixture
of dirty soul & funk grooves! Electro Deluxe: This is a
singer with an incredible energy and charisma, a compelling rhythm and a brass section with a fat sound
burning an enormous musical firework on stage!
Ester Rada is currently one of the greatest
Israelian breakout stars! Nominated as “Best
Israeli Act” by MTV EMA she already played
at broadly acclaimed festival shows all over
the world! Her cross-cultural sound is a deep
reflection of the Israeli born Ethiopian’s heritage.
She is bringing a new voice to soul that is already
spreading worldwide.
LAST RELEASE:Home (Stardown, ’13)
TRAVEL PARTY: 7 musicians + 4 crew
AVAILABLE:
June-July // Sept-Dec ’15 // spring &
summer ’16 // on request ’16/’17
TERRITORIES: GAS, EE (SK)
NEXT RELEASE:Ester Rada (Harmonia Mundi, ’15)
TRAVEL PARTY: 8 musicians + 1-2 crew
AVAILABLE:
summer // autumn // Nov ’15 // spring ’16 // on request
TERRITORIES: DE, AT
CANTAUTORE, ITALY
BALKAN MUSIC, SERBIA
GORAN BREGOVIC
GIANMARIA TESTA
One of Italy’s most important singer-songwriters,
telling stories with his warm and dusky voice.
NEXT RELEASE: September ’15
(Duo with Gabriele Mirabassi)
AVAILABLE:
Aug & Oct ’15 // Jan & Apr ’16
TERRITORIES: DE, AT (CH, EE, SK)
With his Wedding & Funeral Band he takes the
audience on a breathtaking journey through the Balkans.
LAST RELEASE:Champagne For Gypsies
(Universal ’12)
AVAILABLE: April ’16 // on request ‘15/’16
TERRITORIES: GAS, SK, Benelux
VOCAL JAZZ, USA
ELECTRONIC JAZZ METAL, FRANCE
GRETCHEN PARLATO
One of the leading new voices in USA: Grammy
nominee, #1 Female Vocalist by JazzTime’s Critics Poll etc.
LAST RELEASE: The Lost and Found
(obliqsound records, ’11)
AVAILABLE: on request ‘16/’17
TERRITORIES: GAS (SK, EE)
GUILLAUME PERRET
A saxophone, a wah-wah pedal and electronic effects
looking for new, dreamy and disturbing sounds.
LAST RELEASE: Open Me
(Harmonia Mundi, ’14)
AVAILABLE:
on request ‘15/’16
TERRITORIES: GAS
JAZZ ROCK, LEBANON / FRANCE
IBRAHIM MAALOUF
THE TRINITY OF JAZZ, INDIA / CUBA / ITALY
GURTU SOSA FRESU TRIO
He has won in the past five years 3 times the
biggest French musical award. Known for his
“rockish” dynamic compositions and his quarter
note trumpet that allow him to include Arabic
elements in his powerful playing. Maalouf’s style
is very unique and has led him to the biggest
festivals around Europe. The perfect crossover
between jazz, world music and rock.
Three dazzling performers, three of the most
unique and distinctive musical voices unite for
a special Trio project, combining traditional and
progressive musical elements from India, Cuba
and Italy. Every single one is a master musician
with an illustrious career, virtuos, with a penchant
for expanding musical boundaries and exploring
new cultures. Enjoy the ride!
NEXT RELEASE: in 2015
TRAVEL PARTY: 7-8 pax, depending on project
AVAILABLE:
on request ‘15/‘16
TERRITORIES: GAS
TRAVEL PARTY: 3 musicians + 2 crew
AVAILABLE:
May ‘16 // on request ‘15/’16/’17
TERRITORIES: DE, AT
JAZZ, INSTRUMENTAL, BRAZIL
HAMILTON DE HOLANDA
JAZZ, ELECTRONIC, LUXEMBOURG / LEBANON
KHALIFÉ SCHUMACHER TRISTANO
Energetic, fresh, exciting! A bombastic trio! What
makes the project so unique is the symbiosis
of different musical backgrounds: Tristano adds
electronic Leitmotivs and a classical approach,
Schumacher designs the jazz backbone and Khalifé
spices everything up with world music rhythms.
All together they develop contagious lyrical, dynamic phrases, combined with vivid grooves.
LAST RELEASE:
TRAVEL PARTY:
AVAILABLE:
TERRITORIES:
Afrodiziak (Edel, ‘15)
3 musicians + 1 crew
on request ‘15/‘16
GAS (SK, EE)
He is regarded as one of the best mandolin players
in the world - virtuosic, brilliant and unique!
NEXT RELEASE:Bandolim (MPS/Edel, May ’15)
AVAILABLE:
July-Aug // autumn ’15 //
on request ‘15/’16
TERRITORIES: Europe except IT, FR
SINGER SONGWRITER, PORTUGAL
LUISA SOBRAL
A new star is about to rise in Portugal! With her
music she touches the hearts of her audience.
LAST RELEASE:There’s A Flower In ... (Universal ´14)
AVAILABLE: summer & autumn ‘15 //
on request ‘15/’16
TERRITORIES: Europe except for ES, PT, UK
ELECTRO-SWING, CZECH REPUBLIC
MYDY RABYCAD
ORIENTAL MUSIC, JAZZ, EGYPT / UK
NATACHA ATLAS
This young band from Prague is presenting
funk and electro-swing with a wild stage show
and great original songs. They gathered a large
number of fans in a shortest time with their
contagious dance formula. Their lead singer is a
red-haired diva with an original voice and eccentric manifestation. This energetic live act makes
everyone in the audience dance.
One of the world’s most mesmerising and unique
voices! Known for her exploration of musical
genres and cultures she returns with a gorgeously crafted jazz album, co-written and produced by
the illustrious jazz musician Ibrahim Maalouf. Her
immersion into the jazz world is seamless and as
beautiful as her previous presentations. A mix of
cool, elegant jazz and oriental sounds.
LAST RELEASE: Glamtronic (’15)
TRAVEL PARTY: 6 musicians + 3 crew
AVAILABLE:
on request ‘15/’16
TERRITORIES: DE, FR, Benelux (worldwide except IT, CZ, CH, UK, IE)
NEXT RELEASE:in September ’15
(produced by Ibrahim Maalouf)
TRAVEL PARTY: 6 musicians + 1 crew
AVAILABLE:
Oct-Nov ’15 // spring ‘16
TERRITORIES: GAS (SK, Benelux, EE, MA)
GALA CONCERT
FR, 24 APR, 20:00
DIE GLOCKE
WORLD-JAZZ, FRANCE
NEW GENERATION OF JAZZ, NYC / ISRAEL
OMER AVITAL
RICHARD GALLIANO
A visionary composer and virtuoso musician
whose genre-defying ensembles are pushing the
boundaries of jazz expression - providing audiences with the essential swing and spiritual sustenance in equal measure. His compositions range
from sophisticated jazz conversations to soulful,
Middle-Eastern grooves to long-form, orchestral
arrangements of traditional Sephardic music.
Richard Galliano is the most relevant jazz accordion player in the world. He is also internationally
known for having developed a new musical style:
the New Musette. Galliano plays every year in
the most prestigious festivals and venues. From
Solo, Duo, to orchestral programs there is a wide
variety of projects to choose.
LAST RELEASE: New Song (Motema, ’14)
TRAVEL PARTY: 5 musicians + 1 crew
AVAILABLE:
summer // Oct-Nov ’15 //
on request ‘16
TERRITORIES: DE, AT (SK)
LAST RELEASE: La Vie en Rose (Milan, ’15)
TRAVEL PARTY: depending on project
AVAILABLE:
on request ‘15/’16/’17
TERRITORIES: DE
JAZZ, WORLD, AFRO-CUBAN, CUBA
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ, SWEDEN / GERMANY
TINGVALL TRIO
OMAR SOSA
Multi Grammy nominated pianist is one of the most
recognized musicians on today’s music scene.
NEXT RELEASE: Ilé (Skip Records, spring ‘15)
AVAILABLE:
on request ‘15/’16
TERRITORIES:DE
One of the most successful jazz trios in Germany
led by Swedish pianist Martin Tingvall!
LAST RELEASE:Beat (Skip Records, ‘14)
AVAILABLE: on request ’15/’16
TERRITORIES: SK, EE, UK, PT, GR, TR, Africa,
ME, Asia
JAZZ, ORIENTAL, TURKEY
WORLD-JAZZ, INDIA
TAKSIM TRIO
Three of the best Turkish instrumentalists form
this great contemporary music trio from Istanbul.
LAST RELEASE:Taksim Trio² (Dokuz Sekiz Müzik, ’13)
AVAILABLE: Sept-Nov ’15 // Feb-Mar ’16 //
on request ’15/’16
TERRITORIES: GAS (Europe except for TR, Benelux)
TRILOK GURTU
Being a real master of rhythm, Trilok Gurtu is breaking
down musical borders whenever he’s on stage.
LAST RELEASE: Spellbound (Moosicus, ’13)
AVAILABLE:
on request ’15/’16/’17
TERRITORIES: GAS
JAZZ, ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC ROCK/FOLK, ARMENIA
TIGRAN HAMASYAN
JAZZ, R‘N‘B, GERMANY / IRELAND
TORSTEN GOODS
Armenian piano sensation Tigran Hamasyan belongs to
the most exciting pianists of the current decade. Herbie
Hancock, Chick Corea or Brad Mehldau are fervent
supporters. His new project in trio can be described as
a terrific “electro-acoustic Armenian rock trio” going from
jazz, classical music to Armenian popular and sacred
repertoire with an electronic and indie rock twist.
This top guitarist has been called the shooting star
of the jazz scene by Germany’s most important jazz
magazine “Jazzthing” some time ago. But Torsten
Goods is much more than that: With his last and
now fifth album „Love Comes to Town“ (2013, ACT)
he has evolved to being an integral part of German
and, increasingly, European jazz landscape.
LAST RELEASE:Mockroot
(Nonesuch Records, Feb ‘15)
TRAVEL PARTY: 3 musicians + 1 crew
AVAILABLE:
July // Nov ’15 // Jun ‘16
onwards // on request
TERRITORIES: DE, AT, EE
NEXT RELEASE:autumn 2015
(ACT music)
TRAVEL PARTY: 4-7 musicians + 1 crew
AVAILABLE:
summer ’15 // Sept-Dec ’15 //
spring ’16 // on request ‘15/’16/’17
TERRITORIES: worldwide