Jeremy Sassoon im A-Trane

11.01.24 – JEREMY SASSOON’s Mojo «MUSICIANS OF JEWISH ORIGIN»

JEREMY SASSOON – VOCAL/PIANO/RHODES
MICHAEL KERSTING – DRUMS
BJÖRN WERRA – DOUBLE BASS/ELECTRIC BASS
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MOJO is a foot-stomping, barn-storming celebration of some of the most iconic and best-loved musicians and songwriters of Jewish origin. Internationally renowned singer-pianist Jeremy Sassoon and his superb trio take you on a journey from the golden era of Gershwin and the Great American Songbook right through to the 21st century, honouring artists such as Carole King, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Randy Newman and Amy Winehouse. Full of surprising and hilarious anecdotes and some of the most unforgettable songs you’ve ever sung along and danced to, MOJO is illuminating, uplifting and joyous entertainment.

12.01.24 – JEREMY SASSOON «TRADITIONALLY BACK AGAIN IN BERLIN»
13.01.24 – JEREMY SASSOON «TRADITIONALLY BACK AGAIN IN BERLIN»

JEREMY SASSOON – VOCAL/RHODES/PIANO
MICHAEL KERSTING – DRUMS
THOMAS STIEGER – DOUBLE BASS/ELECTRIC BASS
SPECIAL GUEST: MARKUS EHRLICH – SAXOPHONE

Jeremy Sassoon hat in Londons wichtigsten Jazz-Locations als Headliner gespielt. Neben dem Ronnie Scotts ist er auch im Pizza Express Soho, dem 606 Club und dem Jazz Café aufgetreten. Er trat beim North Sea Jazz Festival in Den Haag auf und ist zweimal im Jahr Headliner in Berlins führendem Jazzclub „A Trane“.

Jeremy zollt der Musik von Ray Charles mit seiner Big Band ‚The Ray Charles Project‘ Tribut. Mit dieser Band wurde er eingeladen, während der Olympischen Spiele 2012 in London als Headliner im weltberühmten Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club aufzutreten, und 2019 stand er neben Lauryn Hill & Jamie Cullum auf der Hauptbühne des Love Supreme Jazz Festivals.

2014 wurde seine Version des Marc Cohn-Songs „The Things We’ve Handed Down“ in der BBC Radio 4-Sendung „Desert Island Discs“ vorgestellt und erreichte auf Anhieb Platz 1 der iTunes-Vokal-Download-Charts.

Sein Album „Jeremy Sassoon & Friends – Live“ wurde von der renommierten deutschen Jazzzeitschrift Jazzthetik als eines der besten Alben des Jahres 2018 nominiert.

Text : mojo

Jeremy Sassoon im A-Trane — Jeremy Sassoon and Friends – Live
Jeremy Sassoon

Jeremy has headlined at London’s premier jazz venues. As well as Ronnie Scotts, he has also appeared at Pizza Express Soho, the 606 Club and the Jazz Café. He has performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague and headlines twice a year at Berlin’s premier jazz club The ‘A Trane’.

Jeremy pays tribute to the music of Ray Charles with his big band ‘The Ray Charles Project’. He was invited to headline the world famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club with this band during the London 2012 Olympics and in 2019 graced the main stage at the Love Supreme Jazz Festival alongside Lauryn Hill & Jamie Cullum.

In 2014, his version of the Marc Cohn song “The Things We’ve Handed Down” was featured on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs and immediately hit number 1 in the iTunes vocal download chart.

His album ‘Jeremy Sassoon & Friends – Live’ – was nominated as one of the best albums of 2018 in the renowned German jazz publication Jazzthetik.

Text: mojo