Scott Hildebrand is a singer/songwriter and multi- instrumentalist, whose music pulls from genres such as the Chicago Blues of his hometown, as well as Indie Folk, Americana and Rock & Roll. Throughout his musical journeys, he strives to inspire open-mindedness and ignite the adventurous flame in the hearts of his listeners. His earthy voice is accompanied by his expressive guitar and harmonica playing. As he travels the world making music on what he calls his “Endless World Tour,” he has the ability to find deep connection and share openly with audiences.

The impromptu yet delicately honed musical symbiosis between Matti Klein on the Steinway grand piano and Tayfun Schulzke on a variety of percussion instruments from around the world seems to emerge from only one source. The two have been connected by a musical friendship for many years, which is celebrated this evening with a selection of jazz pop and soul classics as well as improvisations. A soulful evening, sometimes joyful and sometimes thoughtful, just like life outside of Orania.Berlin’s windows.

In addition to studio work (e.g., Seeed), Tayfun Schulzke can also be heard as a percussionist with renowned artists such as Meret Becker, Culcha Candela or Jan Delay and at international festivals. Matti Klein became known as a founding member of the popular German jazz-funk band Mo'Blow and tours internationally with his equally celebrated Matti Klein Soul Trio as well as the Brazilian soul icon Ed Motta.

United by music, father and son present a project that speaks of their Argentine and Latin American roots with the influence of Jazz and World Music. You will hear compositions by Quique Sinesi (guitar, charango) and Augusto Sinesi (guitar, voice).

Simon Paterno was soaking up the flair of Broadway and Gospel music early on after moving to New York to study Performing Arts. The soulful voices of Whitney Houston, Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder had always inspired him just as artists from the golden Jazz era.

The German-Filipino published his first EP 'Head To Toes' in 2014 and performed his original songs as supporting act of Earth, Wind and Fire at the Jazzopen Stuttgart and - unknowingly - at the same New Yorker club in which Donny Hathaway had recorded his legendary live album.

Although raised in Hamburg, Simon has been a 'Berliner' for four years, worked together with some of the city's finest Soul- and gospel singers and was part of the anniversary season of The Voice of Germany in 2020.

Rossano Snel und José Aurélio draw inspiration from the Brazilian instrumental music of the 60s and 70s. The duo plays original songs and classic tunes from João Donato, Tom Jobim and Deodato. The two Brazilian musicians also use their experiences to improvise over danceable vamps, mixing house and disco music with latin flavours.

It's an evening of brazilian and latin music to dance, flirt and indulge.

This evening at Orania.Berlin drum groove master Dirk Erchinger meets renowned guitarist Robert Keßler. Long-time companions, the two sons of preacher men have now joined forces & inimitably combine contemporary, grooving jazz with blues, rock & funk. They'll play songs from current studio albums & entirely new compositions. Special feature is Keßler's hybrid instrument, which combines bass & guitar. An evening full of energy, groove, soul, jazz & explosive joy of playing.

Born in 1984, Keßler released "Little People" in 2022, his 5th studio album. As a sideman he tours with various jazz - & pop artists. Since 2017 he has been professor for guitar and ensemble at the SRH University Berlin. Dirk Erchinger (*1969) was drummer of the Jazzkantine for 16 years & has played for the AcidJazz act Count Basic for almost 30 years. He can be heard on dozens of productions with well-known artists. In 2022/23 he toured with superstar Apache 207. Dirk is founder of Drumtrainer Berlin & lecturer at SRH University Berlin.

"An Evening with Denice Brooks" is an awesome music journey through beautiful Soul, R&B and Jazz ballads, as well as "get up and dance" music. Denice Brooks is another example of the appeal Berlin has for top-class international artists. The powerful-voiced American celebrated numerous successes such as being the only female artist that Prince authorized to re-record "Purple Rain".

Pianist and composer Rolf Zielke’s music is a reflection on Contemporary Jazz, Latin and Brazilian Jazz, and music of the ‘Middle East’. ‘Technically he knows all the tricks...the man from Berlin presents himself as a pianist who is able to surprise the overcrowded genre with a fresh, new sound.’ (Jazz thing) ‘The listener experiences piano-jazz of the highest order.’ (Jazzpodium)

Rolf Zielke will present a piano-percussion-duo at Orania.Berlin. He will perform with the percussionist Rolo Rodriguez from Uruguay, creating an extraordinary quality of musical unity with a breath-taking drive that transcends the boundaries of jazz rhythm conventions. These outstanding musicians have been members of the international Jazz Scene for many years.

When Berlin based pianist, keyboardist and composer Johannes Wehrle fell in love with the music of Elliott Smith at the beginning of the millennium, he was still a teenager. While the tragic death of Elliott happened soon after this discovery, the sound and the songs became an important companion in the following decades. While diving deep into music, studying Jazz Piano in Weimar, touring across Europe with musical groups across all Genres, the compositions of Elliott never stopped fascinating him.

This led to the idea of performing the songs in a different way; by writing instrumental interpretations for a stripped-down duo setting, Johannes Wehrle takes the melodies to the Steinway piano, while Florian Kolditz translates the oscillating guitar pickings to the world of four strings. Together the two go beyond the originals by reharmonizing and improvising, exploring what else is hidden inside the music of the great songwriter.

The groove lives in his fingers, soul in his roots, funk in his heart.

Matti Klein became known as a founding member of the popular German jazz-funk band Mo'Blow and tours internationally with his equally celebrated Matti Klein Soul Trio. He has also worked in the studio with Nils Landgren, Sarah Connor and Herbert Grönemeyer, is on the road as musical director and keyboardist with Brazilian soul icon Ed Motta and has been Artistic Director of Orania.Berlin since 2019.

Joined by former, present, and future companions, all of them all-stars of the Berlin music scene, he assembles a different high-end band line-up for one grooving, soulful session on the Orania.Stage.

Mary is a Ukrainian artist, pianist, and composer, Felix a German born and raised drummer. Our project includes well know songs played with a totally different approach, including a strong command of the language of Jazz, unconventional song structures, unexpected tempo changes, colorful harmonies, rhythms, and solos.

The program filled with a passion for creating music in a variety of styles, including jazz, pop, soul, contemporary, and R&B. We use unusual harmonic changes, and multiple layers of melody that reflect the sensitive voice of the soul. Cluster voicings, chromatic and blues elements, pedal points, and rhythmic tension create unique and unexpected chord progressions, which will make you enjoy our exciting music journey.

Jazz Manouche meets Mediterranean melodies, Balkan sounds, & classical music. All in a lively, powerful & truly fascinating listening experience.

Sebastian Peszko is a multi-genre violist, violinist, composer & studio musician. After graduating from the Royal College of Music (UK) & the Manhattan School of Music (USA), he worked as a freelancer & performed in some of the world's most renowned concert halls. He played with Moka Efti Orchestra, Nightmares on Wax, Grandbrothers, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Babylon Orchestra & for the TV series "Babylon Berlin" amongst many others. In 2018, he released an instrumental album titled "Toccata in C-Clef”.

Ibuki Sakano is a self-taught Selmer-Maccaferri guitar player & has been working mainly as a Jazz Manouche player. In 2016, Ibuki & Ayane Kondo, percussion/hammered dulcimer player, founded the world music duo LuneSonne. With Jazz Manouche, Classical, Folk, and own compositions he is striving for even more beauty in music.