Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, in partnership with Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD), presented an evening with the Franco-German Jazz Trio featuring Luise Volkmann (saxophone), Max Andrzejewski (drums), and Paul Jarret (guitar) recently at the AFD, Dhanmondi, in Dhaka.

As part of a successful regional jazz tour of the trio, the concert enamoured the Dhaka audiences on Sunday, November 10.

Prior to the concert, Frank Werner, Director of the Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, and François Grosjean, Director of the Alliance Française de Dhaka, welcomed the Franco-German musicians and audience with brief speeches.

The concert was marked by a journey through playful elegance and energetic flow, inviting the audience to experience the trio's deeply emotional and innovative approach to jazz. Their performance brought a refreshing soundscape to Dhaka, leaving a lasting impression on the city's jazz enthusiasts.

The Volkmann/Jarret/Andrzejewski trio was founded in 2023 because Volkmann had carte blanche for a new line-up at the Hanover Jazz Festival. The trio plays a convincing mixture of simple folk songs and improvised sound collages.

All band members are instrumentalists as well as outstanding composers, all of whom have already written for large formations. In the trio's interplay, this knowledge of instrumentation and form is condensed into an energetic yet fragile performance that is deeply emotional.

The concert featured an evocative selection of tracks depicting playful elegance in the music that took the audience on a musical journey, including "All My Forces” by Louise Volkmann, “My Ground” by Louise Volkmann, “Kitzel Skizze” by Louise Volkmann, “Roam Free” by Paul Jarret, “Odd Western by Paul Jarret, “#18” by Max Andrzejewski, and “Opposite You” by Luise Volkmann.

This carefully curated setlist highlighted the trio's innovative approach, blending playful elegance with energetic flow, and left a lasting impression on Dhaka's jazz enthusiasts.