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Workshop Concert 2024:
"A Tribute to Peter Herbolzheimer" with Erik van Lier on April 25 in the Reaktorhalle


As part of the "Workshop Concert" series on Thursday, April 25, 2024, Erik van Lier will present the project "A Tribute to Peter Herbolzheimer" as guest lecturer and conductor together with the "Munich University Jazz Orchestra", the big band of the Jazz Institute of the Munich University of Music and Theater (HMTM). The concert, under the artistic direction of Prof. Claus Reichstaller, begins at 19:00 in the Reaktorhalle (Luisenstraße 37a).

The concert is dedicated to the great trombonist, arranger and big band leader Peter Herbolzheimer, who was one of the most important figures on the German big band scene in the 1980s with his formation "Rhythm Combination & Brass". With his band, he celebrated countless successes at festivals and concerts throughout Europe and not least as a TV band in Alfred Biolek's "Bio's Bahnhof". From its foundation in 1987 until 2006, Peter Herbolzheimer also led the Bundesjazzorchester with great dedication and thus had a lasting influence on the next generation of German jazz musicians.

Erik van Lier, a long-time companion and friend of Herbolzheimer, will be our guest lecturer. The bass trombonist began his career with the Dutch radio big band "The Skymasters" and studied in the United States with leading bass trombonists and jazz greats such as George Roberts, Phil Teele, Paul Faulise and Ed Kleinhammer. In the course of his career, Erik van Lier has played in various important big bands such as the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, the Slide Hampton-Joe Haider Jazz Orchestra, Thad Jones "Ball of Fire" and for many years in Peter Herbolzheimer's big band, whose legacy he continues today.

The workshop and the subsequent concert offer the students of the Jazz Institute a great opportunity to get to know important episodes in jazz history, to participate in them and to put them into practice.

Featuring:

  • Erik van Lier (guest conductor/guest lecturer)
  • Prof. Claus Reichstaller (Artistic Director) 
  • "Munich University Jazz Orchestra" - Students of the Jazz Institute

Time: Thursday, 25.04.2024 // Start: 19:00

Location: Reaktorhalle // Munich University of Music and Performing Arts // Luisenstraße 37a, 80333 Munich