open excess – Jazz Ensemble

As spontaneous as jazz itself, the 3 musicians of open excess came together for the first time for the RoboLab Festival 2021 in Cologne’s Odonien and discovered their common fascination for spontaneously created music. Their trademark is their overflowing and jofully humorous style, playing pieces by Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Roy Hargrove and their own compositions. For their concerts they always invite various guest musicians.

Lucca Keller ist fröhlich und spielt Klavier.

4©Un-Label 2023; open excess Gig King Georg 22.11.23 ; Fotografin annette etges photography

„I cross the bridge at the moment I design it.“

Stefano Bollani

About the musicians
The pianist and composer Lucca Keller is a colorful dog of the NRW jazz scene. People know him. He is a stylish border crosser who likes to break away from harmonic guidelines, which he proves with his current solo CD “mood of regrowing.” The list of his collaborations is endless.

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Upcoming Dates

Mi., 10. Juni 2026
17 Uhr // Vernissage „Hühner der Vielfalt“
Ort: Kreishaus Heidkamp, Am Rübezahlwald 7, 51469 Bergisch Gladbach.

Do, 10. September 2026
19.30 Uhr // King Georg Jazz Club
Ort: Sudermanstr. 2, 50670 Köln

Mo, 14. September 2026
19.00 Uhr // 19. Bundeskongress Nationale Stadtentwicklungspolitik
Netzwerkveranstaltung der Region Köln/Bonn e.V. in Kooperation mti dem Bundesministerium für Stadtentwicklung
Ort: Rheinterasse, Rheinparkweg 1, 50679 Köln

Sa, 17. Oktober 2026
19.30 Uhr // Goethe Institut Lyon Frankreich
Ort: 18 rue François Dauphin, 69002 Lyon

Fr, 27. November 2026
19.30 Uhr // King Georg Jazz Club
Ort: Sudermanstr. 2, 50670 Köln

Past Dates

Wed, 25 June 2025
7.30 PM // King Georg Jazz Club
Location: Sudermanstr. 2, 50670 Cologne

Wed, 23 April 2025
7.30 PM // King Georg Jazz Club
Location: Sudermanstr. 2, 50670 Köln

Sat, 3 May 2025
FIS – Fürther Inklusives Soundfestival

Tue, 20. August 2024, 8 pm // Jazzorama
Venue: artheater, Ehrenfeldgürtel 127, 50823 Cologne

Sat, 24 February 2024 // Freiraum Köln-Sülz
Venue: Gottesweg 116a, 50939 Cologne

Mon, 22 January 2024 // Heimathirsch
Venue: Mauenheimer Str. 4, 50733 Cologne

Thu, 22 November 2023 // King Georg Jazz Club
Venue: Sudermanstr. 2, 50670 Cologne

Sun, 27 August 2023 // delljazz
Venue: Zirkusfabrik

Wed, 21 June 2023 // asphalt Festival
Venue: Weltkunstzimmer
Ronsdorfer Str. 77a, 40233 Duesseldorf

Tue, 18 October 2022 // Ashoka Fest
Venue: silent green, Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin

Fri, 19 August 2022 // RoboLAB Festival
Venue: Odonien – Freistaat für Kunst und Kultur, Hornstr. 85, 50823 Koeln

Sun, 21 August 2022 // RoboLAB Festival
Venue: Odonien – Freistaat für Kunst und Kultur, Hornstr. 85, 50823 Koeln

Fri, 26 August 2022 // Sommerfest des Kulturentwicklungsplan Stadt Köln
Venue: Mauenheimerstr. 92, 50733 Koeln

Fri, 24 June 2022 // Asphalt Festival / ALL IN
Venue: Hof Der Alten Farbwerke, Ronsdorfer Str. 74, 40233 Duesseldorf

Sun, 12 June 2022 // Petershof Köln
Venue: Lövenicher Weg 9-11, 50933 Koeln

Sat, 30 April 2022 // Schlachtgarten Krefeld
Venue: Dießemer Str. 9, 47799 Krefeld

Sat, 21 August 2021 // RoboLAB Festival
Venue: Odonien – Freistaat für Kunst und Kultur, Hornstr. 85, 50823 Koeln