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.
I cross the bridge at the moment I design it. Stefan 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
Tue, 20. August 2024, 8 pm // Jazzorama
Venue: artheater, Ehrenfeldgürtel 127, 50823 Cologne
Past Dates
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
Videos
The musicians

Torben Schug

Lucca Keller

Till Menzer
Access
The musical program of open excess can be visualized reactively through ALL YOUR BASE, a tactile tool by the artist duo Cylvester for audiovisual media art that creates new, interactive approaches to music and art.
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