(Telekom-Forum| May 31, 2019) When the song Garden Party achieved worldwide fame in 1983, the members of the Icelandic group Mezzoforte were still practically children. Though the commercial success came as a total surprise, the group has gone on to become the most important Fusion band in Europe. With a mix of original members and new blood, Mezzoforte maintains an exciting level of energy and...

(Telekom-Forum| May 31, 2019) This big band’s hour of birth was during a semester at Munich’s Hochschule for Music. In 2014, the band was named a “Rising Star” by the critics of Downbeat magazine and “Newcomer of the Year” by Echo Jazz, and was awarded the Bavarian Art Support Prize as well as a stipend from the city of Munich. The core of the band still consists of friends from the group’s ear...