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Jazz at the MIM: Hannes Zerbe Jazz Orchestra Berlin
Event date: 11/26/2026
Location: Curt-Sachs-Saal, 7 p.m.
The jazz orchestra of Berlin jazz veteran and composer Hannes Zerbe.
Hannes Zerbe Jazz Orchestra Berlin
Jürgen Kupke, clarinet
; Silke Eberhard, alto saxophone, clarinet
; Florian Bergmann, bass clarinet, flute
; Jan von Klewitz, alto saxophone, flute
; Alexander Beierbach, baritone saxophone
; Gebhard Ullmann, tenor saxophone, flute
; Nikolaus Neuser, trumpet, flugelhorn
; Christian Grabant, trumpet
; Tobias Zerbe, trumpet
; Abigail Sanders, horn
; Florian Juncker, trombone
; Sören Fischer, trombone
; Matthew Bookert, tuba
; Taito Saito, xylophone
Jörg Schippa, guitar
Horst Nonnenmacher, double bass
Christian Marien, drums
Hannes Zerbe, piano, composition, arrangements
Heide Bartholomäus, vocals
This jazz orchestra, formed in 2011, comprises 19 internationally renowned professionals. It performs compositions and arrangements by Hannes Zerbe, adding its own distinctive touch that sets it apart from the usual big band repertoire, drawing on influences from modern symphonic music as well as, of course, the jazz tradition – from Gil Evans to Willem Breuker. The orchestra has produced three CDs to date and has performed, amongst other occasions, to great acclaim at the Jazzfest Berlin in the rbb’s Sendesaal in 2021, and at the Rosa Luxemburg Conference in Berlin in 2024 and 2025. It has also realised several major projects involving literature, for example using texts by Heiner Müller, Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Schwitters / DADA, as well as exploring the theme of industrial culture.