Mazda Hall at 6.30 pm
(Free Admittance)
The sound of the Berlin-based guitarist Arne Jansen, once heard, is unforgettable: a passionate exploration of the rich diversity of the electric guitar, in which a gentle understatement is constantly fused with playful voluptuousness. Originally from Flensburg, Jansen moved to Berlin in 1996 to study jazz guitar at the University of the Arts. Jansen has attracted much attention with Jazzanova and, since 2010, the Nils Wülker Group, but the centre of his creative universe is his own trio, with which he has released two critically acclaimed albums. With his third album and his ACT Music debut The Sleep of Reason, Jansen once again tells a very personal story. It is a collection of pieces about the Spanish painter Francisco de Goya (1746 – 1828), whose imagery he translates into music.
The Sleep of Reason is a complex masterpiece in its own right that distinguishes Arne Jansen as a truly magnificent sound artist.
