NJP 2025 - Köln

Nancy Jazz Pulsations returns from October 4 to 18, 2025, true to its DNA of celebration, encounters and artistic curiosity. This year, the festival slips into the graphic lines and vibrant colors of Art Deco, to mark the centenary of this emblematic artistic movement.

On January 24, 1975, at the Cologne Opera House, all the elements seem to be in place for a memorable catastrophe. With all tickets sold out, legendary American pianist Keith Jarrett arrived exhausted and, above all, annoyed. In fact, instead of the Bösendorfer Imperial (a top-of-the-range piano) he'd asked for, all he found was a worn-out student piano. In short, it was a passport to one of the finest pages in the world history of "losing". In spite of everything, Keith Jarrett agreed to take his place behind the keyboard, and the miracle happened. From an improvisation that took as its starting point the first notes of the bell announcing the start of shows in this hall, he produced a concert and a recording that have become legendary, and quite simply the best-selling piano album of all time. That's probably what genius is all about. Half a century later, composer and pianist Melaine Dalibert pays tribute to him, turning this entirely improvised work into a genuine repertory piece.

Line Up :
Keith Jarrett - composition
Melaine Dalibert - piano interpretation

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