WDR Big Band feat. Mark Lettieri. Finn Heine & Discovery Collective. 47th Leverkusener Jazz Festival.

WDR Big Band featuring Mark Lettieri

The WDR Big Band joins forces with the Mark Lettieri Group, complemented by the talented musicians of the Snarky Puppy rhythm section. This spectacular line-up promises a fusion of jazz, blues, funk and rock, offering both lyrical and groovy textures.

Mark Lettieri, a style-defining musician from Snarky Puppy, will create a new sonic dimension together with Jason “JT” Thomas and other artists from the Texas scene. The WDR Big Band, renowned for its grand orchestral expressiveness, will present arrangements under the baton of Jörg Achim Keller that blend tradition with modernity.

Finn Heine & Discovery Collective

The young band Finn Heine & Discovery Collective will present their debut album “Broken Reality”. The four musicians, who have already been awarded first prize in the Future Sound competition, bring their unique sound to the stage, combining electronic and acoustic elements in their compositions.