"BOHJazz" with saxophonist Reiner Witzel

Next Thursday, May 5, the concert series "BOHJazz" will be continued in the Skylounge of the LWL Textilwerk. This time the soloist is the German saxophonist Reiner Witzel. Curious visitors can look forward to interesting sounds of this unique combination. The concert starts at 8:30 pm. Admission is free.

The concert series "BOHJazz" plays every two months in the Skylounge. At these evenings a new line-up plays together every time. At this concert, jazz guitarist Christian Hassenstein will perform together with Volker Heinze on bass, Silvio Morger on drums and as a guest with Reiner Witzel on alto sax.

Award-winning soloist

The Düsseldorf saxophonist Reiner Witzel has been one of the active voices of the international jazz scene for many years. He studied saxophone in Cologne and New York, was a scholarship holder of the Ministry of Culture and received numerous awards, including the Hennessy Jazz Award. Concert tours have taken him all over the world, and he has played at many renowned jazz festivals, including Montreux, San Jose, Odessa, Yaounde and Montevideo.

He released numerous CDs under his own name and with his bands "Witzel`s Venue" and "Drei im roten Kreis" with guests like David Sanborn, Vernon Reid and Lew Soloff, which made it to the English and Japanese jazz charts.

Concerts and/or CD recordings brought him together with musicians and bands from jazz and pop such as with Dave Liebman, Alex Sipiagin, Roger Cicero, Udo Lindenberg, Third World, the "Supremes" and many others. He also composed music for TV and theater.

Admission free of charge!

As a lecturer for saxophone he teaches at the conservatories in Maastricht, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt. He also organizes jazz festivals, consults instrument companies and works as a photographer.

Admission to the concert is free and will take place in the Skylounge of the LWL Textilwerk (Industriestraße 5, 46395 Bocholt). The concert begins at 8:30 p.m. The event is supported by the Stadtsparkasse Bocholt.