Essay “Improvisation and Structure”
is published in the artist’s book “ENJOY THE WORLD. DESTROY THE WORLD” by Holger Schmidhuber on Dreizeichen Verlag, Berlin. Softcover, Linen binding, 227 x 290 cm, 334 pages
Uli Kempendorff Field “Someone Talked”
out now: new CD and LP on ENJA records starring Uli Kempendorff sax Jonas Westergaard bass Peter Bruun drums Christopher Dell vibes
Wolfgang Haffner Dreamband live video
Wolfgang Haffners Dreamband LIVESTREAM | WDR Jazzline | Leverkusener Jazztage 2021 Wolfgang Haffner’s Dreamband Randy Brecker – trumpet Bill Evans – saxophones Nils Landgren – trombone Christopher Dell – vibes Simon Oslender – keys Thomas Stieger – bass Wolfgang Haffner – drums JazzNights presented by Karsten Jahnke Konzerte
Debate with Christophe Hutin and Jana Revedin
during the collaboration with Christophe Hutin Architects at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021 I had the honor to participate in different exciting discussiion fomats. As part of the programmation of the French pavillion “Les Communautés à l’œuvre” I joined the debate with Tiphaine Abenia, Jana Revedin, Christophe Hutin and Daniel Estevez and Patrick Geffard on […]
Radio Interview NDR
tonight ARD Radio Festival interview Jazz and the City part II. Thank you Mauretta Heinzelmann for the inspiring work! Jazz & the City II: vibraphonist and urban explorer Christopher Dell Monday, November 08, 2021, 23:30 to 00:00 link to the program here: link By Mauretta Heinzelmann “We are the city, we make the city, also […]
Essay “Improvisation or nothing. To the State and Future of the Urban”
in Current. Kunst und Urbaner Raum magazine #1 . Many thanks to Laura Bernhardt, Julia Lerch Zajączkowska, Nora Unger and Tina Steiger for making this possible! pdf of article
Interview BR Klassik
FREITAG, 29.10.2021 23:05 BIS 00:00 UHR link to radio station Bayrischer Rundfunk Der Denker mit der Liebe zur freien Bewegung: Der Vibraphonist und Städtebautheoretiker Christopher Dell als Gesprächsgast bei Roland Spiegel. Was „nach dem Ende der Planbarkeit“ passieren kann, ist ein besonders wichtiges Thema bei ihm. Sendung mit von Christopher Dell ausgewählter Musik – […]
Interview “ON INNOVATION AND THE FUTURE OF MUSIC (AND ART)”
it was a pleasure and honor to be part of the new publication of the incredible Kaja Draksler ON INNOVATION AND THE FUTURE OF MUSIC (AND ART) published this year on bandcamp. The booklet includes incisive interviews with among others the great Susana Santos Silva, Christian Lillinger and Peter Evans. Wonderful drawings by Szymon Pimpon […]
Theo Jörgensmann Quartett at conzertzender NL
At the end of 1996, the German clarinettist Theo Jörgensmann founded a new quartet. Vibraphonist Christopher Dell, bassist Christian Ramond and percussionist Klaus Kugel were his fellow musicians. In 1998, the first CD, ta eko mo, appeared, followed by two CDs on hatOLOGY in 1999 and 2002. This year, the Polish label Not Two released […]
Moderne Interdisziplinarität, die Bedeutung des Hangs. Video
Kollektiefdrang im Gespräch In den Gesprächsrunden werden politische Inhalte besprochen, die im aktuellen Diskurs eine Rolle spielen. Die Interviews dienen zur Horizonterweiterung der Studierenden und sollen zur Auseinandersetzung in ihrem kulturell und künstlerischen Schaffen führen. Sollten Kunst,-und Kulturschaffende sich politisieren? Muss Kunst politisch sein? Und welche gesellschaftliche Relevanz schafft diese Kunst? #kollektiefdrang Mit #christopherdell sprechen […]