The core of the Creole Clarinets consists of Thomas L’Etienne and Uli Wunner. Despite their geographical extremes, Hamburg versus Munich, they have been good musical friends for more than 40 years. Audiences and critics refer to them as “the twins” and the press calls their interplay “telepathic”. Thomas and Uli play both clarinet and saxophone (tenor and alto respectively). Their playing is strongly influenced by the Creole school from New Orleans. Frequent and long trips to the city on the Mississippi (New Orleans was Thomas l’Etienne’s second home for almost 20 years), have brought them into close personal and artistic contact with the current New Orleans music scene. The music of the Crescent City is an integrated part of their repertoire. About 10 years ago, both were also fascinated by the Martinique pieces and the traditional Brazilian Choros. The Choro music is also called the “New Orleans jazz of Brazil”. Thomas lives in Rio de Janeiro 3 months a year. They have now recorded several CDs with this music, including recordings made in Brazil with local musicians. The creative variety of the music, the virtuosity of their playing and the very humorous announcements make the ‘Creole Clarinets’ a much sought-after band at major Jazz festivals throughout Europe.
Occupation:
Thomas L’Etienne – wicker
Uli Wunner – wicker
Harry Kanters – piano
Karel Algoed – string bass
Frederik van den Berghe – drums
The performance will take place on November 17 at 2:00 PM.
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