WOMEN IN JAZZ- Jamie Baum & Quartet / Anke Helfrich Trio feat. Judith Owen / Kat Eaton
Program times WOMEN IN JAZZ
Jamie Baum Quartet
Start: 19:00
Anke Helfrich Trio
Start: 20:30
Kat Eaton
Start: 22:00
Transcontinental and sensitive: Jamie Baum, one of the multiple award-winning flutists of the international jazz scene, opens with her quartet on November 4, 2026, at KUBAA the 35aalenerjazzfest – the kickoff of the "JazzNights Special" double night with the Anke Helfrich Trio.
A fixture of the New York scene for decades, Baum's music moves between compositional depth and improvisational brilliance. Alongside her play Argentine Leo Genovese (Esperanza Spalding, Wayne Shorter Group) on piano and New Zealand bassist Matt Penman (James Farm with Joshua Redman) – a rhythm section of international caliber. A concert that opens the festival evening with attitude and energy.
"One of the figureheads of German jazz, a pioneer" – this is how NDR describes Anke Helfrich. On November 4, 2026, she brings her trio together with Judith Owen to KUBAA – the second part of the "JazzNights Special" at the 35aalenerjazzfest.
Helfrich presents her current album "We’ll Rise" with Dietmar Fuhr on bass and Jens Düppe on drums – both have been constants in her trio for years. As a special guest, Judith Owen joins, a singer-songwriter whose voice carries its own color between jazz, soul, and pop. An evening that opens all spaces between song form and improvisation – and resonates in the best sense.
Soul power with British elegance, blues with an edge, jazz-infused phrasing: Kat Eaton concludes the opening evening of the 35aalenerjazzfest at KUBAA on November 4, 2026.
Two critically acclaimed albums, tours with Jools Holland, Gregory Porter, and The Teskey Brothers, airplay on BBC, Jazz FM, NPO, and FIP – Eaton has established herself as one of the hardest working soul voices of her generation. Jools Holland himself calls her "a fabulous vocal talent." Her new album "What Happens Now" was released on May 29, 2026, inspired by Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Carole King. Raw, brilliant, and present in every fiber.
Doors open: 18:00