Berlin - New York

Kraef and Böhm meet up with two extraordinary ‘real‘ New Yorkers from two generations. The bass player John Patitucci, born in 1959 in Brooklyn, has played as a sideman for the likes of Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and Michael Brecker and belongs to the icons of modern jazz. Working as a studio musician in Los Angeles, he has remained open towards high quality pop music and has therefore become one of the most sought-after accompanists for big names such as Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Natalie Cole, Bon Jovi, Queen Latifah, Sting and Carly Simon. Despite being only 23 years old, drummer Marcus Gilmore has also played with a large number of stars. He belongs to the new league of young American drummers, whose perfect timing, impeccable technique and steady groove even in the most polyrhythmic passages is combined with an almost melodic sound. At the moment, he is perhaps most famous for being the drummer of Gonzalo Rubalcaba and a member of the Vijay Iyer Trio.