Jazz history live in Ulm: Sclavis, Moussay, and James Carter at Stadthaus
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Jazz history meets the present: An extraordinary evening at the Stadthaus Ulm
On October 31, 2026, the hall in Stadthaus Ulm will transform into a resonating space for modern jazz, improvised sound art, and energetic stage performance. The concert brings together the duo of Louis Sclavis and Benjamin Moussay with the James Carter Organ Trio and celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Association for Modern Music Ulm/Neu-Ulm.
Intimate dialogue between clarinet and piano
Louis Sclavis on clarinet and bass clarinet, alongside Benjamin Moussay on piano, are among the distinctive voices of European jazz. The two musicians have collaborated as a duo for over ten years. Their music thrives on trust, fine synchronization, and an immediate communication where lyrical calm meets open improvisation and expressive contrasts.
This results in a nuanced sound landscape in the concert hall: individual tones gain space, are absorbed, continued, and transformed into new harmonic colors. The orchestration remains transparent while the musical tension grows from the interplay of silence, movement, and spontaneous reaction.
James Carter brings the entire history of jazz to the stage
In the second half, James Carter takes over with his Organ Trio. The Detroit-born saxophonist was discovered by Wynton Marsalis at the age of 17 and is regarded as an exceptionally versatile musician with a unique sound on multiple saxophones.
Together with Gerard Gibbs on the Hammond B3 and Alex White on drums, Carter navigates through early jazz forms, swing, jump-blues, funk, avant-garde, and post-bop. His playing combines technical brilliance with great immediacy. The Hammond organ lays down warm, grooving soundscapes, while the drums propel the sound forward with precise drive and spontaneous accents.
Tribute to John Coltrane
The Organ Trio dedicates the evening to jazz legend John Coltrane, on the occasion of his 100th birthday in 2026. Between modal tension, free outbursts, and powerful rhythmic passages, a tribute emerges that does not rely on museological retrospect but translates Coltrane's musical spirit of discovery into the present.
The live atmosphere at Stadthaus Ulm promises an evening full of contrasts: chamber music sensitivity meets funky energy, controlled direction of one's sound ideas meets explosive improvisation. The audience experiences jazz as an open process where each moment can take a new direction.
Conclusion: Two sound worlds, an intense concert experience
The concert by Sclavis and Moussay, as well as James Carter and his Organ Trio, connects European improvisational art with American jazz tradition. Audience members can expect a musically diverse evening between clarinet poetry, Hammond groove, saxophone virtuosity, and rhythmic tension. Anyone wanting to experience jazz live as an immediate encounter should not miss this special concert at the Stadthaus Ulm.
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