A finding of oneself, a greeting, a farewell: signals that become language. Language that lives without the

spoken word. Language that builds connections between personalities that

could not be more multifaceted and yet know their commonalities, relate to one another,

locate themselves, and communicate.

Lived language, unmistakable and authentic through each of its personal dialects.

Like language in the collective: signals that become sounds, then tones, music, and

finally stories. A finding of oneself, a greeting, a farewell. And what happens in

between.

'HEDWIG JANKOS D I A L E C T' is the latest project by saxophonist and composer

Hedwig Janko, who lives in Hamburg. With her quintet, an emerging young ensemble from

the Hamburg jazz scene, she combines free improvisation with the lyrical melodies of her

own compositions. The ensemble uses the full spectrum of sound, which produces both

intense, dense passages as well as moments of delicate transparency. In this way, musical

monologues become dialogues, conversations, and sometimes debates or imaginative narratives

that captivate the audience.

At the center is the diversity of musical "dialects" – the individual sound languages of the

musicians, who bring their personal touch to the project and thus shape the sound of

D I A L E C T.

Line-up:

Hedwig Janko - as, fl

Tom Wendler - trb

Tobias Frohnhöfer - vib

Melanie Streitmatter - b

Johannes Kalt - dr