The phrase "dusha connection" does not appear to be standard German. "Dusha" could be a misspelling or a term from another language, as it means "soul" in Russian. "Connection" is English. If you meant something specific in German, please provide more context or clarify the term, and I would be happy to help translate it!

Erik Satie in the Jazz Parallel Universe

The Vienna-based ensemble dusha connection takes on the French eccentric Erik Satie and transforms well-known melodies into a contemporary jazz language full of wit, depth, and quirky beauty.

Satie, this brilliant loner who earned his bread as a pianist in Parisian variety shows and cabarets, was ridiculed by the academic music scene and allegedly suffered from Tourette's syndrome, provides the basis for a musical exploration between genius and outsider status. dusha connection follows this path with playful seriousness – somewhere between Dadaist gesture and poetic groove.

The result: music that laughs, stumbles, dreams – and sometimes weeps. With unconventional rhythms, open soundscapes, and a strong sense of improvisation, a bridge is created between Satie's whimsical world and the present, between variety and jazz club, between nostalgia and a wink.

And because every good idea can handle a bit of extravagance, the band expands its classic jazz lineup (piano, double bass, drums, trumpet) with an instrument one would hardly expect here: the Chinese violin Erhu. It brings Eastern shades into play – a delicate, vibrating counterbalance to all that European melancholy.

Actress Alena Baich moderates the concert and provides a brief introduction to Satie's history.

Chiaohua Chang - Erhu (Chinese violin), Esad Halilovic - drums, Urs Hager - piano, Clemens Rofner - bass, Nikola Vukovic - trumpet, Alena Baich - moderation.