Programme
The major biennial festival "Stars im Luitpoldhain" brings internationally renowned jazz stars to the stage on Sunday, 4 August from 8 pm. This year, Wolfgang Haffner, world-class drummer, Nuremberg Kulturpreis winner and musical director of Stars im Luitpoldhain, is bringing some very special companions to the stage: The German-Swedish formation 4 Wheel Drive (Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Lars Danielsson, Wolfgang Haffner), the legendary trumpeter Randy Brecker, the singer Ida Sand, the DJ and musician Shantel, who is known for his unique fusion of Balkan beats, electronics and world music, as well as Música Popular Brasileira and jazz star Ivan Lins from Brazil. Rhythm and groove will be provided by the top musicians of the German All Star Big Band under the direction of Jörg Achim Keller.
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Caro Matzko is Hannes Ringlstetter's partner in the BR programme Ringlstetter. The moderator and author is known from programmes such as the ARD health check or Planet Wissen.
This year, she is moderating Stars im Luitpoldhain in Nuremberg for the first time. As a passionate jazz lover, she combines her enthusiasm for music with professionalism on stage in front of 40,000 people.