A musical show - like a rollercoaster of sounds, laughter and surprises - designed to unleash creativity and rebellion in the audience.
A band of great, but also a slightly crazy musicians who pay tribute to Frank Zappa in the best way possible: with their own rhythms, without notes and with unbridled and devilish fun.
On this journey through Zappa's musical universe, viewers discover which musicians inspired him and which themes surrounded the exceptional musician: With a melting pot of musical influences, satirical lyrics, extremely accomplished instrumental skills and unseen theatrical performances, Zappa broke almost all the established rules of the music business and thrilled millions.
For KlangART Vision, Zappa's unforgettable music was rearranged and conceived by musician and producer Sandro Giampietro together with Antonio Jiménez Marín, winner of the John Cage Competition. Also on board are Lukas Strobel, also known to many as Alligatoah, and Jost Nickel, drummer of the Jan Delay Band. Saxophonist Natalio Sued, keyboardist Andi Pique and Tom Nendza on bass complete the colorful line-up.
From experimental rock to avant-garde jazz to the boldest contemporary music and various improvisations - this concert has it all.
Are you ready to awaken your most rebellious spirit?
Sandro Giampietro
is not only vocalist, guitar player, songwriter, and producer. The son of a jazz singer and a drummer sings and plays guitar since the age of five. The root of heavy metal music had a big influence on his songwriting since the beginning of his musical career. As an early teenager he wrote heavy metal songs for his band were he was the frontman. In the Year 1995 he was discovered by the German jazz musician Helge Schneider. He played in his band until 1997 and from 2006 until now. Since 1998 he worked – among other theaters – at the Thalia Theater Hamburg, were he acted on stage and wrote music. Beside this he released several CDs with his band Sandro and one Album via Frontiers Records with the band Zillion (b: Jens Becker, dr: Mike Terrana). Further more he Played Guitars and wrote Songs with Michael Kiske (ex- Helloween, Unisonic, Place Vendome) with Supared (2003) and played on his solo Works Kiske (2006) and Past In Different Ways (2008) guitars. In the year 2012 Sandro founded the metal band Starchild. Beside this he is working on the new Solo Album of Michael Kiske and as co-songwriter for Unisonic.
Antonio Jiménez-Marín
Praised for his “captivating” and “versatile” performances (NMZ – Neue Musikzeitung), Antonio Marín, winner of the 2023 John Cage Competition in Germany, has built an esteemed and multifaceted career as soloist and chamber musician that has taken him to America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. His performing activity as a trombonist is extended by his work in theater music, improvisation, composition, and seamless collaborations within various ensembles and multidisciplinary projects. Antonio´s recent works include a solo performer/musician concert entitled “Antonio Tromboncino” (2023) for young audiences and “Ich packe in meinen Koffer..” (2024), a concert version of his book for your trombonists premiered at the Vera Oeri Musik Bibliothek in Basel.
A prominent figure in new music festivals and concert halls across Europe, Antonio appears as solo trombonist and as an orchestral musician with the Ensemble Modern Frankfurt, Ensemble Phoenix Basel, Collegium Novum Zürich, Dresdner Sinfoniker, Klangforum Wien, Remix Ensemble Casa da Música in Porto, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada and Orquesta del Teatro La Fenice in Venice.
Previously, Antonio studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where he won most performances prizes and graduated with The Principal´s John Wallace CBE Prize for Excellence in July 2013. During his time in Scotland, he was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland and the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme. In 2014, he was accepted into the International Ensemble Modern Akademie in Frankfurt. In June 2017, he completed specialization in the Master’s program for Contemporary Music at the Musik-Akademie Basel with distinction. His educational pursuits culminated in a pedagogic degree from FHNW n 2023, complementing his training with Michel Büttler. In Basel he studied with Mike Svoboda, Marcus Weiss, and Jürg Henneberger. Currently Antonio receives valuable guidance from a wide variety of artists: Fabrice Millischer, Carlos Gil, Valentin Garvie, Natalio Sued, Sarah Maria Sun, Sandro Giampietro, and the rapper Alligatoah.
Since 2023 he is Docent at the Basel Musik Akademie / Basel Musikschule.
