WDR Big Band & Randy Brecker — Kurhaus Bad Hamm, 2026

On 19 April 2026, American trumpeter Randy Brecker rejoins the prestigious WDR Big Band on stage at the Kurhaus in Bad Hamm, Germany. Led by Bob Mintzer, who also writes the arrangements, this large jazz ensemble offers a full concert tailored to Brecker’s flamboyant trumpet, a legend of jazz-funk and fusion. The programme runs through original compositions — “Back n’ Fourth”, “Breakthrough”, “Soaring Eagle”, “Harpoon” — in the lineage of the musician’s historic collaboration with the German big band. Joined by guitarist Peter Tiehuis and percussionist Sebastian Nickoll, Randy Brecker trades lines with the brass and saxophone sections in finely chiselled arrangements. This live recording documents the excellence of one of the world’s best big bands and the art of contemporary jazz fusion. For fans of jazz, big band and instrumental music, this filmed live concert is a high-flying demonstration, captured in 2026 in Germany. It also extends a decades-long dialogue between Randy Brecker and the WDR Big Band, an association that has already yielded Grammy-winning recordings.