Mareike Wiening Quintet “Future Memories”

"Future Memories" Tour 2022

"Forward-thinking, fresh and presented with pure honesty" (New York City Jazzrecord).

"Future Memories" is the second album by Cologne-based drummer Mareike Wiening and her US-based quintet.

The music is inspired not only by the influences of the Big Apple, but also by Wiening's former station in life: Scandinavia. A subtle, melodically joyful synthesis of the arts full of nuanced and varied sound poems, sometimes chamber music-like, sometimes playfully dancing in waltzes, then again gripping with grooving improvisations. The musical dialogue between soloist and accompaniment is another characteristic of the band: the give and take, the emotional reaction or the creative and unexpected surprises that arise through spontaneity and out of the moment:

"Wiening has put together a truly transatlantic jazz project. Each of her pieces is a complete, sophisticated, elegant work of art."
(JazzTimes)

The award-winning musician has lived in New York for many years, where she established herself in the New York jazz scene. She has given concerts at the Blue Note Jazzclub, Winter Jazzfest New York and Carnegie Hall. She has appeared on stage with John Zorn, Ben Wendel and Dan Tepfer, among others. Concerts took them all over Europe, North and South America. In 2022 the quintet was nominated for the German Jazz Award and now presents itself for the first time in the Stadtgarten Cologne.