ANKE HELFRICH
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Dear friends, I am very happy and honored that my new album “WE’LL RISE” has been nominated for the GERMAN JAZZ PRIZE in the “ALBUM OF THE YEAR” category!!! Thank you very much for this appreciation, and congratulations to all the other nominees! Million thanks to Deutscher Jazz Preis, Initiative Music, and the jury for the nomination! My sincere gratitude to my wonderful band for their playing, support, and friendship: Dietmar Fuhr, Jens Düppe, Adrian Mears, and to Terri Lyne Carrington for her support and her words of appreciation about Geri Allen. Thanks to Markus Born, who did such a great job and believed in the project from the start, thanks to Nicole Schneider, who delved into all biographies and painted each woman while listening to the recording. Many thanks to Petra Arnold for the beautiful pictures, Christoph Stickel for his fantastic mastering, and to Thomas Rauch for providing the concert photo. My thanks go out to Werner Aldinger and Enja & Yellowbird Records for his trust, to Judith Kobus for her amazing work and support, Mio Film GmbH, Nils Keber, Mona Nordhues, Jonathan Blume, and Marc Göbel who made a wonderful EPK about the making of this album. Thanks to Jennifer Lash & Caged Bird Legacy & CMG and Ora Harris, Rachel Lyons, and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. And again to Initiative Musik gGmbH for supporting the preparation and implementation of everything connected to “WE’LL RISE“ and to everyone involved in making this recording! The music shines a light on inspiring women and forgotten pioneers. From scientists and artists to activists, their stories and legacies serve as a testament to resilience, determination, courage, and talent, empowering future generations. We are excited to play for the Federal President at Schloss Bellevue in Berlin on March 8th! We will be at Jazzahead in April and are looking forward to our upcoming concerts and tours that are in the planning. Hope to see you somewhere!
Love and peace,
My new album WE’LL RISE will be released on November 24th, 2023
Links: - BR2: Weltfrauentag-jazz  Open air, Hemsbacher Jazztage 2023
 Photo from the recording session at -Kleine Audiowelt- with sound engineer Markus Born
 Trio concert King Georg Cologne, Dec. 2022: Gerhard Richter
 Concert with Adrian Mears at the DHPS in Windhoek/Namibia, September 2021
European Jazz Workshop in Santa Sofia/Italy, October 2021
 Anke Helfrich Trio & Adrian Mears, Jazztage Weinheim 1.8.2021, Foto: Thomas Rauch
 Anke Helfrich Trio & Adrian Mears, Jazztage Weinheim 1.8.2021, Foto: Thomas Rauch
 Anke Helfrich, Swakopmund 9/2021
 photo by Frank Siemers / concert for the Jazz Federation in Hamburg / January 2020
 Signing the great poster after a wonderful evening playing solo at the Jahnhalle Weinstadt / December 2019
 Nice hang after the Solo-Piano-Night in Ottobrunn: Leonid Chizhik, Julia Hülsmann,Anke Helfrich, Jasper Van’t Hof, Cornelius Claudio Kreusch, Oliver Hochkeppel / December 2019
 Concert in Mannheim with my buddies / December 2019
 European Jazz School - Workshop in Bursa / November 2019
 Festspiele Wetzlar
 Cecilie Norby’s Sisters in Jazz at Ystad Jazz Festival
 At the SWR-studio in Baden-Baden to record my radio program 'Female Jazz Piano' - it will be aired on SWR2, April 27th at 22:03
 "Ambassador of Weinheim", photo by Stella Kirgiane-Efremidis
 Sketch-Jazz-Session with great artist Nicole Schneider in February 2019
 painted by Nicole Schneider during our trio concert at the Jazzinstitut Darmstadt in December 2018
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15. June 2025 | Klaipeda/LT, "ELBJAZZ Cruise" Mein Schiff (Anke Helfrich Trio / Gregory Porter / Kat Eaton) More dates you can find at the |
