{"id":1155,"date":"2026-07-18T17:59:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T15:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicways-germany.de\/?page_id=1155"},"modified":"2026-07-18T20:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T18:48:21","slug":"unijazzity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musicways-germany.de\/en\/unijazzity\/","title":{"rendered":"UniJAZZity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Executive Board of musicWays Germany e.V. is delighted to announce that the Westphalian children\u2019s and youth jazz orchestra \u2018UniJAZZity\u2019 \u2013 winner of the 2016 WDR Jazz Prize in the \u2018Young Talent\u2019 category \u2013 has been operating under our auspices since spring 2025. UniJAZZity stands out like no other big band in our region for its commitment to fostering musical talent and is regarded as the unofficial training ground for the North Rhine-Westphalia State Youth Jazz Orchestra (JJO NRW).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Warm welcome, dear Unijazzities!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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UniJAZZity, founded in 2009 as a collaboration between the Beckum-Warendorf Music School and Kulturgut Haus Nottbeck, brings together over 30 members \u2013 older children and teenagers \u2013 and impresses with its impressive repertoire and outstanding musical skill.<\/p>\n

The Big Band aims to provide up-and-coming talents with a platform, mentoring and friendships, so that they can grow together and realise their musical dreams. Many former \u2018UniJAZZities\u2019 go on to join the North Rhine-Westphalia State Youth Jazz Orchestra (JJO NRW) or pursue a professional career in music. The Big Band, which won the WDR Jazz Prize in 2016, was led for many years by the renowned trumpet soloist and jazz musician Christian Kappe (2009\u20132021). Under his leadership, the orchestra gained a wealth of stage experience and made a name for itself on the music scene \u2013 with performances at the Essen Philharmonie, the Friedenssaal in M\u00fcnster and joint concerts with leading figures such as Masha Bijlsma and Jason Yarde.<\/p>\n

Since 2021, UniJAZZity has been run by a dedicated team of lecturers comprising Patrick Porsch, Dieter Kuhlmann, Evgeny Rind and Christian Kappe.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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UniJAZZity has released two CDs to date: Just in time for the 2016 WDR Jazz Prize ceremony, the orchestra\u2019s debut album, \"Hit the Ground\", was released \u2013 eleven great songs from music history, performed with verve under the baton of Christian Kappe and sponsored by RWE. This was followed by the second CD \u201cGet in Line\u201d, featuring eleven further interpretations, including works by Gordon Goodwin, Charlie Parker and Hector Gabriel P\u00e9rez, supported by the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (LWL). Both CDs are available from our online shop.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As well as the CDs, UniJAZZity is also available to watch: the short film \u201cUniJAZZity\u201d profiles the orchestra under the artistic direction of Christian Kappe and the organisational leadership of Dirk Bogdanski, and was made possible with the support of Sparkasse M\u00fcnsterland-Ost. An official music video for \u2018Semente\u2019 (music: Michael League, arrangement: Julius H\u00fclshoff), featuring UniJAZZity and Tilman Rademacher as \u2018Der Captain\u2019, was produced by Arvid Film Filmwerkstatt M\u00fcnster and funded as part of the \u2018Landmusik\u2019 programme run by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. If you\u2019d like to see more live performances, you\u2019ll find plenty of concert recordings in our YouTube playlist, including \u2018Hit The Ground Running\u2019, \u2018Come Fly With Me\u2019 and \u2018North Shore Evening\u2019.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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UniJAZZity is always on the lookout for talented young musicians from the M\u00fcnster and Rhineland regions who are keen to explore the big-band sound, ranging from swing to modern jazz, Latin and pop. Interested? Please fill in this form and send it back to the UniJAZZity team!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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For enquiries regarding contact details or bookings, please feel free to contact the UniJAZZity team via Patrick Porsch (porsch@musikschulesoest.de) at any time.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Der Vorstand von musicWays Germany e.V. freut sich, mitteilen zu k\u00f6nnen, dass das mit dem WDR Jazzpreis 2016 in der Kategorie \u201eNachwuchs“ pr\u00e4mierte Kinder- und Jugendjazzorchester Westfalen \u201eUniJAZZity“ seit dem Fr\u00fchjahr 2025 unter unserer Tr\u00e4gerschaft steht. UniJAZZity steht wie keine zweite Big Band unserer Region f\u00fcr die F\u00f6rderung musikalischen Talents und gilt als inoffizielle Kaderschmiede […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_angie_page":false,"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"background-image","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":805,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"#000000","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1155","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicways-germany.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicways-germany.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicways-germany.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicways-germany.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicways-germany.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1155"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/musicways-germany.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1239,"href":"https:\/\/musicways-germany.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1155\/revisions\/1239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicways-germany.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}