A Jazz music concert by the Charlotte Greve’s Lisbeth Quartet (NYC/Berlin) held at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the capital on Sunday evening. Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, in cooperation with the BSA, organised the concert for the local audience.

However, due to the sudden sickness (suspected Dengue) of the front-woman, saxophonists Charlotte Greve, the popular band performed as a trio on stage.

Dr Kirsten Hackenbroch, Director of the Goethe-Institut Bangladesh inaugurated the concert and gave a welcome speech at the event.

Expressing her regret, Dr. Kirsten Hackenbroch said, “Very unfortunately the saxophonist Charlotte Greve is sick and cannot be on stage. But we will come to enjoy a Trio that happens to play its world premiere tonight in Dhaka.”

The members who performed as a trio are--Manuel Schmiedel (Piano), Igor Spallati (Bass) and Moritz Baumgärtner (Drums). The trio enthralled the audience with their unique concept of tone, rhythmic perfection, and subtle interplay. The concert lasted 70 minutes and ended with great applause in a full theatre Hall.

To note, the Jazz concert was a part of Lisbeth Quartett’s ongoing Asian tour. Began in Pune, the band performed in Chennai, Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Colombo and Kolkata. The band’s next destination is Pakistan.