四月的江南，春水初生。
这一次，与春天一同到来的，还有来自八千公里外的爵士乐。
应Beethoven For Youth贝多芬青少年音乐节邀请，在盐官潮乐之城等合作伙伴的支持下，来自德国的汉堡青年爵士乐团（LJJO Hamburg）——这支被誉为德国青年爵士乐坛顶尖代表的乐团，将于2026年4月登陆WeArts杭州西子音乐厅以及盐官潮乐之城，在这个春天，为我们音乐节的乐迷们带来耳目一新的爵士乐演出！

In April, the waters of Jiangnan begin to rise with the arrival of spring.
This time, alongside the spring, jazz music arrives from 8,000 kilometres away.At the invitation of the Beethoven For Youth Festival, and with the support of partners such as Yangkwan Tidal Music City, the Hamburg Youth Jazz Orchestra (LJJO Hamburg) from Germany— — an ensemble hailed as one of the leading representatives of the German youth jazz scene — will perform at the WeArts Hangzhou Xizi Concert Hall and Yuanguan Tidal Music City in April 2026, bringing a refreshing jazz experience to our festival’s music lovers this spring!

汉堡州青年爵士乐团，是德国汉堡青年爵士乐坛的最高水准代表。成员年龄在20至25岁之间，几乎全部就读于德国、奥地利、荷兰顶尖音乐院校的爵士专业。乐团每年仅打造两套全新曲目，在汉堡易北爱乐厅、JazzHall、NICA爵士俱乐部等地标性舞台演出。而这一次，他们把春季新节目的其中一站，放在了美丽的杭州。
约恩·马库森-武尔夫（Jörn Marcussen-Wulff）——欧洲爵士圈绕不开的名字。他是获奖作曲家、编曲家、长号演奏家与指挥家，任教于魏玛“弗朗茨·李斯特”音乐大学和汉诺威音乐与戏剧大学，同时执掌德国知名职业大乐团“Fette Hupe”。他定期为NDR大乐队、法兰克福广播大乐队、Metropole Orkest等欧洲顶尖爵士乐团创作与编曲——后者的专辑曾获格莱美提名。他的音乐被业界评价为“代表了欧洲大乐队编曲家的新时代精神，打破常规，在爵士乐团编制中寻找属于自己的音乐语言”。
他们极具质感的演出，将为这里带来不同场景的大乐队现场。21人经典Big Band编制：5支萨克斯、4支长号、4支小号、节奏组双人配置——钢琴、吉他、贝斯、鼓。音色层次丰富，风格跨度从传统爵士到现代编曲，既有技术精度，也有情感温度。

爵士双城记：不仅在杭州西子，也在盐官潮乐之城与您相约！

The Hamburg State Youth Jazz Orchestra represents the very pinnacle of the youth jazz scene in Hamburg, Germany. The members, aged between 20 and 25, are almost all enrolled in jazz programmes at leading music academies in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. The ensemble creates just two brand-new repertoires each year, performing on iconic stages such as the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, JazzHall and the NICA Jazz Club. This time, they have chosen the beautiful city of Hangzhou as one of the stops on their spring tour.

Jörn Marcussen-Wulff – a name that is synonymous with the European jazz scene. He is an award-winning composer, arranger, trombonist and conductor, teaching at the ‘Franz Liszt’ University of Music in Weimar and the University of Music and Drama in Hanover, whilst also leading the renowned German professional big band ‘Fette Hupe’. He regularly composes and arranges for Europe’s leading jazz big bands, including the NDR Big Band, the Frankfurt Radio Big Band and the Metropole Orkest – the latter of which has been nominated for a Grammy Award.

His music has been hailed by the industry as “embodying the spirit of a new era in European big band arranging, breaking with convention and forging his own musical language within the jazz big band format”.

Their richly textured performances will bring a variety of big band live experiences to the venue. A classic 21-piece big band line-up: 5 saxophones, 4 trombones, 4 trumpets, and a double rhythm section—piano, guitar, bass and drums. With a rich tonal palette and a stylistic range spanning from traditional jazz to modern arrangements, their music combines technical precision with emotional depth.

Jazz Twin Cities: We look forward to meeting you not only at West Lake in Hangzhou, but also in Yuanguan, the Water City of Music !