This year’s Jazz Pro will feature the Anke Helfrich Trio from Frankfurt! Yokohama JAZZ PROMENADE 2025 Highlights, Part 1

The Anke Helfrich Trio from Frankfurt will be coming to Japan for this year’s Jazz Pro! [Yokohama JAZZ PROMENADE 2025 – Part 1 of This Year’s Highlights] ​
Yokohama Arts Foundation Press release: September 9, 2025 To Members of the Press This year’s Jazz Pro will feature the Anke Helfrich Trio from Frankfurt! [Yokohama JAZZ PROMENADE 2025 – Part 1 of This Year’s Highlights] This year, Yokohama’s autumn tradition, “Yokohama JAZZ PROMENADE” (Jazz Pro), will be held on Saturday, October 11th and Sunday, October 12th. Tickets are now on sale for all eight live performances at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No. 1, 3rd Floor Hall, and Kannai Hall (Small Hall). In particular, we’d like to introduce the “Frankfurt Special Stage,” a special event celebrating Yokohama Jazz 100 years, which will be held on Saturday, October 11th, in the 3rd Floor Hall of Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No. 1.
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Anke Helfrich Trio. From left to right: Anke Helfrich (piano), Dietmar Fuhr (bass), Jens Duppe (drums) ◆ Yokohama Jazz 100th Anniversary Special Event: Frankfurt Special Stage This year marks 100 years since jazz was first performed in Yokohama in 1925 by the American jazz band of magician Matsuaki Sai Tenkatsu. To help build the next 100 years of jazz history in Yokohama, we’ve planned an international exchange event through music. We’ll be inviting trending bands from Yokohama’s partner cities of Frankfurt and Taipei. With the cooperation of Jazz Initiative Frankfurt (JIF), which shares the same aspirations as jazz professionals, we’ve decided to bring the Anke Helfrich Trio from Frankfurt to Japan for Jazz Professional. Pianist Anke Helfrich is one of Germany’s leading jazz musicians, having been nominated for the German Record Critics’ Award and the German Jazz Award’s “Album of the Year” category for her 2023 album “We’ll Rise.” Bassist Dietmar Fuhr and drummer Jens Duppe are also highly popular performers on the German jazz scene. In the Jazz Pro section, you’ll enjoy a full performance, primarily of the trio’s original compositions! We’ve received a message from Anke Helfrich! We’ve received a message from pianist Anke Helfrich. Watch the video here!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14302/1367/14302-1367-69d1a25666cd841e74873d7842b8f9a0-2362×1572.jpg Anke Helfrich Hello everyone in Yokohama. I’m Anke Helfrich, a German jazz musician. I’m incredibly excited to be visiting Japan for the first time this fall. I’ll be coming to Japan as a trio with two wonderful German musicians. Dietmar Fuhr on bass and Jens Duppe on drums. We’ll be performing at Bosch Hall (Tsutsumi Community Cultural Center) on Sunday, October 5th. At the Yokohama Jazz Promenade on Saturday, October 11th, we’ll be performing our original songs from our latest CD, “We’ll Rise.” We look forward to seeing you there! “Frankfurt Special Stage” Overview & How to Purchase Tickets Date & Time: Saturday, October 11, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (Doors open at 12:30 PM) Venue: Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No. 1, 3rd Floor Hall Performers: Anke Helfrich Trio Anke Helfrich (piano) Dietmar Fuhr (bass) Jens Duppe (drums) Organized by: Yokohama JAZZ PROMENADE Executive Committee Co-organized by: Yokohama City Lively Sports and Culture Bureau Supported by: Jazz Initiative Frankfurt (JIF) Tickets / All seats unreserved, tax included. Advance: ¥4,000, same-day: ¥5,000 Tickets on sale at Confetti until 11:00 PM on Friday, October 10th [Online reservations] https://www.confetti-web.com/@/jazzpro2025 [Phone Reservations] Confetti Ticket Center 050-3092-0051 Reception hours: Weekdays 10:00-17:00 *Operator support available Fiscal Year 2025 Agency for Cultural Affairs Cultural and Artistic Creation Center Formation Project
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14302/1367/14302-1367-7e066ac2eee4eb8484d3d5aaaabc5493-378×608.jpg ◆ There are other plans for Yokohama JAZZ PROMENADE 2025! ★ Hall Live In addition to invitations from Frankfurt and Taiwan, we will be holding a special event titled “Jazz in the Showa Era.” A total of six performances will look back on the past 100 years of jazz history. ★ Street Corner Live Approximately 160 bands will perform at 14 locations around the city, including public spaces and event spaces in commercial facilities. The big band venue will also feature a performance of the “Yokohama City Song JAZZPRO 2025 Ver.” The annually popular parade will also be held. ★ Jazz Club In a completely different atmosphere from a hall, each establishment showcases its own unique style, offering a place where you can listen to “seasonal jazz.” The streets of Yokohama are filled with jazz, day and night. ◆ ◆ Event Overview ◆ ◆ Dates / October 11th (Sat) and 12th (Sun), 2025, 11:30 AM – 7:30 PM *Times vary by venue Venue / Hall Live: Kannai Hall (Small Hall) Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No. 1, 3rd Floor Hall Street Corner Live: 14 venues including public spaces and event spaces Jazz Clubs: 16 jazz clubs in the city Organized by: Yokohama JAZZ PROMENADE Executive Committee Co-organized by: Yokohama City Lively Sports and Culture Bureau Press release attachments