The German saxophonist Nicole Johänntgen is one of Europe’s busiest musicians, traveling frequently from her home in Switzerland to play with a cross-section of the continent’s jazz artists. In a review, the critic Mane Stelzer called her “a bundle of energy with great creative power.†Ms. Johänntgen has organized a movement called Sofia that is dedicated to bringing together accomplished women jazz artists. A recent promotional video brings her together with herself—in quadruplicate.
For a Rifftides review of Ms Johänntgen and Sofia at last summer’s Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival, go here.