IDO-Festival 2026: Organ Goes Blue Note Brings Ali Claudi's Legacy to Düsseldorf


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When the Pipe Organ Ignites the Blue Note Spirit
At the 21st IDO Festival, the sonic impact of the Steinmann organ meets swing, blues, Latin, jazz, funk, and ballads. Organ Goes Blue Note – Ali Claudi Legacy continues an extraordinary musical idea on October 9, 2026, at the Paul-Gerhardt-Haus in Düsseldorf-Heerdt, significantly shaped by the guitar virtuoso Ali Claudi, who passed away in October 2023.
Jazz, Organ, and a Living Legacy
The concert demonstrates how versatile a pipe organ can sound beyond liturgical traditions. Hans-Günther Adam connects the organ and pedal bass with adventurous playing, while Christian Schröder contributes technically precise and sensitive drumming to the trio. Roland Kämmerling expands the formation with trumpet, cornet, and flugelhorn.
His playing spans from down-to-earth jazz tradition to bold solo excursions. Together, the musicians keep Ali Claudi’s musical legacy alive while also presenting new repertoire and their own compositions.
Living Room Atmosphere at the Paul-Gerhardt-Haus
The Paul-Gerhardt-Haus creates an immediate concert atmosphere with its unique acoustics and relatively small instrument. The closeness between the audience and the musicians lends the evening the character of a musical living room: intimate, focused, and full of surprising sound colors.
The organ, built by Gustav Steinmann in 1985, features two manuals, a pedal, mechanical action and register architecture, as well as characteristic stops like principal, mixture, cornet, and oboe. This sound palette forms the basis for a concert where rhythmic energy meets the typical depth of the organ.
An Evening Between Groove and Sound Architecture
The audience can expect a varied concert program with stylistic border crossings. The combination of organ, pedal bass, drums, and brass promises an evening where blues feeling, jazz improvisation, and the room-filling power of the organ intertwine.
The IDO Festival stands for genre-crossing concert ideas and unusual encounters. Organ Goes Blue Note consistently continues this festival tradition, transforming a church space into a stage for rhythmic tension, warm brass colors, and expressive improvisation.
Conclusion: Experience Ali Claudi's Idea Live
Organ Goes Blue Note – Ali Claudi Legacy connects remembrance, musical openness, and immediate concert energy. Those who appreciate jazz, organ music, and extraordinary sound experiments will experience a special evening at the 21st IDO Festival in the Paul-Gerhardt-Haus. Secure your spot and discover how effortlessly a pipe organ can sound in the language of Blue Note.
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