Michael Gottfried and Andreas Brandis present: ACT & Friends (22 May 2026)

For the German label ACT, jazz is a language, a vocabulary, an idea that connects genres, cultures and individuals. In their show “ACT & Friends”, Andreas Brandis, head of ACT and publicist / A&R Michael Gottfried play and talk about new and old ACT releases as well as music that follows a similar spirit of jazz as a genre- and border-crossing music for open-minded listeners.

Playlist:
Nils Landgren / Esbjörn Svensson – Gärdebylåten (Swedish Folk Modern) {past is present}
Mahan Mirarab – First Idea {Unspoken}
Robinson Khoury – Alaoiu Club {Transara}
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest – As You Are But Not As You Were {Somni}
Mark Guiliana – when will be the last time? {questions}
Johanna Summer – Andantino de Clara (Summer/Levit) {Dialoge}
Little North with Joel Ross & Hannes Bennich – Ross {Crossing Currents}
Daniel García – Tests {The Heroe’s Journey}