A brand new DARK MONDAY @ MERLIN series devoted to PINS – Presenting Innovative New Sounds!
This new series will feature talented Musicians and Bands in collaboration with NEAT’s own musical formation THE NEATLES.
The first musical guest of the new NEATLES & PINS series will be a performance of ESTHER ALEIDA BAND.
Esther van Maanen is originally from the Netherlands. She completed her degree in Jazz & Pop singing at the ArtEZ Conservatory in Arnheim in 2017. She’s been pursuing her passion for songwriting and discovering new musical frontiers ever since, both with her jazz-blues duo 11 minuteslate (yes, that is the correct spelling!) and with the Esther Aleida Band, which she describes as „A combination of folk singer-songwriter, world music, and a good dose of improvisation.“
Through diversity in patterns, rhythms and an ever-evolving instrumental lineup, this international ensemble takes you through different worlds filled with mysterious storylines, surprising twists and modern fairy tales.
Currently, Esther is settled in Stuttgart and plays her songs together with a rotation group of musicians from around the world. Thanks to improvisation and the different influences of group members, her pieces sound a little bit different every time. As a result, no concert is the same! Very exciting!
Esther’s original songs are due to be released on an album in 2026.
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PINS – PRESENTING INNOVATIVE NEW SOUNDS
The Premiere Performance of the new PINS series will be initiated by NEAT’s own „International and ever-evolving ensemble“ – THE NEATLES – which currently features Riccardo Tassinari on Trumpet, Charles C. Urban on Ukulele, and Vocalists Samantha Mohr, Sylvia Owens, Anna Lind-Neider and a few special guests…
PERFORMANCE – January 12 at 20:00 hrs in MERLIN
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DARK MONDAY @ MERLIN is sponsored by the Staatministerin für Kultur und Medien in cooperation with MERLIN – Kulturzentrum and DAZ – Deutsch Amerikanisches Zentrum.
New English American Theater Stuttgart 