Inga Rothammel – Solo Concerts
Between Beats, Sound and Improvisation
Twice nominated for the German Jazz Prize, saxophonist Inga Rothammel (studied at ArtEZ
University of the Arts in Arnhem) moves effortlessly between wild improvisation and lyrical
melody. With electronic sounds, field recordings, and a strong spirit of experimentation, she
creates a sonic jungle of trembling beats, mystical soundscapes, and dreamy saxophone lines.
Ingen Navn Trio
The music of Ingen Navn Trio is characterized by its contrast, blending fragile and
dreamy melodies with energetic rhythms and wildly improvisations.
The trio weaves meditative, deep-sounding and flowing improvisations into
compositions written by the saxophonist.
Nature and ambient sounds serve as a source of inspiration and are incorporated
organically as soundscapes within the improvised compositions.
The German-Italian trio came together in Arnhem, Netherlands, where the
musicians studied together at the ArtEZ Conservatory.
They discovered a shared passion for experimenting with music and seeking new
ways to express themselves.
The name “Ingen Navn” translates to “No Name” in Norwegian.
For the trio, this name represents the freedom to express themselves without being
constrained by expectations, rules, and constructs.
Anything can happen and can be present, allowing for a fluidity and versatility in their
performances.
Each moment holds its own unique sounds and secrets that the trio strives to bring to
life and express.
The Ingen Navn Trio has performed at various festivals
such as “Make it Jazz Festival”
(2019) in Tilburg, “TakeNote! Festival” (2019) in
Nijmegen, “So Whats Next Festival”
(2020) in Eindhoven and “Festival Jazz International
Nijmegen” (2021) and it is also
prize winner of the Jazz competition of the Werner
Richard-Dr. Carl Dörken Stiftung
(2021). They collaborated with DJ Illvibe at the Cologne
Jazzweek in 2023. In March 2023 they released their debut album “Elewha” on
Bertholdrecords, which was nominated by the German Jazz Prize in the category “Debut
Album of the Year” in 2024.
With their second album “ALTARA” (Berthold Records, released in June 2025),
they combine the energy of dance/pop with the freedom of jazz, combine
elements of punk, techno, breakcore and drum ́n’ bass, offer intensity and
depth that does not leave anyone untouched.
Saxophone: Inga Rothammel
Guitar: Rocco Romano
Drums: Hendrik Eichler
„Das ist geballte, atemlose Gegenwart“ – Stefan Pieper NRW Jazz -2025
„Auf jeden Fall horcht auf, wer Frontfrau und Komponistin Inga Rothammel mit ihrem Sound
auf Alt-und Baritonsaxofon, dem von radikaler Intuition befeuerten Humor in ihren Texten
erlebt, gesprochen, gerappt und gesungen, mit dem Charisma einer (scheinbar) erfahrenen
Poetry-Slammerin“ – Jazzthetik 2025
Lavandula
Saxophone – Inga Rothammel
Bratsche – Margarita Rumyantseva
Cello – Tabea Hörsch
Kontrabass – Stephan Goldbach
Drums – Hendrik Eichler
A shining fireworks of sounds and melodies sweep across the landscape of Argentina
The untouched nature, the wildness, the feeling of freedom. Feel the wind on his face, see the birds fly over you. The complex and interwoven melodies of the strings and saxophone dance together, alternate with freely improvised passages. Recorded sounds from nature – from Peru and Argentina – flow into the pieces with and merging with the interwoven melodies and sound scapes of the musicians. Classic, jazz and experimental elements as well as high -contrast, versatile structures and sounds shape the pieces of the composer Inga Rothammel. There are sound carpets, warm sounds and high frequencies. Like the wings of a butterfly, the tones carry a little bit of the path and show a beautiful landscape full of magic.
The album was inspired on a trip which Inga did last year and is a kind of film music to the pictures taken from Peru and Argentina.
Bit by bit, the album shows different stations on the trip, pauses briefly and then storms full of energy again.
Kyriel
Inspired by the movements, colors, and sounds of water, the musicians create unique, improvised performances in which music, movement, and dance merge into a flowing Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art).
Musical arcs range from minimalist soundscapes to repetitive patterns and lyrical melodies—always dynamic, surprising, and born in the moment.
At the center is saxophonist Inga Rothammel (two-time nominee for the German Jazz Prize), together with singers Susanne Hirschmann and Esther van Mahnen, who open up new sonic spaces with voice, movement, and improvisation.
RGR
Inga Rothammel (sax)
Jan Lukas Roßmülller (pno, snyth)
Jakob Görris (drums)
An exploding microverse: the freely improvising trio RGR creates intense moments of fragile beauty. No compositions, no agreements, but a shared musical understanding. The three musicians playfully combine different influences and sound worlds: Rustling, stroking, plucking, whispering, hissing or singing. From quiet sounds and broken beats, the trio develops filigree melodies that draw their irrepressible power from spontaneous emergence.
Saxophonist Inga Rothammel, pianist Jan Lukas Roßmüller and drummer Jakob Görris belong to a young Cologne jazz generation that moves between experimental sonority and disarming simplicity. Octopetala is the name of their debut album, which will be released in March 2024 on Boomslang Records. It takes its name from the polar rose. The band has been awarded by Loft Cologne and was able to record their first album as part of the Recording Project in October 2022.
PLaying in Unusual places
tatraum projekte schmidt
verschwindendes II./ digitale version
Eine interdisziplinäre theater.tanz. PERFORMANCE als performativ-sinnliche Such.Bewegung nach menschlich Zukünftigem und Dynamiken des Aufbruchs (einer Gesellschaft) aus kybernetischer Perspektive: verschwindendes ./. irgendwo
Hierfür wurden vier Szenen der analogen Performance aus sechs verschieden Perspektiven (z.B. Performer:in, Objekt, Kameramensch…) gefilmt. In der Postproduktion wurden aus diese Perspektiven ein 360° Raum kreiert. Die Zuschauenden können frei zwischen den Perspektiven wählen und bleiben damit selbständig entscheidende Akteur:innen in einem immersiv-digitalen Raum…
Esther Aleida Trio
‘’A combination of sixties, jazz and a lot of improvisation’’
By means of diversity in patterns, rhythms and the usage of multi instrumentality this jazz folk trio from Arnhem leads you through different worlds filled with mystic stories, surprising turns, and modern fairytales.
Singer Esther plays her pieces with a lot of joy and expression.
Thanks to improvisation her pieces sounds a tiny bit different every time they play it. Because of this no concert of this trio is the same.
Guitar player Rocco Romano and saxophone player inga Rothammel let this trio sound like a warm sonorous whole. With their edgy but fitting improvisations they add new pages to the story.
Esther van Maanen – Vocals
Rocco Romano – Guitar
Inga Rothammel – Saxophone
New Album Napokania:
Sound Shape Collective
The Sound Shape Collective is a pool of improvisers based in Cologne (DE) and Arnhem (NL). Eight individual musicians share a mutual platform on which improvisation allows them to explore the concept of art and vex the rims of musicality. The Collective believes in research and experimentation as the main part of the process of making music.
Esther van Maanen – Vocals
Susanne Hirschmann – Vocals
Inga Rothammel – Saxophone
Max Kelm – Piano
Christian Pensel – Cello, Flute and more
Kim-Kamilla Jäger – Cello
Rocco Romano – Guitar
Hendrik Eichler – Drums
Inga Rothammel 