A selection of chats with great musicians at jazzahead! 2026

Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.

While spending four days at jazzahead! In Bremen last week, I chatted with several musicians and you can hear extracts from those chats here. I have also started including transcripts, if you would prefer to read what we have talked about.

1. This episode begins with a tiny clip of Sahad’s set, before our conversation begins. Sahad is from Senegal - a musician and an activist and it was so inspirational to chat with him.
2. I spoke to Polish composer and singer Hania Derej in the conference centre itself, so I apologise for the background noise.
3. Santa Sillere is a Latvian jazz vocalist and it was a pleasure to chat about her music, and especially her work with Latvian poets.
4. Canadian trumpeter Rachel Therrien has a new album out called Mi Hogar and we chatted about her music in the conference centre.
5. My chat with Martin Fabricius was another one where we caught up in the hustle and bustle of jazzahead! He’s a Danish vibraphone player and we had lots to talk about.
6. I first came across another Danish musician, Kristoffer Rosing-Schow, when listening to the music of The Counterfictionals. I hadn’t realised that Kristoffer is responsible for the art behind that sextet and he shared some of that with me alongside our chat.
7. My final guest took me back into the Radio Bremen recording studio to chat with Swedish vocalist Sara Alden, who has just released Force of Nature.

Thanks to the team at jazzahead! for giving me such great access to amazing musicians, and a huge thank you to Radio Bremen (and especially engineer and producer Michael) for allowing me to use their recording facilities for three of these interviews.

In the background of Sara Alden’s interview and my conclusion, you can hear Jasmine Myra’s soundcheck.

You can also read my reviews of the four days I spent listening to music on my website.

Get in touch to let me know what you think!

Thank you for listening to Harmonious World. Please rate, review and share: click on the link and subscribe to support the show.

Don't forget the Quincy Jones quote that sums up why I do this: "Imagine what a harmonious world it would be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing."

Support the show

Read reviews of albums and gigs and find out more about me at hilaryseabrook.co.uk

Follow me on instagram.com/hilseabrook
Follow me on facebook.com/HilarySeabrookFreelanceWriter
Follow me on twitter.com/hilaryrwriter