Fri, Oct. 16, 2026 | 8:00 p.m. | Club Voltaire
Witch ’n‘ Monk + Uli Schiffelholz
As part of the Club Night at the Frankfurt German Jazz Festival
This evening, we present the group “Witch n Monk,” a duo featuring British guitarist and singer Heidi Heidelberg and Colombian flutist Mauricio Velasierra, joined by drummer Uli Schiffelholz from the local Rhine-Main scene. As part of the “interactive” Solo–Duo–Trio format typical of F.I.M., the musicians will perform both in their usual lineups and in collaborative ensembles.
Venue: Club Voltaire, Kleine Hochstr. 5, Frankfurt
Admission: €15; Jazzinitiative members: €12; Kulturpass: €1
Witch ‘n’ Monk is the duo of Colombian rebel flautist Mauricio Velasierra and British soprano and guitarist Heidi Heidelberg. Pulling together a diverse range of instrumentation; traditional Latin American flutes, unconventional vocals, electric guitar and bespoke electronics, they create a sound that is defiantly their own. The duo have forged an uncompromising, new musical language of composition and improvisation that travels fluidly between forms. Radically manipulated flutes, anarchic soprano vocals and analogue electronics mix with a jazz-punk guitar/bass hybrid.
The essence of their collaboration is encapsulated in the name; dark and light, feminine and masculine, punk and romantic, free-form and intricately composed. Exploring extremes and creating contrast is fundamental to their work. Treading upon the edges of genre – Witch ‘n’ Monk are equally as celebrated in the jazz and contemporary classical spheres as well as DIY and underground circles.
Their latest album OUTFOX was released on FLUID FORM CLUB records in 2025 and they also released a series of ’singles‘ in the format of GPS-guided sound walks, as covered by Bandcamp Daily. Their 2020 album ‘Witch ’n’ Monk’ – was released by John Zorn’s label Tzadik Records and named ‘Contemporary Album of the Month’ by The Guardian and was awarded the German Critics Award in the crossover category.
Uli Schiffelholz’s artistic work ranges from rock music to brass band music and classical music, as well as his work as a musician and performer in the theater, though his heart beats strongest for jazz. In addition to his work as a composer and arranger for his quartet, he is the drummer for the Thomas Bachmann Group, the Bob Degen Quartet, the J-Sound Project, the group USU SauerISchwarzISchiffelholz, and saxophonist Eric Plande’s band. From 2010 to 2018, he was a member of the Hessischer Rundfunk jazz ensemble, for which he also composed and arranged music. In 2011, he received the City of Frankfurt’s Jazz Fellowship, which enabled him to study in New York. In addition, he has shared the stage in various projects with musicians such as Valentin Garvie, Heinz Sauer, Markus Schieferdecker, Emil Mangelsdorf, John Schröder, Tony Lakatos, Wilson deOliveira, Peter Reiter, Jean-Yves Jung, and others.
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