Disko-Diskurs

Goethe-Institut and Eaton present a listening session about jazz and its transatlantic echoes, featuring Thomas Meinecke and Michael Bowie.

Join the us on Tuesday, April 7 to kick-off Disko-Diskurs with a vinyl listening session about jazz and its transatlantic echoes, featuring Thomas Meinecke—renowned DJ, author, and founder of Berlin’s iconic Plattenspieler sessions. “One of the most influential figures in the German music scene,” Meinecke’s influence spans from the dancefloors of Berghain to the airwaves of German radio.

Disko-Diskurs is a series of listening sessions that invites artists to play a song off a vinyl and then deconstruct it—looking past the tracks to the cultural significance they inhabit, and the unique stories born from engaging with them.

These sessions bring together global artists to show how music and personal stories unite us in a complicated understanding of freedom and expression today.

Presented by the Goethe-Institut Washington and Eaton DC. This is listening session is part of The Art of Freedom: Voices of Expression from Europe to America, a project by the EUNIC DC, where art, voices, and ideas meet to explore freedom of expression across Europe and America. The April 7th session will feature Michael Bowie, bassist, composer, producer, educator and CCO of Distrik Kollective.

More about Meinecke:

“A defining voice of German pop culture”

“He has played a key role in reimagining pop music in the German-speaking world and opening it up aesthetically. His work combines musical innovation with cultural curiosity, making him a distinctive voice at the intersection of subculture, theory, and sound research.”

“He views pop as a cultural practice, a social archive, and a space for experimentation. With his distinctive approach, he has inspired generations of musicians, DJs, and culture enthusiasts and remains a driving force in the dialogue between music and the present.