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Holly Schlott can look back on an impressive musical career that can hardly be summed up in a few words. Born in Vogtland in 1958 and at home in Berlin since 1974, she began her studies at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music at the age of 16 – the start of a career that has taken her to stages all over the world.
Holly became known with the celebrated bands Fun Horns and FAVO, as well as through her long-standing collaboration with Jocelyn B. Smith. Over the decades, she has played with greats such as Baby Sommer, Joachim Kühn, Cecil Taylor, Gebhard Ullmann, Simon Nabatov, Tony Lakatos – and even with Mikis Theodorakis, Chaka Khan and Udo Lindenberg.
But Holly is more than just a brilliant saxophonist and composer: as a producer, arranger and passionate teacher, she has been sharing her knowledge for many years – for example at the Hanns Eisler Music Conservatory and the Jazz Institute Berlin.
On Nov 20th, 2025 Holly brings her Large Ensemble UNIQUE to the rejazz-festival – a powerful sounding project that combines musical diversity, personality and visionary energy in an impressive way.
Lucía Boffo arbeitet mit verschiedenen Formationen auf der Bühne und im Studio und hat mit diesen für die Labels “El Club del Disco” und “Inparmaint” diverse Produktionen aufgenommen. Dazu gehören Mingunos (Nonet-Hommage an Charles Mingus), Tomás Fares & The Sindicalistas, das Vokal-Jazz-Trio HIP SISTA und das Duo Andrés Marino & Lucía Boffo.
Sie trat bereits auf Jazzfestivals in ganz Argentinien auf (Ushuaia, Santa Fe, Ramallo, Córdoba, Mendoza, Mar del Plata, etc.), dem Internationalen Jazzfestival von Buenos Aires und nahm mehrmals am Encuentro Jazz a la Calle in Uruguay teil.
Seit einigen Jahren lebt sie in Berlin, wo sie am Jazzinstitut Berlin (JIB) ein Masterstudium absolviert.
Beim rejazz-festival tritt Lucía Boffo am 15.11.23 auf im Duo mit Andrés Marino.