The Robert Kessler Trio will be performing a jazz concert at the Sala Insular de Teatro in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria as part of Jazz Otoño 2026. The programme features contemporary jazz, which Kessler blends with world music, blues and pop. He is joined by Andreas Henze on double bass and Tobias Backhaus on drums. The concert lasts around 75 minutes, is recommended for those aged 14 and over, and costs 10 euros.
Friday6November 2026
When
Friday 6 November 2026, 19:30
Where
Sala Insular de Teatro, Avenida Primero de Mayo s/n, 35002 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Sala Insular de Teatro, Avenida Primero de Mayo s/n, 35002 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Sala Insular de Teatro, Avenida Primero de Mayo s/n, 35002 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Get directions
Robert Kessler, born in Jena in 1984, is a guitarist and composer. For his trio concert on Gran Canaria, he will be joined by Andreas Henze on double bass and Tobias Backhaus on drums. Together, the trio performs music spanning contemporary jazz, world music, blues and pop.
Kessler trained at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music and the Jazz Institute Berlin, studying under Kurt Rosenwinkel and Jiggs Whigham, amongst others. His debut album is entitled "Jasmin". Together with Henze and Backhaus, he recorded the trio album "Bloodline", whilst his more recent work, "Little People", focuses on the warm sound of his archtop guitar and the trio's precise interplay.
The guitarist has also worked with the New York Voices, Udo Lindenberg and Herbert Grönemeyer. The concert at the Sala Insular de Teatro is recommended for audience members aged 14 and over. The performance lasts around one hour and 15 minutes.
