In the Trio Saint Tropez(together with violinist Julia Czerniawska), Subsystem dive into the world of French Jazz & Swing – from Django Reinhardt to Boris Vian. The resulting music is a surrealistic collage, Faux Latin grooves mixed with noise improvisations and chamber music miniatures, a multicultural melting pot between Paris, New York and Berlin.
This creates an unconventional crossover: the band can sound like a string trio one moment, groove like a funk ensemble the next, and then dive into free improvisation.
This project was developed as a commissioned work as part of the Berlin concert series “Zugabe!!! Django Reinhardt and French Jazz,” sponsored by the Berlin Senate. After the first successful performance, the three musicians were so enthusiastic about the possibilities of the line-up and repertoire that it became a “working band.” Since then, they have been exploring the possibilities of this unusual trio – imaginative, witty and virtuosic.
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upcoming
| 26.04.2026 | b-flat, Berlin |
| 07.06.2026 | Schloss Vichel, Temnitztal |
| 08.10.2026 | Fischlandhaus Wustrow, Wustrow |
past
| 01.02.2026 | Saxstall, Tharandt |
| 13.09.2025 | Brelinger Mitte, Brelingen |
| 18.07.2025 | Krøhan Bress, Ueckermünde |
| 12.07.2025 | Kunststation, Hofbieber |
| 10.05.2025 | Zur Ostbahn, Trebnitz |
| 20.01.2025 | Jazz in der Kammer, Magdeburg |
| 12.01.2025 | Stadtspeicher, Jena |
| 11.01.2025 | Jazzclub, Bamberg |
| 10.01.2025 | Jazz Studio, Nürnberg |
Die Musiker:innen
Julia Czerniawska, violin
Julia Czerniawska grew up in a family of musicians and began playing the violin at the age of six. After completing her violin studies in Poland and Austria (Mozarteum University Salzburg), she played in various European orchestras and smaller ensembles. From 2011 to 2017, she was a permanent member of the first violins at the National Theatre Mannheim. During her classical training, she discovered her fascination for jazz and improvised music. Through her involvement in various bands and her jazz studies with Didier Lockwood in Paris, she developed her musical freedom and joy in discovering different musical styles. Her projects include the CBA String Trio and the Julia Czerniawska Group, with whom she performed at the Weltivale in Flensburg in 2024.
Almut Schlichting, baritone saxophone
Almut Schlichting has been working as a saxophonist, composer and curator in Berlin for 25 years in the fields of jazz, contemporary music, performance and theatre music. She currently spends most of her time touring with the duo Subsystem and the trio Insomnia Brass Band, performing numerous concerts in jazz clubs and at festivals.
In recent years, Almut Schlichting has received several grants from the Berlin Senate and the Musikfonds for her composition projects, band work and audio productions.
Sven Hinse, double bass
Sven Hinse studied electric bass and double bass at the Berlin University of the Arts and is also a graduate of the Popular Music programme at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre. Sven Hinse works regularly as a jazz, radio play and theatre musician, including for WDR, RBB and the Deutsches Theater Berlin. He can be heard in various Berlin jazz formations, including with Almut Schlichting in the duo Subsystem. In recent years, he has received various project grants and scholarships, including from the Musikfonds and GEMA.