Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra

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The Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra (AMEO) was founded in Berlin in 2006 and is considered one of the most distinctive and unconventional large ensembles. 
After four acclaimed albums and over 250 concerts in 25 countries on four continents, it is currently a twelve-member group that can morph its formation flexibly. It performs mainly compositions by founder Daniel Glatzel, which consistently cross and expand musical boundaries. AMEO draws from a colorful spectrum of jazz, traditional music styles from around the world, avant-garde, independent, and electronica – “yet it sounds as if it belongs to an entirely new sub-genre of its own” (Jazzwise).

The Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra has collaborated with, among others, Hermeto Pascoal, indigenous musicians from Malawi, The Notwist, Efterklang, Sinfonietta Riga, and Anthony Braxton, and has independently produced several festivals and special projects with international guests from all cultures and continents.

AMEO has given concerts in the grand concert halls of the Berlin, Cologne, and Elbphilharmonic, Roskilde Festival, Fusion Festival, Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Zurich Festival, Union Chapel London, Cairo Jazz Festival, Jazzfest Berlin, EnjoyJazz, Elbjazz, JazzBaltica, Hellerau Tonlagen Festival, Leipziger Jazztage, International Jazz Week Burghausen, Jazz&The City Salzburg, Rigas Ritmi, Sant’Anna Arresi, Paradiso Amsterdam and many more.

The Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra was named the first-ever recipient of the German Jazz Prize for „Large Ensembles of the Year“ in 2021 and was once more awarded “Live Act of the Year” in 2025.