Hans Lüdemann and his French-German octet TransEuropeExpress have started their long-term project On the Edges in 2019. Their latest BMC Records album was just released in May, and the musicians are now taking the next step, presenting a grand finale live: the fifth and final new project of the cycle, also to be released on BMC Records, features Ukrainian singer Tamara Lukasheva and Polish trumpeter Tomasz Dąbrowski as guests. Both guests will perform their own compositions, which will serve as the basis for improvisations by the outstanding soloists of the Franco-German ensemble. Hans Lüdemann creates the framework for this edition of On the Edges with new ideas, thereby integrating all five projects in the series into a grand pan-European musical mosaic.

The On the Edges series visits five regions inside and outside the European Union. The members of the TransEuropeExpress Ensemble and invited guest artists draw creative energy from the interplay and fusion of their musical languages to paint a colorful, richly layered picture of European jazz, while making palpable the clash of musical elements and cultures. The previous, critically acclaimed four episodes of the series were released on BMC Records: Maghreb Express (2022) with Majid Bekkas, Polar Express (2023) featuring Kalle Kalima and Sofia Jernberg, Roman Express (2023) with Rita Marcotulli és Luciano Biondini, and, most lately, Oriental Express (2026) featuring Burcu Karadağ.