From two to one, that's – or at least one might assume – Jakob Maes's musical motto. The jazz trumpeter and composer unites two musical worlds in the sound of his jazz orchestra that are usually perceived as antagonistic: that of the big band and that of the symphony orchestra.
Whether he gave this much thought beforehand is certainly doubtful: The music of the 21-member ensemble seems entirely fluid, seamless, instinctive – and thus not at all intellectual or laboratory-conceptualized. This may also be due to the fact that Maes is collaborating with young musicians of his generation in this project, for whom artificial boundaries like these are long gone. Instead, the focus is on spirit and joy in playing, which unfold in the interplay between the tight band structure and improvisational freewheeling.
For the current tour, the jazz orchestra has developed a new program that includes compositions by the bandleader as well as pieces by band members Moritz Renner, Nico Weber and Lea Reichel.
Occupation:
Fabian Deschler (sax), Paula Rosin Lorenz (sax), Caspar Rutsch (sax), Katharina Pfeifer (sax), Jonas Brinckmann (sax), Khasar Ganbaatar (sax), Silas Engel (tr), Janos Löber (tr), Michael Salvermoser (tr), Nico Weber (tr), Linus Bornheim (tr), Moritz Renner (tb), Linus Berg (tb), Marie Kuhar (tb), Paul Quistorp (tb), Maxim Burtsev (p), Charly Härtel (b), Jakob Jäger (b), Malte Wiest (dr), Lea Reichel (voc), Jakob Maes (dir)
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