Jazzrausch Bigband

Jazzrausch Bigband

Blending jazz with house and techno: the Munich-based big band is getting ready to raise the roof of the Elbphilharmonie. Video available until 18 Feb 2023.

Concert-Stream available until 18 Feb 2023.

 

»We jazz musicians need to find our way back to the present«

Roman Sladek, trombonist and bandleader

They are probably the only big band to have a residency in a techno club: Jazzrausch bigband plays regularly at Harry Klein in Munich. The 20-strong band is all about musical rapture, getting hundreds of people dancing in the club to their ecstasy-inducing live sets. But does combining jazz and techno even work? You bet it does! With a blend of powerful brass passages and the groove of techno, hip-hop and soul, they produce an electrifying sound that gets rave reviews from even the most die-hard jazz fans.

Roman Sladik
Roman Sladik © Steffi Rettinger

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