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Jazzrausch Bigband

"A meltdown of bigband sound with house and techno music.“ (Süddeutsche Zeitung)

With an average of 120 concerts a year, troughout Europe and visiting America, Asia and Africa, the Jazzrausch Bigband is one of the busiest bigbands of Europe. With „power, groove and enormous stage presence“ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), the band equally reaches audiences from jazz and electronic music.

The driving forces behind the Jazzrausch Bigband project are the Munich-based trombonist and music manager Roman Sladek and the guitarist and composer Leonhard Kuhn, also living in Munich. The nucleus and starting point of the musical journey is a Munich institution: the „Harry Klein“, one of the most renowned electro clubs in Europe. In 2015, just one year after its founding, JRBB became artist in residence at the club – and the young Munich audience went nuts. A big band in the Techno Club! Totally unique! For Munich and the world! Soon, the stages are getting bigger, the band is selling out rock venues like the Munich Muffathalle, as well as classical music temples like the Munich Philharmonic and is performing at major festivals all over Germany. Tours soon take them to the Lincoln Center in New York, the JZ Festival in Shanghai, the Safaricom International Jazz Festival in Nairobi, the Ural Music Night in Yekaterinburg and the SXSW Music Festival in Austin and others.

Jazzrausch Bigband: Sinfonie in Cis-Moll: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, Nicht Zu Schnell

by Geno Thackara
October 12, 2026

Gustav Mahler always lamented that nobody understood his fifth symphony, claiming it was cursed. Fair enough; even as this most epic musical form goes, it was a work arguably packed with more layers of emotion than most. Jazzrausch Bigband, however, figured out that those shades can come through just as much with a massive heap of ...

Mahler's Breakdown

By Jazzrausch Bigband

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: I. Trauermarsch. In Gemessenem Schritt. Streng. Wie Ein Kondukt; II. Stürmisch Bewegt. Mit Größter Vehemenz; III. Scherzo. Kräftig, Nicht Zu Schnell; IV. Adagietto. Sehr Langsam; V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro - Allegro Giocoso; I. Kräftig. Entschieden.

Geno Thackara's Favorites of 2023

by Geno Thackara
December 14, 2023

It's been another year of surprises around every corner--faces old and new, material fresh or freshly remade, and full of endless imagination in every case. As always, this is just my selection of most-played favorites in no particular order. Matthew Halsall An Ever Changing View Gondwana Records It's almost ...

Jazzfest Bonn, Opening Night With Niels Klein / EOS Chamber Orchestra And The Michael Wollny Trio

by Josef Woodard
May 5, 2022

JazzFest BonnBonn, Germany May 31-May 28, 2022 From the vastly populous files of shuttled cultural plans during pandemic times, JazzFest Bonn also played calendar catch-up on May 1. The kickoff concert of the festival's 12th annual edition opened at the Oper, a large theater venue nestled along the Rhine River, in overdue ...

Alma Naidu: Alma

by Phillip Woolever
April 16, 2022

Alma Naidu, a 26 year old songwriting vocalist based in Munich, has crafted a first rate debut showcasing an abundance of talent and a top-notch supporting team. German drummer Wolfgang Haffner produced this introductory gem and adds percussive precision in contributing a consistently subtle touch of the sticks. Well-aligned arrangements help keep the focus on Naidu, ...

Dancing Wittgenstein

By Jazzrausch Bigband

Label: ACT Music
Released: 2019
Track listing: Dancing Wittgenstein; Le Système Planétaire; I Want to Be a Banana; Continuous Dirichlet; Subzerol Native Riddim; Moebius Strip - Radio Edit.

téchne

By Jazzrausch Bigband

Label: ACT Music
Released: 2021
Track listing: Mosaïque Bleu; AI 101; Make Craft Perform; Green Sun; Der Literat; Hurricane Ride; What It Is; Decadence; Shuffling Steps; Green Sun Return.

Size Matters: (Mostly New) Jazz for Big Bands and Orchestras, Part 4

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 14, 2021

In the early days of jazz, “Orchestra" was used to identify bands larger than a septet. Nowadays, jazz orchestras and big bands are much larger than that, like those we feature in our final installment of our mini-series dedicated to (mostly new and upcoming) releases by big bands and orchestras which can be found at the ...

Jazzrausch Bigband: téchne

by Geno Thackara
March 29, 2021

Considering how Jazzrausch Bigband has spent its career shaking the rafters in dance clubs, it may seem a little odd to say things are sounding a bit more modern this time around. The outfit's hard-pounding electronics have always stayed on the cutting edge and attracted an adventurous young fan base from the start. Nonetheless, it's also ...