The unique groove big band with the iconic band sound presents its new album "Bangers Only!" in Rottweil and sets a clear direction under this title: Danceable rhythms, pulsating bass and compact tracks. 15 musicians with saxophones, trumpets, trombones, tuba, drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, electronics and vocals become a euphorically roaring tornado live, from which the virtuosity of the individual members stands out as soloists.
Looking back on a decade of band history, the ensemble takes apart its hits in front of everyone's eyes and ears, celebrates improvised escapades and comes back together with fog and sparkling sparks. Plus a whole host of new sounds: even catchier, grittier and with plenty of pressure on the boiler. Always surprising - always danceable.
With an average of 80 concerts a year, Jazzrausch is one of the most successful big bands in the world. At their concerts in Europe, America, Asia and Africa, they bring jazz fans and dance fans together with their powerful sound and enormous stage presence like no other ensemble at the moment. Groove with brains, electro with a blower, jazz in a frenzy.
It is no exaggeration to call the band a phenomenon. One that shows in its very own way what has long been bubbling away in this music that calls itself 'jazz': today more than ever, it is the pigeonhole for what doesn't fit into any other pigeonhole. And everyone, the musicians and the audience alike, have fun tearing down boundaries with relish. The music of the Jazzrausch Big Band, it seems, fulfils several longings in this context: those of clubbers for something more genuine, handmade, fresh and original. And that of jazz and classical music listeners for more oomph, entertainment, a big sound and a fat groove.
