All The Others Jakob Bänsch

• 1 Ouverture 02:41
• 2 Mephisto 06:53
• 3 Vasudeva 04:59
• 4 Eywa 04:55
• 5 Kauaio’o’ 03:00
• 6 Maeve 05:04
• 7 Kaonashi 02:43
• 8 Iroh 02:19
• 9 Tano 08:30
• 10 Iroh (Reminescence) 02:12
• Total Runtime 43:16

Info for All The Others

With his second album ‘All The Others’, German Jazz Award-winning trumpeter and composer Jakob Bänsch confirms his status as one of the most promising musicians of the young jazz generation. Building on the success of his acclaimed debut ‘Opening’, the Pforzheim-based artist's second release shows him to be even more mature and versatile. ‘All the Others’ combines influences from classical music, jazz and film music to create a musical work that tells personal stories and is deeply moving.

Bänsch's approach to this album is remarkable: ‘I wanted to musically depict characters and themes that have inspired me personally - from literature, films and series, but also from the real world,’ he explains. In addition to his impressive trumpet playing, it is above all the narrative depth of his compositions that characterises the album. Highlights of the album include the epic opener ‘Ouverture’, which was inspired by classical composers such as Maurice Ravel and Olivier Messiaen, as well as the rhythmically driving ‘Mephisto’, which demonstrates Bänsch's impressive technique and penchant for complex structures. In addition to allusions to Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ahsoka Tano - the Jedi knight from the series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Maeve from the series Sex Education, it becomes particularly haunting in pieces such as ‘Vasudeva’, a homage to Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha, in which Bänsch conveys warmth and serenity with gentle flugelhorn sounds. His working band - pianist Niklas Roever, bassist Jakob Obleser and drummer Leo Asal - returns for this album and displays an almost telepathic musical chemistry. The ensemble is complemented by Latvian guitarist Ella Zirina and singer Zuza Jasinska, who lend the album additional sonic nuances. Another special highlight is Roever's piece ‘Kauai'o'o’, which musically processes the tragic story of an extinct bird and vividly addresses the importance of nature conservation. With ‘All the Others’, Jakob Bänsch has created a remarkable second album that shows how he has grown as an artist. It is not only a continuation of his previous path, but also a courageous step into new musical dimensions - a work that takes its listeners on a moving journey

Jakob Bänsch, trumpet, flugelhorn
Ella Zirina, guitar
Niklas Roever, piano
Jakob Obleser, double bass
Leo Asal, drums
Guests:
Friedrich Paravicini, synthesizer, Ondes Martenot, celesta, Hammond organ (tracks 1, 5, 6)
Fe Fritschi, accordion (tracks 4, 10)
Zuza Jasinska, vocals (track 8)

Jakob Bänsch
grew up near Pforzheim and, as the child of professional classical musicians, began playing the trumpet at the age of eight.

In his initially classical career, he won, among other things, the 1st Federal Prize at Jugend Musiziert and played in the Baden-Württemberg State Youth Orchestra.

Since his early youth, Bänsch has also established himself as a jazz musician on the German scene. In 2018, he completed a junior degree in jazz trumpet at the HMdK Stuttgart and became a member of the Baden-Württemberg State Youth Jazz Orchestra.

In 2020, he became one of the youngest members of the Federal Jazz Orchestra since its founding. He was also a member of the WDR Young Composers Fellowship Program, Gutenberg Jazz Collective and the Elbphilharmonie Jazz Academy.

He has also worked closely with great musicians such as Nathan East, Emil Mangelsdorff, Wolfgang Haffner, Nils Landgren, Michael Abene and as a soloist with the WDR Big Band.

His latest project, the Jakob Bänsch Quartet, has existed since 2022. The classical roots are unmistakable in his compositions and create an unmistakable sound.

On April 28, 2023, Bänsch's debut album "Opening" was released on the "Jazzline" (DELTA Music) label, which caused a great stir in the German jazz scene.

He presented it with his quartet at the most famous German jazz festivals such as JazzOpen Stuttgart, Jazz Baltica and the Leverkusen Jazz Days.

"Opening" was awarded the German Jazz Prize in the "Debut Album of the Year" category in 2024.

"Sacredly good and incredibly talented" - Süddeutsche Zeitung

"His classical trumpet training is reflected in his impeccable mastery of his instrument" - Bill Milkowski

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