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Jakob Bänsch

Jakob Bänsch (born January 17, 2003, in Pforzheim[1]) is a German jazz musician (trumpet, flugelhorn, composition).[2]

Jakob Bänsch
Background information
Born (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21)
Pforzheim, Germany
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)trumpet, flugelhorn, composition
Years active2018 − present
Websitewww.jakobbaensch.com

Career

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Bänsch grew up in Tiefenbronn.[3] As a child of professional classical musicians, he received his first piano lessons at the age of six and started playing the trumpet at the age of eight.[1] He initially completed classical music training, played in the state youth orchestra and won, among other things, a first federal prize at Jugend musiziert. Libor Šíma encouraged his interest in jazz. In 2018 he started as a young student studying jazz trumpet at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts with Bastian Stein and was also accepted into the Baden-Württemberg State Youth Jazz Orchestra. From 2020 to 2022 he was a member of the Federal Jazz Orchestra.[3] Since 2021 he has been studying jazz trumpet at the Cologne University of Music and Dance. He was also a member of the WDR Composers Fellowship program[4] and the Gutenberg Jazz Collective from 2021 to 2023.[5]

As a scholarship holder of the Elbphilharmonie Jazz Academy in Hamburg, Bänsch worked with Melissa Aldana and Theo Croker in 2021 and presented his music in the large hall of the Elbphilharmonie. He also played with Emil Mangelsdorff,[2] Wolfgang Haffner,[6] Billy Hart,[7] the WDR Big Band and Nils Landgren.[6] Bänsch also belonged to drummer Konstantin Kölmel's trio ( Hybrid ),[8] Tobias Haug's quintet (Awakening, 2023),[9] Mathieu Clement 's sextet (Coming Home, 2022)[10] and Benny Greb brass band. With his Jakob Bänsch Collective he was at the studio concert at Bauer Studios in September 2020.[11]

Bänsch performed with his quartet, among others. at festivals such as the Jazzopen Stuttgart, the Leverkusen Jazz Days[12] or JazzBaltica.[13] In April 2023 he released his debut album Opening on the Jazzline label.[14]

Prizes and awards

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In 2019, Bänsch and his Jakob Bänsch Collective received the Young Lions Jazz Award.[2] With his Jakob Bänsch Quartet, which at the time included Niklas Roever (piano), Jakob Obleser (bass) and Leo Asal (drums), he won second place and the soloist prize at the Young Munich Jazz Prize in 2022.[15][16] In 2024, his album Opening was awarded the German Jazz Prize in the category “Debut Album of the Year”.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jazz – und sonst nichts: Dieser junge Mann aus der Region ist erfolgreicher Trompeter". Pforzheimer Zeitung. 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  2. ^ a b c "Zum 209. Mal Jazz mit dem Emil Mangelsdorff-Quartett ...und Jakob Bänsch als besonderem Gast". Frankfurter Bürgerstiftung. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  3. ^ a b Bernd Lang (2022-09-30). "Jakob Bänsch spielt mitreißendes Konzert mit Bundesjazzorchester in Maulbronn". Pforzheimer Zeitung. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  4. ^ "Abschlusskonzert Composers Fellowship, 5. September 2023, Köln, Funkhaus Wallrafplatz". WDR (in German). 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. ^ Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. "GUTENBERG JAZZ COLLECTIVE | Jazz Campus Mainz". Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  6. ^ a b Gerd Pöhlmann (2022-07-21). "Haffner meets Landgren: Es funkt auf der Luisenburg - Frankenpost". Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  7. ^ "Billy Hart, Ben Street & GJC 2022 // Waltz & Repression" (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  8. ^ "Konstantin Kölmel". jazz-fun.de. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  9. ^ Zimmermann (2023-10-27). "Tobias Haug – "Awakening"". Mons Records (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  10. ^ Rolf Thomas (2023). "Mathieu Clement: Lässige Sechserbande". Jazz thing 148 (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  11. ^ Jakob Bänsch Collective / Studio Konzert 29.9.2020 / Bauer Studios Ludwigsburg
  12. ^ "Trilok Gurtu. Jakob Bänsch Quartett. Claus Fischer Band. 44. Leverkusener Jazztage". Lust auf Leverkusen (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  13. ^ Martin Laurentius (2023-03-28). "Timmendorfer Strand: JazzBaltica". Jazz thing (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  14. ^ Ralf Dombrowski (2023-06-27). "Das Debütalbum "Opening" von Jakob Bänsch" (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  15. ^ Ralf Dombrowski (2022-11-13). "Jazz: Geschmeidiger Organismus". Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  16. ^ Ulrich Habersetzer (2022-11-14). "Junger Jazz – preisgekrönt!". BR-Klassik. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  17. ^ Martin Laurentius (2024-04-19). "Köln: Deutscher Jazzpreis zum Vierten". Jazz thing (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-19.
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