Party: Maria Baptist Orchestra 2017

Party: Maria Baptist Orchestra 2017

Maria Baptist Orchestra 2017
Big Band Sound, ContemporaryJazz
Rhythm: Piano, Composition-Maria Baptist, Bass-Fabian Timm, Drums-Tobias Backhaus
Reeds: Jan von Klewitz, Bernhard Ullrich, Max Hacker, Patrick Hamacher, Nik Leistle
Trombones: Jörg Bücheler, Nils Marquardt, Musashi Baba, Rambald Bellmann
Trumpets: Greg Bowen, Sebastian Piskorz, Ruben Giannotti, Eddie Hayes
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„Maria Baptist is in a league with the key figures of modern Big Band Jazz such as Schneider, Gruntz, McNeely and Bley.“ – ALL ABOUT JAZZ
In her 25-year career, Maria Baptist has developed a stand-alone sound. The Berlin-New York based composer-pianist inspires her listeners over the world with her positive energy. Maria Baptist’s energetic stage presence and fascinating personality have pushed her into the forefront of the current jazz scene: she has conducted world famous orchestras such as the NDR-, hr-, or RIAS Big Band and was nominated for the highly acclaimed award ‘ECHO Jazz’ with her collaboration with the BuJazzO.
The 16-member international ensemble creates an unique style, that demonstrates how permeable the line between jazz and classical music can be, what an instrument of both strength and fragility a jazz orchestra can be.
Inspired by philosophy, painting, and natural phenomena, their first recording ‘Here & Now’ reflects a positive and inspiring spirit. This album is nominated for the German top ranking award ‘Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik’.