Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival 2025 - Jazzrausch Bigband

In the organizer's words:

Since its foundation ten years ago, the Jazzrausch Bigband has united seemingly opposites: techno, jazz, classical, underground and electronic, concert hall and club, young and old. Contrast as a concept. There's no such thing as impossible. But the band often spans wide arcs, works programmatically like a classical orchestra and interweaves intoxicating themes from literature, philosophy and science. The new big band program "Bangers Only!" is all about the small form: Thirteen "bangers", hits that no concert or playlist should be without. All in a song format of three to four minutes, always to the point, completely rearranged and produced. Almost half of the songs are fan favorites - such as the chart-topping "Moebius Strip", the funky "I Want To Be A Banana" or the brass thunderstorm "Punkt und Linie zur Fläche". The other half is new, the list of ingredients is typically long for jazzrausch: techno, disco and funk beats, thick walls of brass alongside wide, airy surfaces, plus vocals, spoken word and improvisation. Always surprising and danceable - because there is something familiar and at the same time something new to discover in this music, no matter where you come from. And because the intensity of this music makes it so easy to get involved with it.