Thorbjørn Stefansson Trio is a band based in Berlin. The German/
danish trio consists of Julius Gawlik on Tenor Saxophone, Marius
Wankel on Drums, and Thorbjørn Stefansson on Double-bass. All three
members are well-known faces on the Berlin Jazz-scene and have all
played with bigger names around Europe.
The band takes inspiration from both the avantgarde and swingtradition, and while the compositions are reaching out for something
new, the music is always played with both feet firmly placed on the
ground. The music can therefore also be seen as an attempt to merge
the different expressions. This creates a special energy, that an
audience as well as the band members can feel.
Link til optagelser: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tl3ok4y2y6m68zx/AAB5TL3Ntot5RBXJPKcDuVICa?dl=0�
Thorbjørn Stefansson: (1997)
Thorbjørn Stefansson, born and raised in Denmark, is a double-bassplayer
that since 2019 have ...

Thorbjørn Stefansson Trio is a band based in Berlin. The German/
danish trio consists of Julius Gawlik on Tenor Saxophone, Marius
Wankel on Drums, and Thorbjørn Stefansson on Double-bass. All three
members are well-known faces on the Berlin Jazz-scene and have all
played with bigger names around Europe.
The band takes inspiration from both the avantgarde and swingtradition, and while the compositions are reaching out for something
new, the music is always played with both feet firmly placed on the
ground. The music can therefore also be seen as an attempt to merge
the different expressions. This creates a special energy, that an
audience as well as the band members can feel.
Link til optagelser: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tl3ok4y2y6m68zx/AAB5TL3Ntot5RBXJPKcDuVICa?dl=0�
Thorbjørn Stefansson: (1997)
Thorbjørn Stefansson, born and raised in Denmark, is a double-bassplayer
that since 2019 have lived and studied in Berlin. After finishing High-school
and his Musical Training in Aarhus, Thorbjørn got accepted in the Jazzprogram at Skurups Folkhögskola in Sweden, where he studied and lived for
two years. After Sweden he moved to Germany to study at the Jazz-institut
Berlin and quickly became an integrated part of the Berlin Jazz-scene.
Since then Thorbjørn has played with lots of national and international
names (Moritz Baumgärtner, Jacky Terrasson, Peter Weniger, Uli
Kempendorff) and in 2021 he received the JIB-Jazzprize for “outstanding
soloist”.
Julius Gawlik: (1997)
Julius Gawlik is a saxophonist and clarinetist living in Berlin. After his studies
at the Jazz Institut Berlin he quickly became a part of the cities vibrant
scene. In 2014, he has been awarded an outstanding soloist scholarship by
the Temple University Philadelphia and he won the Karl Hofer Jazzprize
2019. He continues playing nationally and internationally with musicians
such as Jim Black, Jeff Ballard, Tim Hagans, Niels Klein, Johannes Lauer
and Rainer Böhm. In 2021 he became a permanent member of the
prestigious NDR Bigband.
Marius Wankel: 1996)
Marius Wankel is a Berlin-based drummer. He grew up in a family of
musicians and early on started playing piano and drums. After studying two
ears at the conservatory in Würzburg, with Bill Elgart and Bastian Hütte as
teachers, Marius moved to Berlin to continue his studies at Jazz-institut
Berlin. Here he studied with teachers such as Heinrich Köbberling and Greg
Cohen. Marius Wankel continues to be an active part of the German scene
with bands in Leipzig, Berlin and München. He has played concerts all over
Germany In addition to tours in Luxemborg Romania and Denmark....

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