Standing still has never been an option for Berlin bandleader, composer and jazz pianist Julius Windisch: "For me, the process of making music should always continuously evolve and never stagnate." After having lived in Berne, Amsterdam and Copenhagen, Windisch is happy to finally having found a place where he feels comfortable artistically: Berlin. In its own pace is the output from his current working band, after Windisch has already recorded three albums with trio and quartet formations.
Both the album title and the name of the formation are to be understood
programmatically: carried on by a strong community spirit, which convinces on the recording and live through virtuosity, intensity and complexity. All the musicians in the ensemble are committed to an organic growth process, fair feedback rules and a constructive approach to their own strengths and weaknesses. The effort demanded by Windisch's diverse and diffcult-to-play repertoire and the mutual unconditional tru...

Standing still has never been an option for Berlin bandleader, composer and jazz pianist Julius Windisch: "For me, the process of making music should always continuously evolve and never stagnate." After having lived in Berne, Amsterdam and Copenhagen, Windisch is happy to finally having found a place where he feels comfortable artistically: Berlin. In its own pace is the output from his current working band, after Windisch has already recorded three albums with trio and quartet formations.
Both the album title and the name of the formation are to be understood
programmatically: carried on by a strong community spirit, which convinces on the recording and live through virtuosity, intensity and complexity. All the musicians in the ensemble are committed to an organic growth process, fair feedback rules and a constructive approach to their own strengths and weaknesses. The effort demanded by Windisch's diverse and diffcult-to-play repertoire and the mutual unconditional trust in each other lead to creative fights of fancy in which no individual is the focus but ratherthe overall sound:

"We have grown a lot together as a band. We always refect on our playing. We are
forced to give our absolute best every time and listen very carefully to each other. this feels fulflling and brave. This is what I love about my work." - Julius Windisch...

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