Jakob Bänsch

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

Career Bänsch grew up in Tiefenbronn. 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. and the Gutenberg Jazz Collective from 2021 to 2023.

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, Billy Hart, the WDR Big Band and Nils Landgren. Tobias Haug's quintet (Awakening, 2023), Mathieu Clement 's sextet (Coming Home, 2022) and Benny Greb brass band. With his Jakob Bänsch Collective he was at the studio concert at Bauer Studios in September 2020.

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

Prizes and awards In 2019, Bänsch and his Jakob Bänsch Collective received the Young Lions Jazz Award. In 2024, his album Opening was awarded the German Jazz Prize in the category “Debut Album of the Year”.