Jakob Manz

• DIGIPACK EDITION

“Groove jazz, that’s what we grew up with,” says alto saxophonist Jakob Manz. “Marcus Miller, David Sanborn and the Brecker Brothers - they’re all in our DNA. But for The Jakob Manz Project’s second album, we also wanted new inspirations which would push us further”.

The main catalyst for this was a performance at the Papjazz Festival in Haiti. The band were deeply affected by the country and its music, as well as a first encounter with pianist Meddy Gerville from La Réunion. So, whereas we can hear Jakob Manz’s breathtaking virtuosity again on “The Answer”, it is always something he puts to the service of the music. Grooves and melodies are to be heard here which are clearly influenced by the more soulful and poppier sides of American jazz. But there are also new colours derived from a serious immersion and engagement with music from beyond the western world.

PERSONNEL:

• Jakob Manz - (alto saxophone & recorder)
• Hannes Stollsteimer - (piano & keyboards)
• Frieder Klein - (electric bass)
• Paul Albrecht - (drums)
• Karl-F. Degenhardt - (percussion)

• Guests:
• Lionel Loueke - (vocals & guitar on 2)
• Matthias Schriefl - (alphorn & trumpet on 5)
• Alexandra Stollsteimer - (violin on 6)

Recorded at Hansahaus Studio Bonn, March 28-31, 2023

TRACKS:

• 01 The Answer
• 02 Voyage Suréel feat. Lionel Loueke
• 03 When Weasles Fly
• 04 Ade
• 05 Keep on Burning feat. M. Schriefl
• 06 Le Rêve Du Papillon
• 07 Isla Sorna
• 08 Einsatz Live
• 09 Prospering
• 10 Crossroads