The international trio Dream Big Fish unites three musicians who are at home in the Berlin scene. As a trio, they take up the challenge of finding expression, beauty and tension in the intimate setting of this special line-up. The result is musical textures that vary between free improvisation and conceptual composition. Interwoven grooves, concise rhythmic motifs and recurring melodies create a unique and profound world of sound. This reflects not only the band's creativity, but also their willingness to trust, encourage and challenge each other - and to leave their comfort zone time and again.
Thorbjørn Stefansson (1997) is a Danish bassist from Aarhus, based in Berlin since 2019. After two years in Sweden at the renowned boarding school Skurup Folkshögskola, he is now completing his bachelor's degree at the Jazz Institute Berlin at the Berlin University of the Arts. In 2021, he won the Jib Jazz Prize of the Karl Hofer Society as a soloist.
Saxophonist and clarinettist Julius Gawlik (1997) has lived in Berlin since 2017. He is a scholarship holder of the Karl Hofer Gesellschaft Berlin and Temple University Philadelphia. He has been a permanent member of the NDR Bigband since 2021. As a sideman and bandleader, Julius Gawlik is one of the most sought-after saxophonists on the Berlin scene.
Percussionist Marius Wankel (1996) studied for two years in Würzburg with Bill Egart before completing his bachelor's degree in 2021 with teachers such as Heinrich Köbberling and Greg Cohen. With bands in various cities, Marius Wankel is one of the outstanding drummers of jazz and improvised music in Germany.
Julius Gawlik (sax, acl, comp), Thorbjørn Stefansson (b, comp), Marius Wankel (dr)
In cooperation with the Jazz Initiative Frankfurt e. V.
Admission: 15€ // Reduced: 6€ // Members of the Jazz Initiative: 12€ // With Kulturpass Frankfurt: 1€