JBC – Jazz Blues Connection

In the organizer's words:

JBC - Jazz Blues Connection - that's jazz and blues with great joy in playing and improvising. But the music of the band from the Lower Rhine is also characterized by their own compositions and arrangements with grooves ranging from funk to Latin to bebop.
Guitarist Frank Bechlarz studied jazz at the University of Duisburg. He was influenced by musicians such as Pat Martino and Michael Sagmeister. He has been playing together with drummer Hans-Georg Leven from Krefeld in this formation since 2013. He studied jazz at the Cologne University of Music, played in numerous bands and runs the drumming school Drummer's Inspiration in KR-Hüls.
In 2022, saxophonist Sven Rossenbach, known as a film composer and winner of the German Film Award, joined the band.
Bassist Ralf Metz completed the current line-up in 2023. After studying classical guitar, he switched to bass and played in countless projects, productions and bands.
Together, the JB Connection has played numerous live concerts and events. This content has been machine translated.