PORTFOLIO
ABOUT THE BAND
ALREADY NOW, BLUFF IS PART OF OUR FUTURE - none other than Nils Landgren proclaimed just about two years ago. At that point, the Hamburg-based quartet had already established itself as a force to be reckoned with in its north German surroundings. Sculpting and crafting the music of its band members with strong inspirations from across the Atlantic, BLUFF has created a signature sound, ranging from Jarrett-like rubato ballads to agile, dynamic Wilkins- and Aldana-esque power pieces. The four musicians know each other like the backs of their hands, creating a trusting, synergetic unit of a band.
Over the past five years, BLUFF has toured Germany extensively, including shows at the renowned ELBJAZZ and JazzBaltica Festivals as well as stints in Austria and Switzerland. Since the release of their debut Sleight of Hand with BERTHOLD records early last year, the quartet has been diligently working on new repertoire, all the while honing their craft and nurturing the playfulness of their music. The compositions are melodic and contoured, inviting the band to navigate winding forms as if on skates - challenging, yet all the more thrilling. The result is dynamic, sophisticated, ear candy.
Nils Landgren must have had a hunch, it seems like BLUFF is in fact here to stay.
Lineup:
Christian Höhn tp
Tim Scherer p
Lucas Kolbe b
Matteo Stefani dr
demo recordings ( berlin, jan 2024)
BLUFF - The Baddest
BLUFF - Zwischenmiete
BLUFF - Benediction
live impressions: fat jazz (hamburg, mar 2024)
Bluff 1
Bluff 2
PAST CONCERTS
(all concerts in germany unless labeled otherwise)
2020
13.02. HAMBURG 12.07. HAMBURG (STREAM) 02.09. LEIPZIG 26.09. STADE
02.10. POHRSDORF 31.10. HAMBURG 11.12. HAMBURG (STREAM)
2021
24.06. HAMBURG 27.06. JAZZBALTICA (TIMMENDORFER STRAND) 04.07. HAMBURG
28.10. CHEMNITZ. 29.10. POHRSDORF 30.10. ERFURT 31.10. DRESDEN 01.11. WEIMAR
05.11. HILDESHEIM 06.11. NORDHAUSEN 07.11. HAMBURG 12.11. REINSTORF 13.11. BERLIN
2022
07.01. HAMBURG 24.03. HAMBURG 13.04. BREMEN
06.05. BRUNSWICK 07.05. UELZEN 08.05. SCHARBEUTZ 13.05. REINSTORF 26.05. LÜNEBURG
04.06. HAMBURG (ELBJAZZ) 09.06. HAMBURG 04.09. HAMBURG (JAZZ OPEN) 23.09. DARMSTADT
17.11. BREMEN 18.11. HAMBURG. 19.11. ESCHWEGE 20.11. FRANKFURT. 23.11. GÖPPINGEN
24.11. NUREMBERG 25.11. BAMBERG 26.11. MANNHEIM 27.11. SCHWABACH. 29.11. LIPPSTADT
30.11. HÜRTH 01.12. TROISDORF 02.12. AACHEN 03.12. NORDHAUSEN 04.12. ERFURT
08.12. OSNABRÜCK (JUNGER DEUTSCHER JAZZPREIS)
2023
21.02. BERLIN 22.02. DRESDEN 23.02. CHEMNITZ 24.02. LEIPZIG. 25.02. GELSENKIRCHEN 26.02. JENA
27.02. WEIMAR. 02.03. MEININGEN 3.03. KARLSRUHE 04.03. MAINZ
06.03. COLOGNE 07.03. STUTTGART 09.03.-12.03. KULTURPROJEKTE NIEDERRHEIN
04.05. HAMBURG 05.05. BRUNSWICK 06.05. HANOVER 07.05. RODENBERG
12.05. HAMBURG 13.05. ROSTOCK 14.05. TOSTERGLOPE
07.09. HAMBURG
29.09. HALLEIN (AT) 2.10. VIENNA (AT) 03.10. WELS (AT)
05.10. KORNTAL-MÜNCHINGEN 08.10. SCHWABACH 09.10. ABENSBERG 11.10. OSNABRÜCK
13.10. BÖBLINGEN 14.10. REUTLINGEN
2024
23.02. LÜBECK 13.03. HAMBURG 15.03. HUSUM 16.03. LÜNEBURG
20.04. BIBERACH (BIBERACHER JAZZPREIS) 07.06. HAMBURG (ELBJAZZ)
19.09. HAMBURG 20.09. HOLZMINDEN 21.09. HILDESHEIM
17.10. HAMBURG 18.10. NEUMÜNSTER 19.10. OLDENBURG 20.10. LÜBECK
01.11. LIESTAL (CH) 02.11. OLTEN (CH) 04.11. BITBURG 06.11. PRÜM
07.11.-10.11. KULTURPROJEKTE NIEDERRHEIN
2025
10.01. BERLIN 11.01. NORDHAUSEN 12.01. & 13.01. MÜNSTER 15.01. COLOGNE
16.01. WÜRZBURG 17.01. HEIDELBERG 18.01. BAMBERG 19.01. ERLANGEN 20.01. ABENSBERG
22.01. ROSENHEIM 23.01. NUREMBERG 24.01. SCHWABACH 25.01. ESCHWEGE
27.01. HEILBRONN