It is time to rejuvenate big-band jazz! The real thing! Because we must unfortunately note that it is rarely found under the spotlight. As if nothing had happened since the days of Count Basie, Thad Jones & Mel Lewis - or even Gil Evans ... At 31, Tobias Becker is a genre expert. The pianist, composer, arranger and conductor from Boeblingen near Stuttgart uses all the eternal tradition of formidable swing and group cohesion which still very much permits each soloist to shine when it matters. With Atomic B., the German musician continues a tradition with great delicacy and dynamics. © CM / Qobuz