“Classical chamber jazz of the highest quality; ECM-worthy” wrote Mary James of LondonJazz News on hearing Austrian violinist Johannes Dickbauer’s quartet performance at the 2020 Seifert Jazz Violin Competition, from which he emerged as joint top prizewinner. JD Hive is his quartet with Sebastian Schneider, Andreas Waelti and András Dés. Vienna-born, Curtis (Philadelphia)-trained, and a founder member of radio.string.quartet.vienna, Dickbauer ‘s musical vocabulary is characterised by an unmistakable spirit of adventure – playfully fusing classical, folk, jazz and rock elements. The band’s debut album will be released on Traumton in May 2022.

Johannes Dickbauer (vl), Sebastian Schneider (p), Andreas Waelti (b), András Dés (percs)