bio

Jakob Krupp (*1995) is a bass player, who is equally active in classical, contemporary and jazz music.
During his studies at Hochschule für Musk und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt he played in the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie and in the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz.

In 2019 and 2020 he was a member of the Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie Frankfurt, now he frequently performs contemporary music internationally, as in projects with Ensemble Modern.
His early interest in jazz made him win prizes in „jugend jazzt“ or the „Konzertpreis der Jazztage Dresden“.

With the Frank Dupree Trio he regularly plays concerts on germanys most important stages, their debut-album „Nicolai Kapustin - Blueprint“ was released in early 2022 and has drawn a lot of attention.
His musical work in all genres brought him to California, Canada or South Africa, to stages like the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Berliner Philharmonie or the Wiener Musikverein, he played in Festivals such as the Darmstädter Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, the Berliner Festspiele or the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and was involved in radio and television productions by SWR, WDR and BR.

Foto: Ralph Steckelbach
September 2022, subject to change