Silvan Strauss

Silvan Strauss is a Hamburg-based drummer and producer. He won the Hamburg Jazz Prize in 2021, the same year he released his debut album FACING, a collection of Madlib-soaked beats and hazed-out contemporary jazz. The years since have seen him play Montreux Jazz Festival and build a dedicated online following, where his viral drum improvisations caught the attention of Pete Rock and Queen Latifah. Where FACING showed off his gift for tight loops and bounce, his second album FLUKIN' was built on real playing and interplay with a room full of collaborators, embodying the kind of lucky, unrepeatable moments that happen when musicians improvise together. His third album, SPRINTING, is what happens when a decade-old fascination with Chicago footwork finally turns into live musical exploration. Pics by raedy, Heavy Feelings and Adrian Hanack