Joo Kraus

It is unimaginable to do without JOO KRAUS in the German history of music of the last three decades. Joo Kraus is a trumpet player, composer, arranger and bandleader touring internationally with his own band, as well as with many renowned artists like like Omar Sosa, Ivan Lins, Paula Morelenbaum, Mezzoforte, Klaus Doldinger, SWR Bigband, Marialy Pacheco, Max Mutzke, Pee Wee Ellis and many more... He is crossing musical borders ever since. Joo has been a songwriter for many years now ( Tina Turner amongst others ) and also arranging and composing for orchestra, bigband and theatre. 

He was the co-founder of german HipJazz Duo TAB TWO with was one of the most successful and influental bands in this genre worldwide. Joo holds 2 Grammy nominations, 5 German Jazz Awards & an Echo Jazz as best German trumpet player.

His new album WE ARE DOING WELL has been  released February 5th in 2021 on OTONE MUSIC