Johann Greve
(*2001) is a double bassist and composer from Lower Saxony. Since moving to Berlin in 2019, he has worked as a sideman on a wide variety of projects and established himself in the young Berlin jazz scene. He has performed with Percy Pursglove, Julius Gawlik, Charlotte Greve and Olga Reznichenko, among others. In March 2024, he recorded material for his debut album with his quartet.
Johann Greves compositions serve primarily as a foundation for improvisation - with the aim of always generating a strong energy in the moment and on stage.
"The name Greve no longer only enjoys a good reputation in Berlin, but also in Germany and far beyond. Bassist Johann Greve may not be following in the footsteps of his big sister Charlotte, as he has a completely different musical focus, but the intensity he finds in the first recordings of his band with saxophonist Bruno Bode, pianist Lajos Meinberg and drummer Leo Gerstner as well as well-known guests is already unparalleled. It's always about energy, the interplay of gravity and centrifugal forces, which through an indefinite mystery find a genuine unity with an incredible pull. It's not about stringing together virtuoso individual performances, but rather everyone involved pushes the expressive limit without getting in each other's way, and Greve himself forms the backbone of the whole with his powerful bass. Worth listening to would be an understatement. What Johann Greve brings to the ears here is extremely exciting and makes you want much, much more." (Translated, original in german)
- Wolf Kampmann for Jazz Thing about the band's still unreleased recordings.
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Album out now!
GIGS:
2025​​
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17 Dec – Zeimetz/Bode/Hannson/Greve, YSY Bar BERLIN
18 Dec – Zeimetz/Bode/Hannson/Greve, Birdland HAMBURG
19 Dec – MUEL, Noch Besser Leben LEIPZIG
21 Dec – MUEL, Huttenstraße HANNOVER
26 Dec – Christmas Jazz, Vakuum BAD BEVENSEN
27 Dec – 10 Years Vakuum Party, Vakuum BAD BEVENSEN
2026
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02/03 Jan – Titus Vollmer Trio, Hotel Rosewood MUNICH
23 Jan – Nikita Sipiagin Quartet, Donau 115 BERLIN
24 Jan – Nikita Sipiagin Quartet, Birdland HAMBURG
27 Jan – Nikita Sipiagin Quartet, Horns Erben LEIPZIG
31 Jan – Mia Gjakonovski Project, Schlot BERLIN
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Johann Greve Quartet
The Johann Greve Quartet was founded at the beginning of 2023. The band has now grown into a strong unit. Johann Greve's compositions are equally influenced and shaped by the modern Berlin music scene, as well as jazz greats such as Coltrane etc. The pieces primarily serve as a foundation for improvisation - with the aim of always creating a strong energy on stage and in the room.
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