Lax at PANDA Platforma

The band Lax was founded in the mid-1990s in Berlin and soon became a permanent fixture of the city’s jazz scene. Lax performs exclusively original compositions—some with clear forms and harmonies, others based on free improvisation that always remains closely connected to the underlying composition.
More than 30 years later, Lax is still going strong and looking forward to this concert.

Henrik Walsdorff
(alto and tenor saxophone) was born in 1965 in Braunschweig. After studying music in Hamburg and Cologne, he has lived in Berlin since 1994. There he has performed with Conny and Matthias Bauer, Sirone, William Parker, John Schröder, Axel Dörner, Aki Takase, Sven-Åke Johansson, and Larry Porter, among others. He is also a permanent member of several ensembles including Soko Steidle, the Schlippenbach–Walsdorff Quartet, the Ulrich Gumpert Workshop Band, the Berlin Improvisers Orchestra, and the Globe Unity Orchestra....

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The band Lax was founded in the mid-1990s in Berlin and soon became a permanent fixture of the city’s jazz scene. Lax performs exclusively original compositions—some with clear forms and harmonies, others based on free improvisation that always remains closely connected to the underlying composition.
More than 30 years later, Lax is still going strong and looking forward to this concert.

Henrik Walsdorff
(alto and tenor saxophone) was born in 1965 in Braunschweig. After studying music in Hamburg and Cologne, he has lived in Berlin since 1994. There he has performed with Conny and Matthias Bauer, Sirone, William Parker, John Schröder, Axel Dörner, Aki Takase, Sven-Åke Johansson, and Larry Porter, among others. He is also a permanent member of several ensembles including Soko Steidle, the Schlippenbach–Walsdorff Quartet, the Ulrich Gumpert Workshop Band, the Berlin Improvisers Orchestra, and the Globe Unity Orchestra.

Gerold Genßler
(double bass), born in 1954, has played a wide variety of musical styles—from rock and jazz-rock to blues and singer-songwriter accompaniment—before finally arriving at improvised music. A major artistic influence for him was the beginning of his long-standing collaboration with Henrik Walsdorff in 1994. For Genßler, music is above all about sound. This is why he has spent many years researching and developing improved double bass strings; several of today’s leading bass players count themselves among the admirers of his work.

Uli Jenneßen
(drums) is regarded by fans and fellow musicians as one of the most inspired drummers and composers on the European jazz scene. He lives and works mainly in Berlin, performing in steady bands as well as working as a freelance drummer and music teacher. Born in 1964 near Mönchengladbach, Jenneßen was early influenced by English rock bands that frequently toured western Germany. He was particularly shaped by the music of Bill Bruford, Allan Holdsworth, and Tony Williams. He is a founding member of the bands Die Enttäuschung, Monk’s Casino, and Lax.

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