Into the hazardous waste bin with genre boundaries and other creative limitations! With their unique clash of jazz, punk, blues, folk, funk, Balkan and pop, Botticelli Baby combine the free spirit and creative drive of Sandro Botticelli with the unfiltered rebelliousness and unpredictability of rock ’n’ roll. Since 2013, the sextett from Germany has been constantly exploring new forms of expression – and just in time for their 10th anniversary, Botticelli Baby are truly letting it rip.

Was it fate or sheer effervescent energy? Either way, singer Marlon Bösherz and trumpeter Alexander Niermann met in a club in Essen in 2013 and spontaneously decided to form a band. After their first hungover jam sessions the morning after, the duo soon recruited the current line-up: Jörg Buttler (guitar), Lucius Nawothnig (piano), Tom Hellenthal (drums) and Max Wehner (trombone). Today, Botticelli Baby move fluidly between styles, fusing them into a completely new, eclectic crossover.

Botticelli Baby thrive on experimentation and creative friction. With almost meticulous attention to detail, the collective navigates stylistic contrasts and contradictions. They liberate jazz from its elitist cerebration and punk from its beer-soaked, gritty image. Enriched with elements of blues, folk, funk, Balkan and pop, the result is a highly explosive fusion aptly named “Junk” – a mix of jazz and punk that has quickly earned Botticelli Baby a strong reputation as one of the most unique and exciting acts in Germany and beyond.

“Each of us is rooted in a different musical style. At the same time, we’re all true music enthusiasts and open to outside influences,” explains frontman Marlon Bösherz. “We love to provoke and challenge each other musically. When we’re on tour, we’re constantly introducing one another to different artists and genres, which we later discuss, deconstruct and reinterpret in our own way in the rehearsal room. This band is like a high-end catalyst that transforms all these inspirations into something entirely our own.” A wide-screen mix, further refined by Bösherz’s vivid, imagery-driven lyrics and his vocals, which draw on influences ranging from Lou Reed and Jim Morrison to Jon Spencer and The Cramps’ Lux Interior.

“Most of my lyrics originate from poems I write in German. I use mosaic-like imagery to build a larger picture through which I express my emotions and thoughts. Piece by piece, these images condense until I translate them into English lyrics, and through jamming, they ultimately become a song,” says Bösherz about his compositional modus operandi. In addition to his work with Botticelli Baby, the lyricist publishes several books of poetry each year and performs across Europe at readings, as well as in special performances and exhibitions where he combines book art with elaborate sound sculptures.

To date, Botticelli Baby look back on the highly acclaimed studio albums “Botticelli Baby” (2015), “Junk” (2018) and “Saft” (2021), as well as the 2019 live album “Live”, which has generated over 450k streams on Spotify. After hundreds of celebrated concerts across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovania, the Czech Republic, Spain, Turkey and Greece, along with appearances at renowned festivals such as Jazzahead!, Elbjazz, Istanbul Jazz Festivalk, c/o Pop, Fusion Festival, Reeperbahn Festival, Saalfelden Jazz Festival, Juicy Beats, Freiburg Kulturbörse and Rocken am Brocken, the Essen-based band are now set to release their brand new album, just in time for their 10th anniversary: “Boah”. Continuing the path laid out on their previous record “Saft”, “Boah” was released in 2023 via Schubert Music. Capping off a decade of musical evolution, it captures raw moments and emotions in an eclectic fusion of genres, offering an intimate yet explosive collection of tracks that truly represents the band’s spirit and essence.