When Florian Ross was awarded the WDR Jazz Prize in 2006, the jury praised him as a " bridge builder between the far-reaching history of jazz and the multi-stylistic avant-garde ". The Cologne composer, arranger and bandleader has also had a close association with the WDR Big Band for a long time. Five years after the release of the first CD " Front & Center " by Ross and the WDR Big Band, the band is now following up: Once again, Ross' pieces are combined with the energy and precision of the WDR Big Band. In contrast to the first joint production in 2020, for which a lot of new things were written, Florian Ross draws on previously unpublished material in " Plans & Drawers ", on plans that were previously only allowed to remain in the composer's drawer. Together with the WDR Big Band, these are now being brought to (new) life. The whole thing culminates in the auditorium of the University of Music and Dance in Cologne, where Florian Ross teaches arrangement for big band, among other things. 

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