Biography
Electronic meets acoustic, chaos meets calm, and the free meets the arranged in music composed by Adam Sass. The quintet is a Malmö-based group that started in the autumn of 2020 and released their debut album Close/Away in 2023 on Prophone (Naxos Direct). In May 2025 their second album was recorded, scheduled for release in spring 2026.
The Swedish magazine Orkesterjournalen wrote about the band’s live performance at the 2022 Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival:
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“I was completely knocked out by the Malmö-based quintet People In Orbit, flanked by Adam Sass on trumpet, composition, and Edvin Ekman on tenor sax and effects.”
Regarding the debut album, reviewers have said, among other things:
“Adam Sass is 24 years old and leads one of the best bands in Sweden’s new jazz generation.” – LIRA, Patrik Lindgren
“Intense movements take place, tones twist and turn, winding their way into similar environments… Despite highly competent horn players, the greatest rewards come from the pianist and the supple rhythm section.” – Orkesterjournalen, Mats Hallberg
Adam Sass – trumpet, composition
Edvin Ekman – tenor saxophone, EFX
Niklas Bergström – piano, EFX
Edvin Elmersson – double bass
Frank William Reis – drum set
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.