a double bassist, improviser, curator and pedagogue
As one of the most active improvisers on the music scene he is very much involved in contemporary music practices focused on free improvisation. Risk-taking music and its natural process that generates unpredictable sonic textures fascinates him.
He organizes workshops and concerts of free improvised music (Rojišče, Raziskava, refleksija, BCMF, Mariboring, 4 States Sessions, Improcon etc.), and participates as well. He performs with very various musicians from different genres. Wider music perception allows him to explore among different genres – from free jazz, free improvised music to avant rock and flamenco.
His collaborations with Zavod Sploh are the following:
• a music curator for Neforma programme (music-dance improvisations series);
• a so-curator for a concert within Zvokotok music cycle;
• his solo double bass recording is part of project iMštrument;
• he performed at series of Confine aperto, Zvokotok, Neforma, public presentations Research, Reflect, international performances, at the Neposlušno festival, at the concert Sonce in sončice po vsem svetu.
• Drašler/Karlovčec/Drašler trio recorded an album Stir released by Zavod Sploh in coproduction with L’innomable in 2013. This album was very warmly accepted and actually this is a pioneer piece in our geographical region in many ways.
• he also contributed music to the album Neposlušno.
• The Balloon Catcher, his first solo album with nine improvised pieces released by Zavod Sploh in 2018.
Discography
• Oholo! – Mnogobolje (Sploh, 2020)
• Jošt Drašler – The Balloon Catcher (Sploh, 2018)
• Zlatko Kaučič Cerkno Jubileum Orcestra – Zvočni sejalec (Klopotec, 2016)
• Orkester Senza Confini (Dobialabel, 2016)
• Olfamož – Hupam da ste dobro (ZARŠ, 2015)
• Drašler/Karlovčec/Drašler trio – Stir (Sploh, 2013)
• Kombo Zlatka Kaučiča & Orkester Rara roža – Zvočna polja za T.S. (ZKP RTVSLO, 2012)
• Balžalorsky/Drašler trio – Wu Wei (ZARŠ, 2011)
• Zmajev rep – Sestop (ZARŠ, 2010)
Current projects
• Solo: Jošt Drašler – double bass
• Drašler/Karlovčec/Drašler trio: Marko Karlovčec – alto/soprano saxophone; Vid Drašler – drums; Jošt Drašler – double bass
• Oholo: Vid Drašler – drums; Tomaž Grom – double bass; Jure Boršič – alto saxophone; Andrej Boštjančič – guitar; Andrej Fon – saxophone; Jošt Drašler – double bass
• TiTiTi: Jure Boršič – alto saxophone; Vid Drašler – drums; Jošt Drašler – double bass
• Drašler/Taylor: Benedict Taylor – viola; Jošt Drašler – double bass
WE POINT OUT:
Jošt Drašler – The Balloon Catcher (Zavod Sploh, 2018)
”This is demonstrated in the most beautiful manner on the debut solo album The Balloon Catcher. With nine recordings he reveals a wide spectrum of double bass instrument, extreme technical expertise and enriched knowledge in free improvised music. It took a quite while to record this album but solistic improvisation is one of the most demanding disciplines, experts say – at least when musicians performs it so exquisitively as Drašler does on his solo album. For music to be heard as it is on this solo record – firstly, he had to perform numerous concerts and expand music vocabulary with large number of collaborations with musicians, and finally he accomplished self-actualization.” (Mladina, Goran Kompoš)
· Portreit: Jošt Drašler, Doublebassist, Bassist, Mladina, 8.6.2018
· Audio: The Balloon Catcher (Bandcamp)
· CD: The Balloon Catcher
· Critics:
– Frans de Waard: Jošt Drašler – The Balloon Catcher, Jean-Luc Guionnet & Samo Kutin – Kopaš, Vital Weekly, 30.4.2018
· Video:
– Drašler/Karlovčec/Drašler – Elektrika, Pančevo
– CRAM Records Ljubljana Residency: Daniel Thompson / Jošt Drašler / Vid Drašler on Vimeo
– Drašler/Džukljev/Drašler