Talking Horns, a modern jazz quartet from Germany, was formed in 1993 in Cologne. The group initially consisted of two woodwind and two brass players and evolved from the Pata Horns. Their debut album, Fish in Water: Blazz Music, was released in 1996. In 1998, they followed up with Talking Horns for St. Caecilien. Throughout their career, Talking Horns collaborated extensively with Martin Stankowski, notably performing together in the Cologne Soundscapes series between 1994 to 2007. Other notable albums also include Blow Up (2003), Born to be Horn (2008), and Verwirrte Hirten (2012). In 2008, the quartet embarked on a tour through Africa. Their sixth album, Geschichten aus dem Bläserwald, was released in 2016.
