New releases
Patrick Deltenre, Ivan Paduart – “Hand in Hand”
Hand in Hand – an album title that contains two meanings. Firstly, it of course reflects the artists’ collaboration as a duo; two creative individuals pursuing a musical goal together. Secondly, it is the combination of two harmonic instruments; their sounds are interwoven in such a way that individuality is maintained, while at the same time, a genuine dialogue is created rather than simple musical duplication.
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Big Band der Deutschen Oper Berlin – “A Soul Journey”
Some projects can seem like haut cuisine recipes: the long list of ingredients alone can have chefs quaking in their boots. But then again, the mere thought of the delights to come can set the mouth watering …
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Gisela Berndt & Band – “Nach Norden”
“Come on, I’ll paint our colours for you on the wide walls of the house …” That’s a line from a song by Gisela Berndt, and that’s exactly what happens when this singer-songwriter from Cologne opens her lyrical paintbox for us. Gisela Berndt paints – with her lyrics and with her voice.
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Miriam Ast & Victor Gutierrez – “Secret Songs”
Secret Songs has become a very personal album. The two artists play mostly their own compositions, together with a few special arrangements of well-known jazz standards. Miriam Ast‘s vocals and Victor Gutierrez‘s piano playing enter into an intense musical dialogue that is characterized by warm and lyrical sounds, experimental and free-form passages, and virtuoso improvisations.
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Reinberg – “Old Friend”
Behind the name REINBERG – a conceptual fusion of Konstantin REINfeld and Christoph SpangenBERG – two young shooting stars of the German music scene can be found. Here they are presenting a very unusual duo programme, namely a combination of diatonic harmonica (Reinfeld) and piano (Spangenberg).
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Paul Heller meets Roman Schwaller
You just need to listen to Paul Heller‘s new CD for a few seconds before you notice it; here are two people who fit together like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. It‘s not just because they both play the same instrument, the tenor saxophone …
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Zurich Jazz Orchestra & Steffen Schorn – “Three Pictures”
“One of the most innovative and relevant line-ups in a European big band scene that’s hungry for more.” (Manfred Papst, Neue Zürcher Zeitung) The Zurich Jazz Orchestra (ZJO) was...
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Peter Hedrich – “New Hope”
Jiggs Whigham is a great trombonist whose playing is characterized by his uniquely warm tone and supple phrasing. He is a renowned composer and arguably one of the...
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Mia Brentano’s HIDDEN SEA – 20 Songs for 2 Pianos
You really don’t need to do any research into the composer Mia Brentano. She has concealed her identity intentionally and meticulously, and only wants to be perceived through her music …
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