Gisela Berndt is a woman who is experienced in life and who has something to say. Her feet are planted firmly in the here and now, but her head is free in the clouds. The best conditions then for an artist …
She approached composition through her texts and poems – written in German – which she wanted to give a further dimension by adding tonal and rhythmic counterparts. The music was developed in collaboration with the pianist Gero Koerner. Together, they tailored a perfectly fitting sound for each of her stories – one which creates an unmistakable mood for each of her songs. Musically, the ten pieces on the album Nach Norden (To the North) move between swing, latin, jazz and blues. And each mood in her lyrics is modulated and accentuated by the rhythm and melody.
With Gero Koerner (p), Werner Lauscher (b) and Benedikt Hesse (dr), Gisela Berndt can rely on a band which sensitively yet self-confidently follows her strong artistic personality as a perfectly harmonised ensemble.
Let’s go with her then – Nach Norden – to the north. “When the clouds build roofs and when wind paints the houses…”
Weitere Neuerscheinungen:

Zurich Jazz Orchestra & Steffen Schorn – “Dedications”

Bending Times – “Songs of Faith / Glaubenslieder”

Mareille Merck LARUS – “Fadenschlag”

Rüdiger Baldauf – ”Strawberry Fields“

Katarzyna Myćka & Conrado Moya – “Marimba Synergy” – Bach: Goldberg Variations

Soulcrane feat. Matthew Halpin – “Another Step We Take”

Erik Leuthäuser – In the Land of Irene Kral and Alan Broadbent (Live at A-Trane Berlin)

Peter Fessler – Solo Time

Sónia Pinto – Why Try To Change Me Now

Mia Brentano’s River of Memories. A Mystery Trip

Adi Becker – “Babbelou”

Gregor Lisser Double Quartet – “On Eleven”

Patrick Deltenre, Ivan Paduart – “Hand in Hand”

Big Band der Deutschen Oper Berlin – “A Soul Journey”

Miriam Ast & Victor Gutierrez – “Secret Songs”
