Siena Bjørn – Indigo (Spotify)

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“Clear background mix and stylish vocal solo create all the rhythm and song core. -Indigo- is an ideal song for everyone who starts their morning, not only with a cup of invigorating coffee, but also with high-quality music from -siena bjorn-.”

“Чёткий фон и стильное вокальное соло создают весь ритм и мелодику песни. -Indigo- способен запомнится всем, кто встречает своё утро не только чашечкой бодрящего кофе, но и качественной музыкой в исполнение -Siena Bjorn-.”

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Siena Bjorn is a singer/songwriter whose music dances between pop, alt R&B and Jazz. Capturing the attention of listeners across the globe, Siena uses her distinct, powerful vocals and captivating melodies to express her feelings and experiences as a woman, while touching on self-discovery and self-love.

Born in Seattle, Washington and raised in Denver, Colorado, Siena began her artistic career as a tot dancing for the Maine State, Pacific Northwest and Colorado ballet companies. She is also known for her work as an actress, having trained in theater at New York University, Tisch Drama and the Atlantic Acting Conservatory. The multi-dimensional artist continues to hone her abilities as an actress in Los Angeles as the protégé of world renowned actor Dabney Coleman.

Her latest single “Indigo” is reminiscent of old school Jazz clubs with boom bap beats and sweeping vocals. Thematically, "Indigo" is about "the fear of letting go and giving in, the fear of letting someone in and how shame can be debilitating and as much as you want to hate the other person for what they did to you. You inevitably have a part to play in your own demise." confides Siena Bjorn.

Multi-talented and full of enthusiasm for adventure, Siena Bjornerud is certainly one to watch.

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Julissa Neely – London Bridges (Video)

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“-London Bridges- through the prism of the enveloping jazz tell us about long-standing love. Soothing rhythmic components, lyrical and slightly sentimental vocals and a pleasant warm atmosphere.”

“-London Bridges- через призму обволакивающего джаза повествует о разрыве с давней любовью. Успокаивающая ритмическая составляющая, лирический и немного сентиментальный вокал и приятная инструментальная партия. ”

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Hagiga – Night Walk (Spotify)

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“Jazz sound with unimaginable improvisation and melancholic spirit from three different artists. A very multifaceted composition, which you can listen with no feeling of sorrow and sentimentality.”

“Джазовое звучание, невообразимая импровизация и меланхолия из облака и дыма. Весьма многогранная композиция, которую можно и нужно слушать без лишнего ощущения печали и сентиментальности.”

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A beautiful ballad, simple and expressive

Capture the meditative mood of a night walk

First part of a 4 piece suite (New Directions Suite) in an album by the same name

The tune features the amazing alto sax of Hagai Amir

The instrumentation here is quite unique: Soprano sax, alto sax, trombone, piano, bass, drums & percussion

Hannah Wilhelm & FATCAT – Oh Welt | WeLive on Tour – Live in der Sternenberghalle | Episode I (Video)

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“Exceptionally balanced instrumental mix from “FATCAT” & “Hannah Wilhelm”. Find your favourite acoustic sound in this collaborative Funk gem and feed your ears with its elegant vibrations. We really liked the vocal duo, which acts in strict synchronization with all the rest.”

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The teaser from the first episode of the concert film series “WeLive on Tour” is here and comes up with a highly exciting combination: The concert film combines the singer Hannah Wilhelm from Lahr and the already well-known funk band FATCAT – singer-songwriter meets funk. The live video for “Oh Welt”, written by Hannah Wilhelm and arranged by FATCAT, released on 8 June, offers a first taste. German lyrics meet funky brass interludes and great voices.

“It’s totally amazing to see the result for the first time,” Hannah Willhelm said happily after the release. Even on stage, she didn’t notice exactly what was happening around her, “because I just had so much fun. What FATCAT has done with the song is unbelievable. And also what the WeLive team did with the song is unbelievable. I’m just ultra happy happy happy” about the result, says the singer.

FATCAT frontman Kenny Joyner is also satisfied with the film, shot in the Sternenberghalle Friesenheim. Because of Corona, they couldn’t rehearse as usual before a gig, so they had to make do via digital rehearsals. “It was something new for all of us. But it was a lot of fun,” says Joyner.

Hannah Wilhelm achieved nationwide fame in 2020 through her participation in the German casting show “The Voice of Germany”. The funk band FATCAT from Freiburg, on the other hand, is no longer a newcomer and has even been on the main stage of the Montreux Jazz Festival. The concert film series “WeLive on Tour” will release their first joint concert film with titles by Hannah Wilhelm and FATCAT on 20 June 2021, so you can look forward to it!

Der Teaser für die erste Episode der Konzertfilm-Serie “WeLive on Tour” ist da und wartet gleich mit einer hochspannenden Kombination auf: Der Konzerfilm vereint die Lahrer Sängerin Hannah Wilhelm und die bereits bestens bekannte Funkband FATCAT – Singer-Songwriter trifft also auf Funk. Ein erster Vorgeschmack bietet das am 08. Juni veröffentlichte Live-Video zu “Oh Welt”, geschrieben von Hannah Wilhelm, arrangiert von FATCAT. Deutsche Texte treffen auf funkige Bläsereinlagen und großartige Stimmen. “Es ist total krass, jetzt erstmals das Ergebnis zu sehen”, freute sich Hannah Willhelm nach der Veröffentlichung. Sie habe selbst auf der Bühne gar nicht genau mitbekommen, was alles um sie herum passiert ist, “weil ich einfach so viel Spaß hatte. Was FATCAT aus dem Song gemacht hat ist unfassbar. Und auch was das WeLive-Team aus dem Song gemacht hat ist unfassbar. Ich bin einfach nur ultra happy happy happy”, so die Sängerin.

Auch FATCAT-Frontman Kenny Joyner zeigt sich zufrieden mit dem in der Sternenberghalle gedrehten Film. Man habe wegen Corona nicht wie gewohnt vor einem Auftritt proben können, deshalb musste man sich über digitale Proben behelfen. “Es war für uns alle etwas neues. Aber es hat richtig viel Spaß gemacht”, so Joyner.

Hannah Wilhelm erreichte im Jahr 2020 durch ihre Teilnahme an der deutschen Casting-Show “The Voice of Germany” bundesweite Bekanntheit. Die Funkband FATCAT aus Freiburg ist hingegen kein Newcomer mehr und stand sogar bereits auf der Hauptbühne des Montreux Jazz Festival. Ihren ersten gemeinsamen Konzertfilm mit Titeln von Hannah Wilhelm und von FATCAT veröffentlicht die Konzertfilm-Serie “WeLive on Tour” am 20. Juni 2021. Man darf also gespannt sein!

Julien Daïan Quintet, Alex Tassel – September Nine (Spotify)

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“The level of musicianship displayed by the Julien Daian Quintet on the track ‘September Nine’ from the album ‘Cut-Up’ is quite breath-taking. Constantly shifting rhythms, melodies & dynamics being the perfect vehicle for the variety of superb solos. The track has a traditional feel good vibe that will lift your spirits, kiss your ears & feed your mind. This is definitely an album to add to your collection.”

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EN - Loose cannon innovator of French Jazz Julien Daian is back at the helm of the Julien Daian Quintet for their third album CUT-UP, 10 tracks creating a deeply personal montage drawn from influences and experience, of emotions and memories, of landscapes and longings. True to form he steers Jazz forms into uncharted waters in collusion with Hip Hop, heavy electronic beats, hypnotic tribal rhythms, reggae touches and always an unstoppable groove. How do you make three “Groundbreaking” albums in a row? Ask Julien Daian, CUT-UP proves he knows exactly how it’s done.

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FR - Trublion du jazz, véritable alchimiste du son, Julien Daïan est de retour avec un troisième album résolument contemporain - fascinant brassage d’influences et de styles, à la croisée du jazz et des musiques actuelles. Sans oublier ce sens du groove qui pulse sur chacune de ces 10 nouvelles pistes.

CUT UP, is the third album from the Julien Daian Quintet (JDQ), led, of course, by Julien Daian, the audacious, reckless innovator who earned his stripes as the maverick of French Jazz. Incapable of compromise as he creates music of its time and place with the vocabulary of his own lived experience. Known for bringing Jazz into uncharted waters in collusion with Hip Hop forms, heavy electronic beats and hypnotic tribal rhythms.

Picking up the vibe and momentum of JDQ’s first two albums French Paradox and Behind the Reef, the ten tracks on CUT UP really break new ground, taking this vision, this compulsion to greater heights and ever deeper depths. This isn’t about fusion, it never was. The mastery lies in Daian’s supreme ability at divining the natural points of confluence between forms, where jazz, hip hop, dub and electronica merge naturally, creating a sound and a vibe that speaks eloquently of the moment it comes into being. Each track is a unique and vivid expression, an episode in an album that forms, as a whole, a varied and provocative freefall soundscape. A deeply personal patchwork, a montage drawn from influences and experience, of emotions and memories, of landscapes and longings.

Summoning a deeply sunny reggae vibe, through Jazz themed progressions, Daian remembers the Patate Records 45’s of his youth, bringing in Luciano and Mikey General on vocals to crystalize the magic on Bring Some Love, a call to the good times yet to come, an irrepressible expression of hope and the power of unity. While Everybody Love me is straight up and down Jazz informed Hip Hop (think New York with a Spike Lee twist) as North Carolinan Rapper Biship Chasten keeps the groove going against a sparse, edgy backdrop.

In the album’s debut single Trop C’est Trop (Too Much is Too Much) the spirit of Serge Gainsbourg is brought into play as his vocal from Ecce homo et caetera is woven through an urban smokescreen of ever intensifying mood and syncopation, and you just know he would have loved it beyond doubt. Right on the edge, an unstoppable, shuffling groove, a hint of a cult 70’s detective theme perhaps? Layer by layer, beat by beat, the menace moves forward as a tribal chorus illuminates the shadows it casts. A sound that could just as easily send the listener on an unknown highway as to the dancefloor.

LHĒON – I Hate The Way That I Love You (Spotify)

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“-I Hate The Way That I Love You- was produced as very atmospheric, regarding the whole composition and its mood. There is a clear feeling that the author introduces her listener into a strong conceptual canvas. -Lhēon- vocals sound organically in the frame of the musical concept invented by her.”

“-I Hate The Way That I Love You- выдался весьма атмосферным, как по композиции в целом, так и по настроению. Создаётся явное ощущение, что автор вводит своего слушателя в сильное концептуальное полотно. Вокал -LHĒON- органично звучит в рамках придуманной автором музыкальной концепции.”

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Sweedish born, Melbourne based Neo-Soul singer-songwriter LHĒON has unveiled her brand new track, “I Hate The Way That I Love You”. Fiercely powerful, LHĒON is reaching new heights with her latest funk-tinged offering.

In striking contrast to her previous releases, the electrifying “I Hate The Way That I Love You” is jam packed with a stylish Motown inspired soundscape, topped off by the endlessly powerful and distinctive vocals of LHĒON. Written and produced by Lee Bradshaw, LHĒON brings her commanding presence to the expertly written track. Led by the constant drum beat, sassy hooks and a groove fuelled organ instrumentation, the vibrant anthemic nature of this offering has culminates in a punchy and exhilarating listen.

When asked about her new release LHĒON shared:

“IHTWILY is about the conflicting feelings of knowing someone is bad for you but still being unable to let go.”

Often compared to Adele, LHĒON’s unrelenting talent for conveying the most delicate of emotions in the most relatable yet aspirational way is what has helped her stand out. After the warm welcome to her debut EP, Full Disclosure Pt. I, and the release of the unforgettable “elique” and “pretend”, “I Hate The Way That I Love You” marks the beginning of a new sound with a new EP, Full Disclosure Pt. II.

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Citrus Avenue – Julia’s Toes (Spotify)

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“The bright acoustic guitar sounds and the meditative xylophone melody are waiting for us. Beautiful patterns, westering percussion and acoustic arrangement aiming to please the ears. -Julia's Toes- is exclusively positive, in a way that brings real and sincere emotions.”

“Яркие звуки акустической гитары и медитативная мелодия ксилофона. Красивые ямы, западающая в голову перкуссия, радует наличие акустики в аранжировке. -Julia's Toes- вызывает исключительно положительные, такие настоящие и искренние эмоции.”

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Tim Hüllstrung, Bob Mintzer – Nightfall (Spotify)

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“-Nightfall- allocated pleasant tinge of jazz, which was created by skilful hands of -Tim Hüllstrung and bright ideas of -Bob Mintzer-. Episodic vocal characteristic of jazz and improvisation, complement each other delivering maximum fresh sound in the mix.”

“-Nightfall- выделяется приятным оттенком джаза, которая создана искусной рукой -Tim Hüllstrung и светлым разумом -Bob Mintzer-. Эпизодический вокал и свойственная джазу импровизация, дополняют друг друга и максимально свежо звучат в общем миксе.”

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Tim Hüllstrung, a promising young singer/songwriter and guitarist based in Switzerland, takes an authentic and highly idiosyncratic approach to his music. Showing great musical diversity and maturity, he nevertheless acknowledges his roots in blues and rock, as well as his passion for jazz. Tim's voice, soft, yet raw reaches out to the heart of the listener. Reflecting on his own experiences, and perceptions of the world, his songs tell stories, both personal and universal, that strike a chord in all who listen. His versatile guitar playing creates a colorful musical soundscape that underlines his songwriting with a creative blend of musical styles.

His first recording, Bird of Passage, which superbly showcases Tim's versatile playing and sensitive, authentic style, was supported by fellow musicians such as Paul Amrod, Simon Oslender and some of Tim's idols, such as Grammy Award winners Bob Mintzer and Ruslan Sirota, Jimmy Haslip and Gary Novak, who are featured on Nightfalll.

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J. Naji, Andrew Getman – aahhh/Love Your Enemy (Spotify)

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“Jazz with a difference. The interplay between the saxophone & guitar, plus the deployment of subtle effects keep the tracks interesting & moving through new tonal territory. Both of the aforementioned lead instruments deliver solos worthy of mention, and the rhythm section deftly keeps everything glued together.”

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