Releases : Jazzhaus Freiburg GmbH

Marsland dot com - "Marsland dot com" Marsland dot com is the title of Jens Kreuzer’s recent solo project, as well as his debut album. Jens’ main acticity is being mastermind of the German band THE PLEASURE, who are known for (and by) a fan following from Freiburg, Germany to Liverpool, Great Britain and being quoted by German music mag ‘eclipsed’ as “Germany’s most British pleasure”. Here we have twelve real gems, all with an aura of positivity, melancholy and ease. Compared to THE PLEASURE songs these are less pounding, but equally powerful. And touching. Need an evidence? Then listen for example to “Amsterdam” (also released as a single). The album "Marsland dot com" will be released on 14th October 2011 but you can order already now!
Lina Button - "Homesick" In April 2011 Lina Button was chosen as the “DRS 3 Best talent of the month”. Her debut album "Homesick" is reduced instrumentally to the essentials and is anything but boring: her voice has the necessary strength for the 12 songs which are arranged in the affectionate way of Bluespop and the compositions describe the different feelings of homesickness. The album "Homesick" of Lina Button will be released 23rd September 2011!
The Brew - "The Third Floor" The Brew, “one of the most thrilling live acts of our time“ (Rocks magazine), present their new album while on tour in Germany in October. “The Third Floor” (Jazzhaus Records/in-akustik, release: 26th August 2011) is the title of the album which was produced by the British trio in cooperation with producer Chris West (The Verve, Status Quo). The songs resemble a “mixture of old school and modern rock”, says Kurtis Smith, describing the style of the extremely homogeneous band in which he (03/1988) plays the drums. The band is completed by his father (bass) and the even younger frontman Jason Bar-wick (06/1989). Order the album aright here at the shop! It`s already avalaible!
Nuevo Tango Ensamble - "D`Impulso" The Nuevo Tango Ensamble worked for the last album “Tango Mediterraneo” together with the clarinetist Gabriele Mirabassi, this time they are playing together with Javier Girotto who has a good reputation as a saxophonist. The album "d'impulso" will be released at the end of May 2011.
Bergitta Victor - "Sesel" The title suggests it already: the new album “So Happy” of the singer and songwriter Bergitta Victor is airy and sounds like springtime. She sings about love, calls the forces which are in all of us and the spirit of the community that helps us to achieve a change on this planet. Like on the previous album "Sesel" the lyrics are about her own experiences and her observations of the people around. The album "So Happy" will be released on 29th of April! Listen to the songs at the shop!
NICOLE JO - "Go On" NICOLE JO crosses boundaries between genres. Folkloric excursions to jagged Balkan melismas, gospel ballads, groove, swing and energetic outbreaks into explosive free jazz spheres. Their music floats, flirts with techno-futuristic sounds, evokes the spirit of the old blues and uses the modern sound language of the contemporary neo-bop. Nicole Jo - creating a sound all their own. The album "Go On" will be released at the end of march 2011.
Bernard Allison Group - "Live at the Jazzhaus" (CD+DVD) "Live at the Jazzhaus" was recorded and filmed at the Jazzhaus in Freiburg in November 2010 and will be released on the 28^th January 2011 on Jazzhaus Records. The record contains primarily original compositions of his last two studio album "The Otherside" and "Chills & Thrills" but also songs written by his father Luther Allison. “Live at the Jazzhaus” the best product to get an impression of the excellent qualities of the Bernard Allison Group, which is playing around 150 shows every year worldwide with their mix of blues, soul, funk and rock.
Vdelli "Take a bite" The new album "Take a bite" will be released 8^th October 2010! At the same time Vdelli will be on tour in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The insider tip from Australia, "which has at least as much energy and steam as AC / DC, but is still more complex than their countrymen" (musix), have already convinced the audience with their previous release "Ain` t brining me down" (2009, Jazzhaus Records). This album was elected by the Rocks magazine as one of the best rock albums 2009! Here you will find sound samples of the new songs at the shop and here you can find the tour dates of the Australian guys!
Blassportgruppe "Steil" The new album of Blassportgruppe is called "Steil" and will be released 24th September 2010! A concert of the Blassportgruppe Südwest sounds as if a bus filled with modern jazz in a car with punk and a crack with a brass band: a rear-end collision with an unexpectedly happy results. With a gentle challenge to the popular brass bands treading the 10er team from Mannheim now for five years a very own musical path, which meanders in a wide arc to Dixieland or marching band. Respectability meets satire; brute horn sound on goose bumps flair, Hildegard Knef on Amy Winehouse, German texts on a fat brass band - all this is packed into weird arrangements and brilliantly presented in ten individuals who have only their musical qualities and the rogue in the neck .
John Lee Hooker Jr. "Live in Istanbul Turkey" His fourth CD will be released on 26 March 2010 in Germany and is called "Live in Istanbul Turkey". The album was recorded on his last tour in Istanbul. The album contains 14 songs, a mixture of his recent albums, including three new tracks. In addition, an animated video of the song "Extramaterial Affair" which can be viewed on his website. John Lee Hooker, Jr. continues to work on the status of being the first animated superhero in the blues. In April, John Lee Hooker Jr. is on tour!
The Brew "A Million Dead Stars" This up-and-coming British trio The Brew broke out internationally with 2008's highly acclaimed Album "The Joker". Seemingly overnight, the band was filling thousand-seat venues in countries like Poland and Spain and making a high-profile TV appearance on Germany's prestigious Rockpalast music programme. On 29th January 2010 “A Million Dead Stars” will be released on Jazzhaus Records. Until now, The Brew has straddled a musical fence, finding friends in both the classic rock and traditional blues camps: "it's very much our own sound.". At the same time, they chose not to complicate things or get too far away from what they do onstage. "For us, it's rock 'n' roll. We live it, breathe it, sleep it and eat it.".
Bernard Allison Group "The Otherside" Bernard Allison`s last album appeared to the market in 2007. "Chills & Thrills" and the name was program! From soulful ballads to relax on rainy days to piercing guitar crashing to the unravelling when one runs by car late at night. Two years later, the next stroke of genius follows: "The Otherside" will be released worldwide on 29th January 2010. The album contains 13 songs, which demonstrates once again the huge bandwidth of Bernard Allison: This album has it all! The new album "The Otherside" is a thoroughly enjoyable album in itself, which should inspire not only the inveterate fans!
Blue Babies "F.B.I. (Fast Beat Inc.)" Together with producer Philip Rauenbusch, bassist of Reamonn, the Blue babies were in the studio the whole summer and recorded the songs for "F.B.I.". A few great musicians passed by and left a musical or other fragrance to: Reamonn guitar player Uwe "Magic" Bossert or Roberto Solomon, ska trombonist of The Busters. The result: 11 tracks, including eight brand new songs from their own pen. CD release party takes place on 19th December at the Jazzhaus, just like the pre-release on www.jazzhausrecords.com before the album will be official released on the 29th January 2010! Watch the video here!
Pippo Pollina "Fra due Isole" A very special event with a orchestra Pippo Pollinas celebrated his 25-year-old's anniversary: With the realization of his latest album, "Fra due isole", which will be released 23/10/2009 on Jazzhaus Records, Pippo Pollina has once more demonstrated his extraordinary musical sense. Cheered by his longtime, loyal audience is Pippo Pollina on 5 September on the stage from Zurich Volkshaus occurred. With this concert, he takes stock of his 25-year artistic career, which has left in a diverse repertoire of songs deep tracks. The concert was recorded and processed to a Best Of-Cd. The 70 members of the Symphony Orchestra of the Conservatory of Zurich gives each composition a particularly fine touch.