Till Brönner, trumpeter, singer, and one-of-a-kind European jazz personality, celebrates the joys and pains of life through the soulful music of Brazil in his most personal project yet, recorded on location in Rio de Janeiro with international guest stars Annie Lennox, Aimee Mann, Kurt, Elling, Milton Nascimento, Sergio Mendes, and many others.
Brönner has sold more records than any other jazz artist in his country's history and has conquered audiences in many European territories as well as major Asian markets. The reasons are obvious: his honeyed tone and cool, lyrical playing are as seductive to the ear as Brönner is to the eye. His versatile but always recognizable style is rooted in jazz, but he has also roamed effortlessly into pop, soul, and recently even Christmas music.
Born in Viersen, Germany in 1971 and raised in...
(Read More)Till Brönner, trumpeter, singer, and one-of-a-kind European jazz personality, celebrates the joys and pains of life through the soulful music of Brazil in his most personal project yet, recorded on location in Rio de Janeiro with international guest stars Annie Lennox, Aimee Mann, Kurt, Elling, Milton Nascimento, Sergio Mendes, and many others.
Brönner has sold more records than any other jazz artist in his country's history and has conquered audiences in many European territories as well as major Asian markets. The reasons are obvious: his honeyed tone and cool, lyrical playing are as seductive to the ear as Brönner is to the eye. His versatile but always recognizable style is rooted in jazz, but he has also roamed effortlessly into pop, soul, and recently even Christmas music.
Born in Viersen, Germany in 1971 and raised in Rome, Till Brönner began studying classical trumpet at a Jesuit boarding school. He changed course at age thirteen when a record by Charlie Parker opened his ears to the exciting possibilities of bop. Years of further study - and his discovery of Chet Baker and Freddie Hubbard, two of the trumpet's most melodic improvisers - helped shape Brönner into a musician whose technique is matched by a touching lyricism.
He made his Verve debut with the 1998 CD "Love". Till's subsequent Verve releases include "Chattin' With Chet" (2000), a tribute to his eternal inspiration; the urban-soul flavoured "Blue-Eyed Soul" (2002); and "That Summer" (2004), the CD that sealed Brönner's position as the biggest-selling artist in German jazz history. He also wrote the soundtrack music for two movie documentaries: "Jazz Seen" (2001) and "Höllentour" ("Hell On Wheels"). Along the way, Brönner has recorded and appeared live with top artists like Ray Brown, Dave Brubeck, Tony Bennett, Joe Sample, Michael Brecker, Toots Thielemans, and countless others.
On top of that he has produced (and played on) albums for some of his cherished personal favorites. He gave actress/singer Hildegard Knef a pop-jazz makeover on her final album, "17 Millimeter" (1999), and helped the classical bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff to "crossover" on "The Jazz Album" (2006). Especially meaningful to Brönner are "Once To Every Heart" and "Love Is What Stays", two acclaimed albums he produced for another one of his idols, American jazz singer Mark Murphy.
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Interview with Till Brönner
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