Susanne Abbuehl
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Susanne Abbuehl is a Swiss jazz
singer who performs in various jazz mediums like Progressive jazz
, avant-garde jazz
, Continental jazz
, and post bop.
As a child she got lessons in harpsichord
, playing baroque music
. At the age of 17 she went to Los Angeles
where she went to a High School attending music lessons on a daily basis. After having finished her studies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague
, Netherlands (among others with Jeanne Lee
and Rachel Gould ) earning a Master's Degree, she began teaching Jazz-singing at the music colleges of Basel and Luzern. She went to India several times to study classical Indian singing with renowned Dr. Prabha Atre.
In 2001 her CD "April" was released at German Label ECM
. Since then, she tours with her band and other leading jazzmusicians through Europe, North America and Africa, playing a.o. in Montreal, Maputo, Cape Town, Rome, Paris, Zurich, Oslo and other European cities. In May 2006 her third CD "Compass" was released on ECM, (a.o. with Michel Portal
).
In her work, influences of classical music and traditional European music can be found. Her artistic identity is characterized by reduction to minimalistic instrumentation and arrangements.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
singer who performs in various jazz mediums like Progressive jazz
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
, avant-garde jazz
Avant-garde jazz
Avant-garde jazz is a style of music and improvisation that combines avant-garde art music and composition with jazz. Avant-jazz often sounds very similar to free jazz, but differs in that, despite its distinct departure from traditional harmony, it has a predetermined structure over which ...
, Continental jazz
Continental Jazz
Continental jazz is a term used to describe early jazz dance bands of Europe in the swing medium, to the exclusion of Great Britain. The genre was generally practiced until the conclusion of World War II. By the time bebop came to popularity, the style became more or less obsolete.-Revival...
, and post bop.
As a child she got lessons in harpsichord
Harpsichord
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
, playing baroque music
Baroque music
Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
. At the age of 17 she went to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
where she went to a High School attending music lessons on a daily basis. After having finished her studies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague
Royal Conservatory of The Hague
The Royal Conservatory of The Hague is a conservatorium of music, providing higher education in music and dance, it is located in The Hague, Netherlands.-The Conservatory:...
, Netherlands (among others with Jeanne Lee
Jeanne Lee
Jeanne Lee was an American jazz singer, poet and composer. Best known for a wide range of vocal styles she mastered, Lee collaborated with numerous distinguished composers and performers which included Gunter Hampel, Ran Blake, Carla Bley, Anthony Braxton, Marion Brown, and many...
and Rachel Gould ) earning a Master's Degree, she began teaching Jazz-singing at the music colleges of Basel and Luzern. She went to India several times to study classical Indian singing with renowned Dr. Prabha Atre.
In 2001 her CD "April" was released at German Label ECM
ECM (record label)
ECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany, in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a wide variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres...
. Since then, she tours with her band and other leading jazzmusicians through Europe, North America and Africa, playing a.o. in Montreal, Maputo, Cape Town, Rome, Paris, Zurich, Oslo and other European cities. In May 2006 her third CD "Compass" was released on ECM, (a.o. with Michel Portal
Michel Portal
Michel Portal is a composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist.Portal studied clarinet at the Conservatoire de Paris...
).
In her work, influences of classical music and traditional European music can be found. Her artistic identity is characterized by reduction to minimalistic instrumentation and arrangements.
Discography
- I Am Rose, 1997, with Christof MayChristof MayChristof May is a German jazz musician who performs on the clarinet and saxophone.May studied jazz saxophone with John Ruocco at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague from 1992–1998 and from 1998 - 2002 classical clarinet with Ab Vos...
, Marc van RoonMarc van RoonMarc van Roon is a Dutch jazz pianist. He combines music performance with his work as a creative facilitator for leaders, groups and organizations in change and learning processes applying the art of improvisation as the main source of inspiration...
and Wolfert Brederode - April, 2000, with Christof May, Wolfert Brederode and Samuel Rohrer
- Compass, 2006, with Christof May, Michel Portal, Wolfert Brederode and Lucas Niggli