Nach Norden Olivia Trummer Trio

• 1 Nach Norden 07:23
• 2 Eternal Dance 08:45
• 3 Leaving Earth 07:09
• 4 Rostock 07:40
• 5 Last Tango 08:17
• 6 Restless 03:45
• 7 A Hint of Sorrow 07:47
• 8 A Hint of Sorrow (solo) 03:17
• Total Runtime 54:03

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She's just different. Contrary to the trend marked by the Esbjorn Svensson Trio, the headstrong young pianist Olivia Trummer on their debut album avoids the heavy rhythms of hip hop. Instead, the 21-year-old Baden-Württembergerin, bassist Joel Locher and drummer Marcel Gustke subtle swing, but also romantic and consistently. The newcomer can condense a lot of time to build their pieces, they always listen to each other, they communicate, they relax the atmosphere and at the right moments - and without doubt have allies Miss Trummer a keen sense of drama and dynamics. Smooth and powerful, gripping and dreamy, introverted, and present sounds of the wings. Delicately decorated and plays around Olivia Trummer the melodic substance with differentiated stop, where she always remains focused on the essentials - a great talent that still leaves a lot of hope. Independent access to sensitive melodies of piano and bass together, while Marcel Gustke sets accents with his drums - he is far from being able to act only as a timekeeper. Rooted in the tradition of Paul Motian, he keeps his game pretty open and lets the clock structure but feel delicately. Stops and changes of rhythm fit perfectly with the eight numbers, and the themes are always worked out great.

'When a new talent emerges on their first recorded CD it can always be a happy occasion, for Olivia and her wonderful trio it is also a cause for celebration. This is a real jazz trio, not just a pianist with bass and drum accompaniment [...] All I can say is: Well done Olivia, I am proud of you!' (Richie Beirach, 2006)

Olivia Trummer, Piano
Marcel Gustke, Drums
Joel Locher, Bass


STEREOPLAY - CD of the MONTH October 2006!

Olivia Trummer (* 1985 in Stuttgart) is a German pianist, vocalist and composer. She is known for her unusual musical versatility,performing a repertoire out of original compositions and songs, classical piano music, improvisation and jazz. Therefor, she has been invited to perform at top-class concert halls like the Carnegie Hall (NYC), Schloss Elmau (Germany) or at the 'Schlossfestspiele' festival in Ludwigsburg (Germany). In the press she is celebrated as a sensational musical talent: 'The future belongs to Olivia Trummer' (Jazzpodium, 2010), 'Doubtlessly, Olivia Trummer has the potential to become a star' (Mannheimer Morgen, 2010), 'Young, gifted & deutsch' (jazzthing 2006).

Olivia Trummer has been awarded with many prizes as a classical pianist as well as a jazz pianist: She is a five-time national prize-winner at 'Jugend musiziert', scholar of the Art Foundation of Baden-Württemberg 2010, winner of the Bruno-Frey-music award 2010, 2nd prize winner of the International Piano Competition Palma D'Oro/Italy 2008, scholar of the German Academic Exchange Service just to name a few.

Olivia has received invitations to play at jazz festivals and concert halls throughout Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Russia) and abroad (New York City, Saudi-Arabia). Moreover, she was featured by the German Television (ARD) in December 2010 playing and singing her own arrangements of German advent songs with her jazz trio and two choirs.

She has been studying classical piano as well as jazz piano at the University of Music in Stuttgart where she graduated both 'with distinction'. Additionally, she spent an intense and exciting year of studying Jazz Piano at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.

As a bandleader, she has released three CDs and one LP with original compositions and songs throughout. Her second Album 'Westwind' has been awarded with the German Record Critics' Award (Quarterly Critics' Choice 3/2008). Her discography as a bandleader includes 'Nach Norden' (2006), 'Westwind' (2008) and 'Nobody knows' (2010) and will be extended with another album in October 2011: 'Poesiealbum'.

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