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Leïla Martial / Valentin Ceccaldi & Singülar
»I don’t want to be a normal singer«, says Leïla Martial, »my goal is freedom on stage.« There, she becomes a fascinating, multifaceted being: virtuosic and playful, strong and fragile, tragic and comic. Among her influences, the »uncrowned queen of French vocal jazz« (JazzZeitung) includes singers like Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone, or Björk, and instrumentalists like Lee Konitz, Emile Parisien, and Eric Dolphy. She is also fascinated by the songs of the Pygmies and the Inuit, »who approach music differently – to accompany their daily lives, not as a show«. By her side is Valentin Ceccaldi, one of the most original cellists in European jazz. Whether in chanson, art song, or free dialogue: Ceccaldi can transform into an orchestra – multifaceted, with gripping intensity. When Sebastian Studnitzky, Pascal Schumacher, and Edward Perraud, known as Singülar, come together, it’s time to buckle up, lean back, and keep all antennas up. Because something truly new is being created right before your eyes and ears. Genres like jazz, classical, or electronic music are just the starting points, and instruments like piano, trumpet, vibraphone, and drums are the tools for an intense, sensual journey. Dreamily, motifs sail through the room. They are caught in free flight and transform into melodic sculptures; rhythmic sketches develop from delicate grooves to trance.