Sebastian Schunke brings with 'Life and Death' a new and very intimate touch to his music - piano solo.

Sebastian Schunke 'Life and Death'

In 2011, Sebastian Schunke continues his position as a leading visionary in the international Jazz scene releasing his fifth addictive CD „Life and Death' and a release tour in Colombia, Lima and Uruguay.

After the international press had celebrated Schunke's previous CD „Back in New York' (featuring Jazz legend Paquito de Riveria) with great enthusiasm and then presented the CD to enthusiastic crowds on several festivals, jazz clubs and concert halls around the globe in 2009 and 2010, Schunke did not hesitate to take the next step in 2011.
Sebastian Schunke brings with 'Life and Death' a new and very intimate touch to his music - piano solo. For the first time Sebastian plays part of his highly acclaimed compositions as a Solo pianist. On the other 4 compositions he presents his new band - the new wild and high energetic Berlin. An international band of young innovative musicians based in Berlin - Dan Freeman on tenor saxophone, Diego Pinera on drums and Marcel Krömker on bass. This formation already toured the world with Sebastian, developing a new not yet seen and heard Modern Sound in Latin Jazz - it is maybe one of the most innovative sounds of Latin Jazz existing. The band is supported perfectly by Grammy Award Winning percussionist Pernell Saturnino. From New York.
On this new release 'Life and Death' Schunke's compositions are changing: he opens up the harmonic and the compositional structure of the songs. He keeps his music fresh and wild and leads the music to a hip and experimental form of world jazz - totally new and unpredictably!

„...Schunke´s sound is as eclectic as it is unpredictable' (That´s Shanghai Magazine, China),

'...Schunke keeps growing. He's an extraordinary composer, arranger and performer...' (Latinjazznet-Magazine, Canada)

„... that is what makes music so wonderful, frontiers are turned down and something totally new and fresh can be built up' (Jazzdimensions, Germany).

'...the music is complex, sophisticated, and superbly crafted...' (AllAboutJazz, New York)

We would love to see you at the concerts or just enjoy the new CD 'Life and Death' We hope that you will feel the same way as Paquito d´Rivera did listening to the new Sound of Sebastian:

'This guy Sebastian Schunke is a very good composer and pianist, he is very good!'

Track Listing

• Berlin
• Ohnmacht
• Adelante
• Rapsodia No. 1 Herzklopfen Part I
• Rapsodia No. 1 Herzklopfen Part II
• Rapsodia No. 1 Herzklopfen Part III
• Rapsodia No. 1 Herzklopfen Part IV
• Misterioso
• Kanon Final
• Susanne
• Mouvement

Additional Details

Label: Timba

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 61:06 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 07/02/13

UPC: 821895989221