Christian Artmann – The Middle of Life (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:00:00 minutes | 656 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sunnyside
As the title of Christian Artmann’s new CD The Middle of Life suggests, he’s no ingénue. The German-born flutist, now based in the San Francisco Bay Area after living for more than 15 years in New York, is a seasoned composer with a small but acclaimed discography that’s contributed significantly to keeping the flute in the foreground of the contemporary jazz scene. As for many of us, the experience of the pandemic inspired deep reflection, and with his fourth album (and third for Sunnyside) Artmann takes stock of what matters most.
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Christian Artmann – Our Story (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:00:17 minutes | 1,18 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sunnyside
Flutist and composer Christian Artmann is proud to announce the release of “Our Story”, his 3rd album as a leader and his 2nd for Sunnyside after the well-received 2015 release “Fields of Pannonia”. One of the most compelling flute specialists to emerge on the jazz scene in recent years, Artmann has assembled a cast of long-term musical associates for the recording of Our Story: the formidable Laszlo Gardony on piano, whom Artmann cites as an important musical and spiritual teacher; the tight and responsive rhythm section of bassist Johannes Weidenmueller and drummer Jeff Hirshfield, both of whom played on his previous album as well as his 2011 debut “Uneasy Dreams”; and special guest Elena McEntire who substantially enhances the uniqueness of the band’s sound with her versatile and expressive vocals.
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