Tingvall Trio

• country:Germany
• style(s):Jazz
• label:SKIP Records
• type:Band, Composer/Songwriter
• gender:male
• instrumentation:instrumental
• artist posted by:Kino Music srl

Line up

• Jürgen Spiegel (Drums)
• Martin Tingvall (Piano)
• Omar Rodriguez Calvo (Bass)

Links

• Tingvall Trio website

The Tingvall Trio numbers among the very few young German Jazz acts that have worked their way to the vanguard of their genre in a very brief time span, even internationally.

When Skagerrak, the debut album, was released way back when in 2006, the critique ranged between euphoria and sheer delight. Audiences didn't need to be asked twice: They celebrated the 3 musicians from "St. Pauli", Hamburg's traditional amusement quarter, enthusiastically. The crossover in media feedback was equally reflected in the colorful mix of concert-goers: young Jazz neophytes, hard-core Jazz fans, and a broad group of listeners from other genres simply interested in the melodies and grooves.

The trio has meanwhile outgrown the St. Pauli club scene. It received acclaim at the Jazz Festival in Stockholm and played its breakthrough concert at the Hamburg Jazzfestival 2006, then went on to wow the crowds at trendsetting events like the festival in Aalen. A 180-gram vinyl pressing had to be produced especially for the Japanese market. The CD debut was released worldwide, remarkable for a first album.

To put it mildly, the consistency with which the 3 young musicians have continued to pursue and refine their very own sound as a group on Norr is stunning.

Meanwhile the Tingvall Trio has matured into one of the leading European piano trios: purely acoustic, with a song-oriented repertoire that gives the music such a stand-alone sound. It's this catchiness that has developed into a trademark and opened the ears of realms of listeners far beyond confirmed jazz fans. This unmistakeable Tingvall Trio Sound is fed by dynamic currents of energy expressed in rhythm and groove coupled with what could almost be termed pop melody miniatures aligned to a partially 'classic' construction. Far from rigid, the whole is then playfully enhanced again and again by improvisations that unleash new ground.

The source of these compositions is Martin Tingvall (who has also composed for Udo Lindenberg). On Vattensaga (which translates to 'water saga'), this Swedish pianist has crafted 13 new musical pearls together with his fellow artists Omar Rodriguez Calvo, a native Cuban on double bass, and drummer Juergen Spiegel from Germany. Tales revolving around the key basic element water, its power, fascination and magic, define these nearly cinematically designed pieces. Martin Tingvall spends part of the year in southern Sweden close to the sea and the many lakes.

After appearances in 2009 at major jazz festivals in Leverkusen, Berlin and Moscow, the trio is going to be heard at numerous live gigs in 2010 ranging from Basel, Vienna and Sweden all the way to Munich, Barcelona and Dubai.