Caroll Vanwelden Sings Shakespeare Sonnets
Caroll Vanwelden Sings Shakespeare Sonnets
Caroll Vanwelden is a Belgian Jazz singer/songwriter/pianist who just released her new album “Caroll Vanwelden Sings Shakespeare Sonnets” in which she combines Shakespeare´s sonnets with her own compositions to a ground breaking, fresh and emotional jazzy sound. The amazing intensity of her compositions elevates Shakespeare´s words to a new dimension. Caroll Vanwelden´s voice transmits accuracy and comfort with an astonishing gift to always create the appropriate ambiance.
The artist presents each of the selected sonnets in an exceptional setting: at times forceful, intense, driven, at times, relaxed, mellow, smooth, then again vibrant and vigorous or cheerful and even a little bit shy.
Caroll Vanwelden, a graduate of the famous London Guildhall School of Music and Drama – with illustrious graduates such as Orlando Bloom, Daniel Graig and Dave Holland – is accompanied by a great band with the skill to play music that combines unparalleled transparency with plasticity. With this album she propels the great Shakespeare unexpectedly into the world of big jazz librettists and interprets his lyrics into contemporary music in wonderful arrangements.
NDR: Jazz-album of the week 43//Financial Times Deutschland: 5 stars//Stereo Magazine: CD of the Month & AudioHighlight of the Month//Fono Forum: Musik & Klang 5 stars//MDR: take 5 CD Suggestions//Stereoplay:Klangtipp//JazzinBelgium: Album of the week
“On this album you’ll find amazing art at the same level as Norma Winstone, Diana Krall or Randy Crawford.” CONCERTO (Austria) by Gerhard Strejcek 8.10.2012
“This album has all the potential to be elected album of the year.” FONO FORUM (Deutschland) by Thomas Hintze 12/2012
“….resumed as an amazing European Jazz Album.” CRESCENDO (Deutschland) by Anna Hermann 12.10.2012
Caroll Vanwelden: vocals, piano, arrangements
Thomas Siffling: trumpet, flugelhorn
Mini Schulz: double bass
Markus Faller: drums, perc.
Coming up soon (2014): new album with Compositions on Shakespeare Sonnets II.
Musicians: Caroll Vanwelden played with or still plays with Thomas Siffling, Mini Schulz, Markus Faller, Obi Meinhard Jenne, Rodrigo Villalon, Phill Pesket (Molokko), Victoria Freestone, Jez Franks, Rob Mullarky (Seven), Johan Sabbe, Dirk Van der Linden , Henk de Laat (Enrique Tarde), Jean Van Lindt (The Swing Dealers), Vincent Mardens (The Swing Dealers), Tars Lootens, Piet Meerschaut, Chris Mentens, Swa Mercelis, Johan Joris, Lieven Cambré, Stijn Deldaele, Mike Roelofs, Ron van Stratum, Frank Peeters, Sam Vloemans, Luiz Marquez, Dominique Vantomme, Geert Roelofs, Peter Hermesdorf, Marc Huynen, Rogier Van Wegberg, Arie Storm, Jan Mües, Mario Vermandel, Luc Van den Bossche, Stijn Wauters, Janos Bruneel, Hans Van Oost, Andrew Cleyndert, Jan De Haas, Tom Mahieu,… and many more……
2014 Caroll Vanwelden concerts
31/01 BIX Jazzclub Stuttgart with Thomas Siffling, Mini Schulz and Rodrigo Villalon
09/02 Backnang Backnanger Bürgerhaus with Thomas Siffling, Mini Schulz and Rodrigo Villalon
03/04 Sankt Ingbert Jazz Festival 20h Stadthalle St. Ingbert with Thomas Siffling, Mini Schulz and Rodrigo Villalon
11/04 Hemingway Lounge Karlsruhe with Thomas Siffling, Mini Schulz and Florian Alexandru Zorn
26/04 Bremen Shakspeare Company with Thomas Siffling, Mini Schulz and Florian Alexandru Zorn
15/07 &16/07 Shakespeare Festival im Globe Neuss with Thomas Siffling, Mini Schulz and Rodrigo Villalon
06/07 Mittelrhein Musik Festival together with Andrea Sawatzki in Burg Stahleck with “Don’t Explain” project
24/06 Luxemburg CC
09/08 Rheingau Festival 19 Uhr with our Shakespeare Project with Thomas Siffling, Mini Schulz and Rodrigo Villalon
18/09 Gelsenkirchen in Lüttinghof Die Burg im Wasser with our Shakespeare Project with Thomas Siffling, Mini Schulz and Rodrigo Villalon
For more info & reviews Website: www.carollvanwelden.be
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