Recap Posted on January 6, 2016 by Susanne Abbuehl Und jedem Anfang wohnt ein Zauber inne, der uns beschützt und der uns hilft, zu leben. (from Hermann Hesse’s poem “Stufen”) Happy New Year! It is so wonderful to start. My 2015 Continue reading →
Listening Posted on December 23, 2015 by Susanne Abbuehl Making music, of course. Composing, writing. And listening, too. Again, again, again. Last Sunday, I was able to spend some hours listening to a recording session by singer Tenzin Ngingthatshang and her group featuring Continue reading →
Don’t copy. Create. Posted on December 12, 2015 by Susanne Abbuehl There’s not many recipes or rules that I’d call useful in art, and thus in art education. But in the creative field of music, I do think one can’t go Continue reading →
Angles Posted on November 30, 2015 by Susanne Abbuehl What a month this has been. Calming things down now, but November sure was intensely beautiful. Working with great, creative musicians, a fantastic sound engineer, dedicated promoters, and having a Continue reading →
Mercredi, midi & soir Posted on November 25, 2015 by Susanne Abbuehl A midi, on était à Rennes, dans le cadre du festival Jazz à l’Ouest. Concert en duo avec Wolfert Brederode. Et Boris Darley était avec nous pour le son. Les Continue reading →
Come Rain Or Come Shine Posted on November 22, 2015 by Susanne Abbuehl Making our way through a rain storm to Eschen FL last Friday, our mood could not have been better. Then, playing and singing in the intimacy of Tangente for the Continue reading →
Natural affinities Posted on November 18, 2015 by Susanne Abbuehl Saturday, we played in Munich, home of my record label ECM. The day before, arriving from Paris, we had the chance to meet up with ECM founder Manfred Eicher. Since Continue reading →
Les amours qui durent Posted on November 15, 2015 by Susanne Abbuehl Pays de culture, pays que j’aime, on est avec vous. On reviendra en France, même très prochainement, et on reviendra toujours. Merci à cette magnifique équipe à Nevers, on y Continue reading →
En route Posted on November 11, 2015 by Susanne Abbuehl Dimanche, on avait le plaisir de débuter notre duo dans une salle tellement belle à Parme en Italie. Quel magnifique festival, ParmaFrontiere! Un grand merci a Roberto Bonati, Livia Baroncini, Pietro Bandini, Continue reading →
Duo Posted on November 7, 2015 by Susanne Abbuehl As much as I love singing with my group The Gift, I’ve always had the duo thing going on, too. I’ve played in the duo setting with Wolfert Brederode for a really long time Continue reading →