feat. Benny Brown Foto: Herbert Heim Alexandrina Simeon Quintett Daniel Eberhard Duo Alexandrina Simeon Foto: M. Hetzer / Studio Hetzer Whispering Grass Foto: Janusz Leudemann Alexandrina Simeon / Daniel Eberhard Duo (Foto: Studio Hetzer) Whispering Grass (Foto: Janusz Leudemann)
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My bands and ensembles

Alexandrina Simeon Quintett

Alexandrina Simeon: a singer, composer and band leader born in beautiful Varna on the verge of the Black Sea, at home between Bulgaria and Germany and living in Augsburg for many years now. In jazz she found the music that her heart desires 鈥 as it is honest and pure, it makes the perfect foundation for her cultural roots. With the sound of the first record 鈥渞oots & influence鈥, the top-class 鈥濧lexandrina Simeon Quintet鈥 left quite an impression on the audience when performing on various festival and concert stages throughout Germany and Bulgaria.

ALEXANDRINA SIMEON QUINTETT meets Benny Brown 鈥 OCEAN TALES

Especially on her latest record 鈥濷CEAN TALES鈥, released by Unit Records in early 2018, she takes the audience back to her home country: The Bulgarian language, melodies and rhythms from former times, the musical legacy of the eastern edge of Europe, skillfully combined with western European Jazz and completed with a brilliant guest performance of Benny Brown from Hamburg. Surrounding the powerful Bulgarian vocalist, the band creates true fireworks of melodies and atmospheres 鈥 Bulgarian vocal jazz at its best.

The Alexandrina Simeon Quintett band members are: Alexandrina Simeon (voc, comp., lyrics) Daniel Mark Eberhard (piano, keys, arrangements) Stephan Holstein (sax) Andi Bauer (bass) Tom Steppich (drums) und als Gast Benny Brown (tr, flugelhorn)

ROOTS & INFLUENCE on Spotify
OCEAN TALES on Spotify

Simeon/Eberhard Duo

One Voice and one piano 鈥 together they are a powerful and unique combination! Enjoy the Simeon/Eberhard-Duo with its sensitive and likewise passionate interpretation of jazz, soul, gospel music, as well as original compositions. In 2018 the Duo released their first record which is an exclusive cut from the concert of the Bulgarian national radio Varna.

Daniel Mark Eberhard 鈥 Concert activities have led him throughout Europe and the USA, where he performed with well-known artists, such as Jacques Loussier and Andr茅 Arpino (France), Bobby Shew, Chico Freeman, Gil Kaupp (USA), Andy Haderer, Joo Kraus, Claus Reichstaller, Sebastian Studnitzky, Harald R眉schenbaum, R眉diger Baldauf, Benny Brown, J枚rg Widmoser, Stephan Holstein, Michael Lutzeier and the band Anajo (Germany) and also worked with the German writer Thomas Brussig and the Austrian actor Christiane H枚rbiger. Among other things he also worked as the former musical director for the TV Channel ZDF and contributed to radio as well as to over 30 CD/DVD productions at renowned labels for a variety of music projects (jazz, blues, soul, pop, world music/crossover, classic). As an endorsement-artist he worked for KORG, HAMMOND and HOHNER. Following deputy and guest professorships, the award-winning artist and music teacher answered the call of the catholic university of Eichst盲tt-Ingolstadt, where he works as a professor for music education and

Credentials

鈥炩er voice can be powerful, can yearn wistfully or can be sky-high shouting for joy鈥︹

– Jazzthing

鈥濿hen I think of what actually defines charisma in the voice, I think of Alexandrina. When I think of masterfully musicality in performance, composition and charm, I think of Alexandrina.鈥

– Sandy Patton, Vocalist/Professor, Bern (Switzerland)

鈥濰er voice is like a bluesy caressing, a souly scratching and a jazzy attacking.鈥

– Nordhannoveranische Zeitung

鈥炩 what sticks out above everything else is the convincing but at the same time extremely versatile and confident voice of the vocalist and her strong presence.鈥

– Jazzthing

鈥濧 miracle of expressiveness鈥 Simeon鈥檚 voice touches and moves the audience with a familiar confession when she gets to the heart of the melody.鈥

– S眉dkurier Friedrichshafen

鈥溾 miracle of expressiveness鈥imeon鈥檚 voice touches and moves the audience with a familiar confession when she gets to the heart of the melody..鈥

– Die Glocke, G眉tersloh

Press reviews

鈥炩hey ingnited a musical firework. Simeon麓s soft, expressive and unerring voice was carried by Eberhard麓s virtuosic and imaginative piano performance. Both fully enjoyed the pleasures of the freedom of improvisation鈥.鈥

– Augsburger Allgemeine (Simeon/Eberhard Duo)

鈥溾t鈥檚 not only her expressive voice that amazes, but also her fellow musicians perform virtuously right from the start 鈥 first gently intoning, then moving onto a driving groove鈥︹

– Jazzthing (Alexandrina Simeon Quintett)

鈥炩he very subtle, tender interaction makes musical sparks sprinkle and the inner flame of life dance, so that a lighthearted freedom and happiness kicks in. Wonderful!...鈥

– Concerto (Alexandrina Simeon Quintett)

鈥炩ocalist Alexandrina Simeon, Andreas Bauer (bass) and Joachim Holzhauser (vibraphone) fascinate the audience with jazz and soul that gets under your skin鈥︹

– Augsburger Allgemeine (Triaphon)

鈥炩his BigBand from Augsburg got the crowd moving with just the right mixture of groovy brass sections and busy rhytm groups鈥︹

– Augsburger Allgemeine (The Horn Flakes)

鈥炩f the ensemble catches fire, its performances turns into an inspired euphoria 鈥 it wouldn鈥檛 have taken much for them take off and fly鈥.Alexandrina Simeon is the radiant center. Her large vocal range makes her a miracle of versatility鈥︹

– S眉dkurier Friedrichshafen (Peter Vogel und sein Quintett)

鈥炩 Her fiery temper makes one wonder if there are indeed volcanoes in Bulgaria鈥︹

– Augsburger Allgemeine (Vocalissimo)

Willi Nuszbaum & The Horn Flakes

Willi Nuszbaum and the Hornflakes is a BigBand from the Augsburg area, that gained a good foothold in the BigBand scene by a variety of concerts and balls, such as the gala ball in the 鈥淧arktheater/Kurhaus G枚ggingen鈥. Willi Nuszbaum is the musical and organizational leader of the BigBand since 1993 and promoted the groovy brass sound of his 20 musicians on various occasions, like the Augsburg opera ball, in the 鈥淟ustspielhaus鈥 in Munich, on summer concerts at the Ammersee or events at the University of Augsburg and more. During that time, there were also cooperations with some well-known vocalists in the Augsburg and Munich music scene, such as Alexandrina Simeon, Kilian Sladek, Martin Schmid, Paul Miller, Alexander Seitz, Olga Dudkova or Barbara Fr眉hwald.

The audience can look forward to a exiting and varied show for the concert program 鈥淐olors of Big Band鈥. There will be Big Band compositions of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Bill Potts, Peter Herbolzheimer, as well as songs of Frank Sinatra, Robbie Williams, Caro Emerald, Michael Buble or Roger Cicero. On the microphone you will see Alexandrina Simeon and Kilian Sladek, both either in solo or duo performances.

Peter Vogel and his quintet

Peter Vogel Quintett (Foto: Corinna Raupach)

Peter Vogel, pianist, composer and arranger from the south of Germany, is known as a musician that performs with such virtuosity and inventiveness that there is never a 鈥渇inal version鈥 of a song. He combines soulful sounds with sophisticated structures, but at the same time in a very spontaneous way and with such compelling rhythms, which makes his work so magical. The range of his quintet covers classical music, refined crossovers, ambitious jazz tunes and also touching ballads. Apart from that, exceptional musicians wanted to interpret his works and arrangements.

WINGS on Spotify

Beside Peter Vogel on the piano, the charismatic singer Alexandrina Simeon from Augsburg, who delights the audience with her extremely versatile voice, the Austrian musician Christian Maurer, who is an exceptional talent on the saxophone, the bassist and groovemaster Dragan Trajkovski from Macedonia and the genius tactician Wolfi Rainer from Vienna playing the drums, are part of the quintet. On regular occasions, the quintet works with well-known classical ensembles such as the Szymanowski Quartet or the AMAR Quartet.

Alexandrina Simeon (vocals) Christian Maurer (saxophone) Peter Vogel (piano) Dragan Trajkovski (bass) Wolfi Rainer (drums)

More bands and ensembles

Magpie Alley (Foto: Barbara Seiler)

Magpie Alley

Current German and English hits, well-known classics, but also lesser-known musical treasures packed in self-written a cappella arrangements.

Whispering Grass

Modern jazz compositions by Andi Ro脽kopf.

Triaphon

Jazz-, Soul- and Pop songs given a very special acoustic interpretation by Jim Holzhauser (vib), Andi Bauer (b) und Alexandrina Simeon (voc)

Vocalissimo

Gospels, love songs and classical pieces together with Roland Plomer (p, organ) and other musicians.

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