The Cécile Verny Quartet is a German-French jazz band, named after their lead singer Cécile Verny. Active since 1992, they have been distinguished with several awards, including the Grand prix du Jury of the French festival Jazz à Juan and the German Music Critics Award.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany |
| Genres | jazz, jazz fusion |
| Years active | 1989 - present |
| Labels | Minor Music |
| Members | Cécile Verny, Bernd Heitzler, Andreas Erchinger, Lars Binder |
| Website | www |
History
editThe band's lead singer and founder is the vocalist and songwriter Cécile Verny, who was born in the Ivory Coast and grew up in France.[1] She is accompanied by Bernd Heitzler on bass, Andreas Erchinger on keyboards and Torsten Krill, later followed by Lars Binder, on drums.[2] Since their beginnings in 1989, the band has been based in Freiburg im Breisgau.[3]
Apart from mainstream jazz, other important sources for their music are French chanson, scat singing, rock, blues and African music. On their album European Songbook, Verny and her sidemen played arrangements by Michael Gibbs and Carinne Bonnefoy.[4]
Among other awards, the Cécile Verny Qartet has been distinguished by the Grand prix du Jury of the French festival Jazz à Juan[5] and nominated as one of the best jazz albums of 2006 by the German Music Critics Award.[6]
In addition to Germany and France, the quartet has received attention in international jazz circles, including a review in DownBeat magazine.[7] Touring for the German cultural centres Goethe-Institut, the quartet was also invited for concerts in Morocco, Kenya, South Africa and Sudan.[8]
Discography
edit- Oazoo (1992)
- Patchwork (1995)
- Expressive Impressionen (1995)
- Coquelicot – melodie de vie (1997)
- Got a Ticket (1998)
- Métisse (1999)
- Kekeli (2002)
- Cécile Verny Quartet – live in Antibes (DVD, 2004)
- The Bitter and the Sweet (2006)
- Amoureuse (2008)
- Keep some secrets within (2010)
- Fear & Faith (2013)
- Memory Lane (2014)
- Of Moons and Dreams (2019)
Awards and distinctions
edit- Award of the Concours Vocal du Festival de Crest, France (1992)
- Festival Award, international Zelt-Musik-Festivals in Freiburg im Breisgau (1995)
- Grand Prix, Festival Jazz à Juan (2003)[9]
- Best album list 2006 by German Music Critics Award for The Bitter and The Sweet[10]
- Scholarship by Reinhold-Schneider-Preis, Freiburg im Breisgau (2012)
References
edit- ^ "Jazz Radio - Cecile Verny". Jazz Radio (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Cécile Verny Musician - All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "Jazzclub Bamberg: Cécile Verny". www.jcbamberg.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "CD: Cecile Verny - European Songbook/ Online Musik Magazin". www.omm.de. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "1.5.: jazz aktuell +++ jazzfestival | nmz - neue musikzeitung". www.nmz.de (in German). 2003-05-01. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Bestenliste 02/2006". www.schallplattenkritik.de (in German). 2006. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ Grunenberg, Kira (2019). "Reviews - Cécile Verny Quartet, Of Moons And Dreams". downbeat.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ Manfred Ewel (2020-09-11). "Workshop und Konzert im Sudan - Cécile Verny Quartett: Goethe-Institut Sudan" (in German). www.goethe.de. Archived from the original on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "1.5.: jazz aktuell +++ jazzfestival | nmz - neue musikzeitung". Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik für Cécile Verny Quartett". JazzPages. Retrieved 2020-09-12.