Max Herre I Andrew Roachford I Jack Savoretti I Fraser Anderson

Zermatt Unplugged: 5 - 9 April 2016
http://www.zermatt-unplugged.ch

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The Marquee
Max Herre & Freunde
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“Halt dich an deiner Liebe fest”, singt Max Herre, beinahe aus voller Kehle, weit zurückgelehnt auf einem Barhocker, in den Händen seine Gitarre, im Gesicht ein Lächeln, das den gesamten, riesigen Aufnahmeraum im Funkhaus Nalepastraße zu umspannen scheint. Für einen Moment wirkt Max Herre völlig frei, gleichzeitig bei sich und bei seiner Band, im Einklang mit der Musik und dem Text des großen Rio Reiser: Halt dich an deiner Liebe fest. “Für mich war das heute etwas sehr Besonderes”, wird er eine Stunde später sagen, sichtlich gefangen noch vom erlebten Moment. “Ich habe mich immer als Live-Musiker verstanden. Auf der Bühne mit einer Band: Das ist, wo Musik wirklich passiert. Das ist der eine Ort, an dem ich mich wirklich selbst und befreit fühle. Ich liebe das.”













The Alex
Jack Savoretti
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Of Italian and English extraction, former poet-turned-acoustic singer/songwriter Jack Savoretti was given a guitar and encouraged to write music by his mother, a model who had hung out with Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones back in the '60s. His first single, Without, was released in late 2006. A minor hit on the U.K.'s premier MOR station, BBC Radio 2, it was enough to attract the attention of Corinne Bailey Rae, who asked Savoretti to join her on her European tour that year. Savoretti's first full-length offering, Between the Minds, was released in 2007, and was a Top 100 charter in the U.K. that year. His first solo tour -- of the coffee shop chain Caffè Nero -- kicked off in early 2008 and was followed by the re-release of his debut album, this time featuring a bonus disc of acoustic versions. Savoretti started to become well-known in the U.S. after a number of his songs were featured in movies and TV shows, including the colossally successful romantic teen drama series One Tree Hill. Despite his second album, 2009's Harder than Easy, being recorded with a stellar lineup including members of Tom Waits' band and Counting Crows, and mixed by Grammy winner Jack Joseph Puig, it was not promoted the way he would have liked, being released in the U.S. only as a download. He parted ways with his label and management and almost quit the music business altogether before being bitten by the songwriting bug once again and going on to write a third album. The result, 2012's Before the Storm, produced by Swedish hit factory The Suppliers and recorded in just four days, received a generally positive critical response and reinvigorated Savoretti's career. In 2014 he signed with a major label (BMG) for the first time, and started work on a fourth album. Released early the following year, Written in Scars was co-penned by Sam Dixon and Matt Benbrook -- who between them had worked with such names as Adele, Sia, Paolo Nutini, Jake Bugg, and Faithless -- and saw Savoretti taking influence for the first time from the '60s & '70s Italian pop music his father had loved.




The Vernissage
Andrew Roachford
http://roachford.co.uk
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Roachford ist einer jener Soulsänger, die Songs, gleich welchen Genres, mit ungemein viel Seele füllen. In diesem Jahr ist der gebürtige Londoner 50 Jahre alt geworden, präsentiert sich noch immer topfit und geht jedes Konzert mit schweißtreibendem Elan an – Roachford verausgabt sich bis zur letzten Zugabe. Passenderweise wird auch sein nächstes Album „Encore“ heißen, das voraussichtlich im Februar 2016 erscheint und ein sehr persönliches Album sein wird. Enthält es doch Andrew Roachford’s Lieblingstitel und einige Klassiker unterschiedlicher Herkunft, die er perfekt in ein fein nuanciertes Retro-Soul und – Popgewand arrangiert . Die Liste reicht von Bill Withers’ unverwüstlichem „Ain’t No Sunshine“ über „Family Affair“ von den Funk-Großmeistern Sly & The Family Stone und „Holding Back The Years“ von Simply Red bis hin zu „Under The Bridge“ von den Red Hot Chili Peppers. „Dieses Album enthält einige von jenen Songs, die mich im Laufe der Jahre als Performer befeuert haben und dazu beigetragen haben, dass ich selbst bemüht bin, jede Show zu einem magischen Ereignis zu machen.“ Eine Fähigkeit, die ihm einen lukrativen Nebenjob eingebracht hat: Seit einigen Jahren ist Andrew Roachford Leadsänger (und Komponist) bei Mike and the Mechanics und meistert auch diese künstlerische Herausforderung mit Bravour. Roachford hat sich seit seinen grossen Charterfolgen in der 90ern freigespielt und firmiert heute als feste Größe im internationalen Musikbusiness. Der charmante Soulman kann sich auf seine Fans verlassen, die genau wissen, was sie bei den Konzerten erwartet: simply sweet sweat soul music , tolle Stimmung, viel Schweiß und wahrscheinlich jede Menge Encores.
Im April 2016 ist es wieder soweit. Dann bietet sich erneut die Gelegenheit einen der besten englischen R'n'B-Musiker unserer Zeit live zu erleben.





Sunnega
Fraser Anderson
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Fraser Anderson is a Scottish guitarist, singer and songwriter who learned his trade performing as a touring vocalist with national institution Dougie MacLean before taking to the road to promote his 2004 debut album ‘and the girl with the strawberry….’. Trekking around both the UK and mainland Europe as support to acts as diverse as Joan Armatrading, The Low Anthem and Chuck Berry, he subsequently decided to base himself in the idyllic countryside of the Ariège in southwestern France and began to raise a family, performing sporadic concerts to feed and clothe his young children. Writing new material at his own pace and completely out of the spotlight, Fraser’s next release was the 2007 album ‘Coming Up For Air’, which he recorded in Paris. The BBC’s Bob Harris described it as ‘truly beautiful’ and immediately invited Fraser to perform a session for his Radio 2 show. He later recorded a second session and has also performed a live set for the BBC alongside Natalie Merchant as part of Celtic Connections. Recorded in the Languedoc region on the Mediterranean coastline, sold at Fraser’s rare live shows but otherwise unreleased until now, 'Little Glass Box' is a truly glorious retro folk-soul exploration. With world class musicians on board including double bassist Danny Thompson (John Martyn, Nick Drake), trumpeter Dick Pearce (Ronnie Scott Quintet), percussionist Martin Ditcham (Sade) and a tour de force Rhodes piano exhibition from Max Middleton (Jeff Beck, John Martyn), the result is a melodically sensitive and mature album crafted with a lyrical honesty, while its twelve songs engage with the rare quality exemplified by such genre defining albums as ‘Astral Weeks’.As a performer, Fraser throws himself into the spotlight in a way that is entirely his own, although his sensitive yet sensual voice and guitar playing style are sure to evoke comparisons with the likes of Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell and John Martyn. Having recently relocated back to the UK, audiences on this side of the channel will now have the chance to discover the many charms of this ‘newcomer’ for themselves.  
 





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