Till Brönner (; born 6 May 1971 in

Viersen Viersen (; ) is the capital of the Viersen (district), district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Viersen is situated approximately 8 km north-west of Mönchengladbach, 15 km south-west of Krefeld and 20 km ...

, West Germany) is a German

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

trumpeter,

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player, singer, composer, producer and photographer.

History

From 1989–1991, Brönner was a member of the Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass. At the age of twenty, he became solo trumpeter of the RIAS Big Band Berlin under Horst Jankowski and later Jiggs Whigham. Brönner recorded his debut album, ''Generations of Jazz'' (1993) with Ray Brown and Jeff Hamilton. His vocal debut was on ''Love'' ( Verve, 1998). His album ''That Summer'' (2004) landed on the German pop chart at No. 16 and made him the bestselling jazz musician in Germany's history.

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produced his next two albums. ''Oceana'' (2006) featured appearances by vocalists

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Madeleine Peyroux Madeleine Peyroux (born April 19, 1974) is an American jazz singer and songwriter who began her career as a teenager on the streets of Paris. She sang vintage jazz and blues songs before finding mainstream success in 2004 when her album ''Carele ...

, and Luciana Souza. ''Rio'' (2009) was a tribute to bossa nova and Brazilian music with appearances by Kurt Elling,

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, Sergio Mendes, Milton Nascimento, and Luciana Souza. Brönner wrote the score for ''Jazz Seen'', a documentary about photographer William Claxton, and composed the soundtrack for ''Höllentour'', a movie about the Tour de France bicycle race. In 2014, he released ''The Movie Album'', which contained cover versions of songs from old movies to the present, recorded in Los Angeles and produced by jazz guitarist and producer

Chuck Loeb Charles Samuel "Chuck" Loeb (December 7, 1955 – July 31, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist and a member of the groups Steps Ahead, Metro and Fourplay. Early years and education Loeb was born in Nyack, New York, near New York City. At ...

. 2016 He released his Sony Masterworks debut "The Good Life", a swinging album of standards and originals, produced by Dutch producer legend Ruud Jacobs. In 2018, he teamed-up with german Bassist Dieter Ilg for his second Sony release "Nightfall", a duo album which won him a platinum record in this category.

Discography

* ''Generations of Jazz'' (Minor Music, 1994) * ''German Songs'' (Minor Music, 1995) * ''My Secret Love'' (Minor Music, 1996) * ''Midnight'' (Universal Classics & Jazz, 1996) * ''Love'' ( Verve, 1998) * ''Chattin' with Chet'' (Verve, 2000) * ''Blue Eyed Soul'' (Universal/Verve, 2002) * ''Jazz Seen'' ( A&M, 2002) * ''That Summer'' (Verve, 2004) * ''Oceana'' (EmArcy, 2006) * ''The Christmas Album'' (Universal/Verve, 2007) * ''Rio'' (Universal Classics & Jazz, 2008) * ''At the End of the Day'' (Bam Bam, 2010) * ''Till Bronner'' (Bam Bam, 2012) * ''The Movie Album'' (Verve, 2014) * ''The Good Life'' ( Sony Masterworks, 2016) * ''Nightfall'' (Sony Masterworks, 2018) (with Dieter Ilg) * ''On Vacation'' (Sony Music Entertainment, 2020) (with Bob James) * ''Christmas'' (Sony Music Entertainment, 2021)

References

External links

Official website
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