Andreas Schaerer: The Big Wig
) | Label: Catalog: ACT9824-1 Format: VINYL SCHAERER TSCHOPP WENGER REISING MULLER STEINER ORCHESTRA OF THE LUCERNE ACADEMY FLIEGEN CHIACCHIARINIAndreas Schaerer is currently one of the most talked-about vocal artists on the international music scene. He recently was awarded the title of International Vocalist of the Year at the 2015 ECHO Jazz Awards. Schaerer uses his voice in the manner of a juggler, a magician. He can not only make it sound forth in contrasting stylistic idioms and vocal registers, he can also produce all kinds of sounds and imitate a whole range of instruments. He can do beatbox percussion, or he can stack up polyphonic vocal parts on top of each other in a way which seems unfeasible. On top of all that, he is also a hugely impressive composer. When the Lucerne Festival chose “humor” as its 2015 theme, they approached Schaerer and Hildegard Lernt Fliegen. This release is the result. Schaerer composed a six-movement orchestral work with parts for 66 players just for this event. The partnership between symphony orchestra and jazz combo turns out here to be both stimulating and compelling. “The Big Wig” is a masterpiece by this multi-talented musician.  Price: $31.99 |