Tomorrow is today by Anne Chris

Anne Chris

Tomorrow is today

Format: CD
Label: Jazz 'N Pulz
UPC: 7424515454258
Catnr: BMCD 454
Release date: 26 December 2012

1 CD

Label
Jazz 'N Pulz

UPC
7424515454258

Catalogue number
BMCD 454

Release date
26 December 2012

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About the album

The Jazz Impuls Foundation was founded with the purpose of supporting those musicians in the field who deserve greater recognition. The Foundation’s selection involves a careful assessment of the qualities of the candidates and their potential for future success. Anne Chris is one of the beneficiaries of the Foundation’s support and this CD provides a clear justification for her selection. A first listening of her compositions will confirm an exceptional talent and provide an exquisite experience for any music lover. This is her debut CD, recorded in March and in October 2004 presented in het Bimhuis in Amsterdam. Although this is her first album, six of the twelve compositions are written by Anne herself and these reflect a remarkable maturity. Her songs demonstrate exceptional variety and lyrical quality, which allow her to showcase her beautiful clear voice. Pop and jazz standards in original arrangements provide a perfect complement to her own songs. On this album, Anne Chris is supported by highly professional musicians who bring their superb abilities to the project. With this CD we can be sure that this talented lady will achieve the wider recognition she deserves. The CD was received very well by press and public.

De Nederlandse Anne Chris schrijft mooie liedjes. Muzikaal gezien staat het album ‘Tomorrow Is Today’ als een solide huis. De arrangementen van bestaande nummers vormen een mooi geheel met de zes tracks die uit haar eigen pen komen. Toegankelijk, melodieus en origineel. Ze worden zorgvuldig ondersteund door pianist Marcus Olgers, gitaris Wim Bronnenberg, bassist Cord Heineking, drummer Martijn Vink, saxofonist Tineke Postma, trompetist Ruud Breuls, percussionist Bart Fermie en tablas speler Nitiranjan Biswas.

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Anne Chris

Singer & composer Anne Chris graduated from the Conservatory of Amsterdam in 2001. She then went on to take postgraduate studies at the same conservatory, during which she specialised in writing her own compositions.
In 2003 she concluded her training at the conservatory with a performance in het Bimhuis in Amsterdam during the Graduation Jazz Festival. In July of the same year she performed with her band at the North Sea Jazz Festival.
In March 2004 Anne Chris recorded her debut CD, entitled 'Tomorrow is today', which was released by the Jazz Impuls Foundation. On this cd she sang different styles; in addition to jazz standards, she also recorded a Brazilian song and her own compositions.
In 2005 Anne Chris reached the final of the Jazzvocalistenconcours in Zwolle (NL) and performed again at the North Sea Jazz Festival. That same year she toured in Marocco, together with guitarplayer Jan Wouter Oostenrijk, who is specialized in ‘Maghreb Jazz’ (mixture between jazz and eastern-music).
In 2006 she was selected to join the Double Bill Tour, organised by the Jazz Impuls Foundation. Together with the band of guitarplayer Wim Bronnenberg she performed a.o. in the famous Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
Anne Chris released her second cd, entitled ‘Play for now’ in january 2010. This album contains 10 original songs. It has received great response in the media, including live-perfomances on Radio 6, the Dutch radiochannel specialised in jazz, pop and soul. For this reason, Anne Chris was selected for the VIVA 400 list, a list with the most succesful women of 2010, organised by the Dutch weekly magazine VIVA.
In the summer of 2010 Anne Chris was invited by jazzpianist Berend van den Berg to be part of a concert tour through India. As 'Duo in Unison' they had concerts in Hyderabad, Chennai and New Delhi, performing jazzstandards and original music. The highlight of this tour was a performance together with Sharat Chendra Sravastava (violin) and Guyan Sigh (tabla), two highly talented Indian musicians.
In february 2011 'Play for now' was released in Thailand. Anne Chris promoted her album in with concerts in Bangkok and on the island Koh Samui. Straight after this tour she joined the Duch Jazz Expedition Tour to India. Together with a group of ten Dutch jazz-musicians she represented the 'Dutch Jazz' in Goa and Mumbai. In 2012 her new album is planned to be released.

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