Atrin Madani & Band

Where Are We Now?

Atrin Madani is no longer a stranger to the jazz scene. With his impressive voice and versatile repertoire, the son of Iranian immigrants has now conquered a place in the hearts of jazz lovers.

You can hear the Berlin singer's intensive study of predecessors such as Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, Andy Williams and Tony Bennett. However, he honours the masters by not copying them, but by confidently going his own way. Based on the sound aesthetics of a Norah Jones, a Diana Krall or a Till Brönner, Madani instead dedicates himself to a hand-picked selection of songs that have remained largely unsung in jazz until now.

On his debut album "Where Are We Now?", released in 2023 and nominated for the German Jazz Award in the Debut Album of the Year category, he creates a deeply personal connection that the millennial has to the songs of the boomers - and in the process makes the supposedly insurmountable dividing lines between the generations seem obsolete.

In his interpretations of songs by David Bowie, Steely Dan, Michael Franks, Coldplay and Nick Drake, among others, you can recognise Madani's enormous passion for good songwriting and moving stories. "In Germany and Europe, we often have the problem in jazz that we want to make far too much art. And don't see the art in touching other people," says the singer.

With "Where Are We Now?", Atrin Madani succeeds in doing just that: getting close to the listener and taking them on a journey. To yesterday and tomorrow. To the here and now. To the place where jazz has always been at its best.

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