TINGVALL TRIO - Live 2025

The Tingvall Trio celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2023. It is particularly noteworthy that the trio has always played with the same line-up from its foundation to this ninth album, BIRDS. In addition to the pianist and namesake Martin Tingvall on piano, this includes Omar Rodriguez Calvo on double bass and Jürgen Spiegel, who is responsible for drums and percussion. And the three Hamburg-based musicians have managed to write an unparalleled success story in these many years: several ECHO JAZZ Awards as Ensemble and Live Act of the Year, a total of six JAZZ Awards in gold, two Impala Awards for international sales, a whole series of No.1 jazz chart albums and four high positions in the German Top 100 album charts - which can certainly be described as outstanding in German jazz. With BIRDS, this development has now reached its climax for the time being.

Martin Tingvall explains the title: "The album BIRDS is dedicated to the birds. They are the musicians of nature. They surround us with their music every day and can be incredibly inspiring. You just have to listen carefully. Unfortunately, we often don't seem to do that anymore, too many other sounds surround us and we get distracted. I hope this album can inspire us to perceive the environment around us differently. I myself can already observe changes in the behavior of birds caused by global warming. SOS, it's high time to stop, listen to nature and take action."

As always, Martin Tingvall is responsible for all compositions, but the pieces were arranged and played by the trio together in rehearsals and concerts until they were ready for recording. And, of course, the album once again features catchy tunes such as Woodpecker, Hummingbird and Air Guitar. Wonderful ballads such as The Day After, with a bowed double bass by Omar Rodriguez Calvo, alternate with pieces such as Africa, whose lightness of touch is immediately catchy. SOS, the cry for help to finally give our planet a perspective for survival, offers a virtuoso Tingvall Trio sound and a touching composition. Finally, Martin Tingvall contributes a particularly introverted moment with his solo piece Call For Peace.