Dünyalar Achim Seifert Project

• 1 Nazar 05:34
• 2 Güzel Bir Göz Beni Atti Bu Derin Sevdaya 05:08
• 3 You 05:57
• 4 Hei 03:59
• 5 Gül Kuruttum 04:37
• 6 Rüya Gibi Ucan Yillar 05:49
• 7 Altin Tasta Gül Kuruttum 04:00
• 8 Evlerinin Önü Mersin 04:45
• Total Runtime 39:49

Info for Dünyalar

"The new album is an approach to my Turkish roots. From several hundred pieces, I then selected these five and arranged them."

The songs work with a poetic sound language dominated by melody and rhythm.

"I chose the songs for their melodies, but rhythmic finesse also plays a role," says Seifert. "Turkish music is dominated by odd time signatures, which is a real playground for a bass player in particular."

The Achim Seifert Project interprets the crooked bars with a smooth nonchalance that is easy on the ear, but also leaves room for improvisation - the musicians are well aware of the contextual background of the songs.

In addition to these songs, Seifert has also contributed three originals to the album, some of which were co-produced with his pianist Roman Rofalski.

The melodies are often carried by the saxophonist and clarinettist Leonard Huhn, whom some may know from the band Schmid's Huhn. Konrad Ullrich sits at the drums - a groove machine - which is very important for the music.

And completing the sound are flutist Sarpay Özcagatay and violinist Mona Burger, who add an extra dimension to the music.

How these songs merge with a western conception of jazz is of high delicacy.

Achim Seifert, bass
Roman Rofalski, keyboards
Konrad Ullrich, drums
Leonard Huhn, saxophones

Achim Seifert
is a German-Turkish bassist and composer, born in Germany in 1985. His father, a Turkish drummer, introduced him to music at an early age. After spending his youth playing experimental rock music, he realised more and more his enthusiasm and talent for jazz. In 2016, this talent was rewarded with a nomination for the ECHO JAZZ (Best Bassist National).

Achim Seifert was the first electric bassist to study "Artistic Training" at the University of Music and Drama in Hanover and at the age of 22 received a scholarship to study at the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston. Two years later, he was able to study and work with greats such as Oscar Stagnaro (Paquito d'rivera), Lincoln Goines (Mike Stern), Hal Crook, David Fiuczynski, Andy Mcghee, Dave Samuels, Sarah Brindell and Eguie Castrillo (Jennifer Lopez) for nine months. The scholarship gave him a new perspective on jazz. It was during this time that he wrote some of the compositions that were released on his acclaimed debut album "Plans to wake up on the beach" (2012) after his return.

In 2010, Achim's band, the Achim Seifert Project, won the Future Sounds competition at the Leverkusen Jazz Days and was featured on the main stage with a WDR broadcast in 2011. After the acclaimed performance, the Kölner Stadtanzeiger praised Achim Seifert as a "star that no one had been before." The Achim Seifert Project has played as a support act for jazz legends such as Randy Crawford and Christian McBride; in 2014 Achim Seifert had the honour of touring the world with Trilok Gurtu. Max Mutzke and Udo Lindenberg hired him to record their CDs. In 2015, the second album of the Achim Seifert Project was released with the title "...noticed my heart", in 2018 Care Music released the third album "Versus".

In addition to his concert activities, Achim is a lecturer for jazz electric bass at the Institute of Music at the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and a producer. The song "Haven't you seen the world", which he composed and produced, was nominated for the German Songwriting Award (GSA) in the pop category.

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