Christian von der Goltz & Lisa Bassenge

German songs and chansons

Lisa Bassenge, singer and songwriter, makes music from Berlin to the whole world. Her homebase is jazz, but she is on the road in very different styles and genres. Besides her solo career she was the front woman of the band "Nylon" and still is with "Micatone". She sang Hildegard Knef songs, let her warm, unmistakable voice sound with the WDR and NDR big bands and recorded her songs with greats like drummer Vinnie Colaiuta or producer Larry Klein. Her current record "Wildflowers" is the conclusion of a trio trilogy with Jakob Karlzon (p) and Andreas Lang (b).

Christian von der Goltz is an established jazz pianist in the German jazz scene, captivating audiences with his sensitive accompaniment as well as his distinct feeling for swing. With his trio he has released three CDs with his own compositions, in his sextet "cvdg projekt" well-known free jazz greats like Rudi Mahall and Henrik Walsdorff play his compositions; he is the pianist of Uschi Brüning, Atrin Madani, Susanne Betancor and others.

Photo © Dovile Sermokas (Lisa Bassenge), von der Goltz