WEBER+KIRBERG; vocals+guitar; Jazzduo, Katrin Weber, Gesang, Thiemo Kirberg, Gitarre
KATRIN WEBER TRIO; Jazz, Blues, Latin
Katrin Weber, vocals, piano; Viola Falb, soprano & altosax; Maria Petrova, drums, percussion
Influences
Mose Allison, Ella Fitzgerald, Johann Sebastian Bach, Kurt Elling, Cassandra Wilson, Van Morrison, Cake, Carmen McRae, Meshell Ndegeochello, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Miles Davis, India Arie, Georg Friedrich Händel, Tania Maria, Maria Joao, Abba, Madonna, Bobby McFerrin, John Scofield, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Al Jarreau
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KATRIN WEBER and her TRIO
A decisive moment in the childhood of Katrin Weber was when she heard her father whistling Charlie Parker’s “Ornithology”. That sparked her interest in jazz and spurred her on to learn more about the music.
And, as her voyage of discovery progressed, the greater became her enthusiasm for this unique art form and the more intense her desire to be not only a devotee but also an exponent.
As well as having the good fortune to be the daughter of a keen jazz fan, Katrin Weber also had the precious gift of a natural ear for music, an attribute which is immediately apparent when you hear her faultless intonation. And, as she became more familiar with her favourite musical genre, she assimilated the essential syncopation and subtle timing of the jazz form, guided by the recorded work of such legendary jazz divas as Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington and Nancy Wilson. In common with those artists, Katrin also knows how to invest a lyric with real feeling. In addition, she is an accomplished pianist with a natural flair for appropriate accompaniment.
When she was a teenager, her enthusiasm for jazz was boosted when she attended house concerts organised by friends in her locality and heard such eminent musicians as Woody Shaw, Johnny Griffin and Baden Powell. Katrin recalls, “I remember thinking, ‘Wow! They are playing without any written music – just improvising – and they are totally relaxed and free. It’s wonderful – and the rhythm is fantastic. It’s the best music I have ever heard!’ ”
Born in Tuttlingen, Germany, and now resident in Vienna, Katrin Weber studied singing and composition at the jazz schools in Linz and Graz and also had some lessons from Andy Bey.
Since 1993, Katrin has toured with the musical cabaret show “Die Niederträchtigen”. She composes and arranges for various theatres and productions in Vienna and Linz and teaches jazz singing in Vienna and in Upper Austria.
Over the years she has worked with Kirk Lightsey, Benny Golson, Pro Brass and the Tuttlingen group, Stella. She founded the Katrin Weber Trio in 2003, with Ilse Riedler on tenor and soprano saxophones and clarinet and Margit Schoberleitner on drums and percussion. The trio performs principally in clubs and at festivals, performing their own compositions, but also undertakes commercial engagements for companies and parties, playing a selection of popular standards.
“I also do cabaret appearances,” says Katrin, “and this has an influence on the way we perform. For us, the most important thing is the joy of playing, improvising and grooving together” – and this sentiment very much reflected on the concerts and the CD.
Ilse Riedler, who was born in Styria and now lives in Vienna, studied jazz
in Linz and Vienna. She has worked with the European Jazz Orchestra, the
Vienna Concert Jazz Orchestra, the European Youth Orchestra, the Lee Harper
Quartet, Finest Blend, the Edin Bosnic Quartet and her own band. She also has a
number of compositions to her credit.
Margit Schoberleitner was born in Upper Austria and now lives in Vienna,
where she studied classical drumming. She plays both classical and jazz drums,
percussion and marimba in a number of different ensembles, including the
Vienna Philharmonic, the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Vienna and the
Klangforum Wien. She also runs private teaching classes in drums and percussion.
Apart from the accomplished musicianship and compatibility of the Katrin Weber Trio, they exhibit a high degree of versatility and adaptability in their choice of repertoire. Says Katrin: “What we play is basically jazz, but there are pop, blues and Latin influences and also a classical component. And that is the great thing about jazz – it gives you so much freedom and you can make use of many different elements and mix them all together.”
When it comes to listening to music, Katrin Weber has an exemplary eclecticism. She says, “I listen to a lot of bossa nova and samba music, pop and soul. I like Chaka Khan, India Arie, Meshell Ndegeocello, Van Morrison and Prince and, as far as classical music is concerned, Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Schubert and Bruckner. I also love music from other parts of the world – world music, Arabic music and music from Greece, Bulgaria and various African countries.”
Katrin Weber writes most of the music for the trio and some of the lyrics, with five of the lyrics being provided by her good friend, Henry Mason.
Katrin Weber’s ambitions for the future are to go on working with the trio, writing music and playing concerts as long as possible. She never wants to stop learning and developing.
“Making music is so much joy and fun,” she says.
And when the Katrin Weber Trio makes music, joy and fun abound!
– Mike Hennessey
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