CD: Sharing Secrets

Stefanie Schlesinger, Wolfgang Lackerschmid SHARING SECRETS
Liner notes by Jo Bickhardt
“The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we,
the musicians, are the messengers.” — Roy Ayers
This album has been long overdue. Presented here are two exquisite artists, who
are sensitive, refined, who know when to be discerning, delicate, intense and
touching. In the space between, you find many roots presented from Classical,
Broadway, Swing and Blues that are manipulated and explored as Jazz.
World renown vibraphonist, composer, arranger Wolfgang Lackerschmid and
soprano Stefanie Schlesinger are a musical force. An exquisite vocalist, with keen
insight to lyrical texture, resonance and diction, Miss Schlesinger is also an
accomplished lyricist, arranger and songwriter. In choosing the 14 tracks for this
album, which were selected from dozens of songs that they have performed over
the years, it became clear to me that their selections were not just about what they
enjoyed performing, but wanting to send a message to introduce new avenues for
the listener to discover, and texts with new interpretations, sensitivities and
emotion.