CD: My Starry Eyes

Bad Sassendorf, April 2023 - Jazz singer Simone Helle, who grew up in Germany with Persian roots, will release her new album "My Starry Eyes" on June 16, 2023 via Timezone Records. The album combines a Modern Mainstream Jazz with Gospel to World Music influences. The album features renowned musicians such as Olaf Krüger, Carsten Gronwald, Dimitrij Markitantov, Klaus Bernatzki, Thorsten Heitzmann, Cornelia Wolff, Nic Floer, Martin Scholz, Nils Imhorst, Caspar van Meel, Boris Becker and Daniel Sanleandro. "My Starry Eyes", produced by Simone Helle and Thomas Erkelenz, recorded in various recording studios, was mastered by Hans-Jörg Maucksch, Pauler Acoustics.
Helle's vocals are reminiscent of jazz greats such as Nina Simone, Dianne Reeves and Cassandra Wilson. Klaus Bernatzki's horn arrangements add depth and dynamics to Helle's compositions and enhance her vocal radiance. What makes this album special is the wide range of Hele's vocal expression - both stylistically and in terms of vocal range and timbre.