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TOM CHRISTENSEN

TIM SUND

TOMAS ULRICH





      "K A I L A S H"


listening:

1. béla's door
2. igorissimo,
    ausschnitt 1
3. igorissimo,
    ausschnitt 2
4. a midsummernight's
    tango

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  tim sund   &
  daniel mattar

  "a mexican story"

listening:

1. la llorona
2. movimiento
3. a mexican story

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"'As Dark As The Sun' is an album that has the courage to leave the tradional roads. This is jazz as jazz can be, strong structures but also unlimited freedom. "
Jazzflits, NL, Mai 06
"Tim Sund is intoxicated. Even the smallest nuances are well-balanced and clear. Sund drifts along, plays with details and ornamentations that fascinate by their crystal clear quality."
Jazzthing, April/Mai 06
"A tour through the solo pianism of contemporary jazz and moreover a personal contribution to it.
***** Music / ***** Sound"
FonoForum & Stereo, Juni 06     listening: 1. undercurrent
2. who is this man called porter?
3. erilinda
tim sund - solopiano

"as dark as the sun"


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tim sund   &
tom christensen's

"americana" 		"Difficult to say which one is the most beautiful piece of this recording. You can't get enough of it."
Jazz Podium Mai '04
"Tim Sund's melodies are breathing on a large scale. One can literally bath in this for a Jazz quartet big orchestral sound."
Jazzthing April/Mai '04
"...melodically refined conversations full of poetry..."
Stereoplay 04. '04
 listening:
1. americana
2. the watcher & the     moon
3. pit jazz
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tim sund trio -

"trialogue"

This is his breakthrough recording! Richie Beirach
"Magical After listening to this CD one has to ask himself why Sund still has not been recognized into the first league of German jazz pianists - the musical talent and instrumental mastery is there, no matter what."
Jazzthing 11/02
*****With colorful Playing full of lyrical moments and powerful grooves Sund is positioning himself as an exciting new voice in the line of Bill Evans-Paul Bley-Chick Corea-Keith Jarrett.
Stereo 10/02
****Jazzthetik 11/02
*****Fonoforum 10/02  listening:
1. nardis
2. puzzle 1499
3. when will the blues leave
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The Rains From A Cloud Do Not Wet The Sky:
" An incredibly balanced second album. The tracks are filled with inspired solos and uncommon metres or flow slowly and evenly like a current. "
Jazzpodium, März 01
"Played with wit and expertly executed, "The Rains from a Cloud Do not Wet the Sky" is altogether compelling."
Cadence - Magazine, August 2001 "An energetic and forward stepping quintet."
Jazzthing, Februar/März 01     listening:
1. hunting shadows
2. beirach
3. drifting
tim sund - quintett

"the rains from a cloud do not wet the sky"


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erika rojo & tim sund -

"das lied"

"A new way!"
Hessischer Rundfunk
"modern, colorful and imaginative Jazz with corners and edges, shaped by exciting arrangements and the musical spirit of exploration"
Jazzpodium
"A succesful musical connection to the presence." Eberhard Bethge

 listening:
1. kennst du das land
   (robert schumann)
 2. asturiana
   (manuel de falla)
3. canción
   (manuel de falla)

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"Ultimately this compelling mainstream date possesses that essential ingredient: real passion. Recommended." Cadence - Magazine, USA, November 1999
 With first class musicians who play together in an almost seamless interactive manner and the great writing, the listener is subject to a feast of moods, passion and feeling. David Liebman
"A melodic but nevertheless manifold musical language, placed somewhere inbetween contemporary classical music and Jazz. Sund conducts his quintet in brilliant interaction through various sound shapes."
Jazzhaus Magazin, Freiburg     listening:     1. in the traffic
 2. ananta
 3. erilinda 		tim sund - quintett

"...in the midst of change"


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tim sund ­
claudius valk

"borderlands"

"...on the border inbetween traditional Jazz structures and avantgardistic trends...minimalistic instrumentation with a very detailed melodious approach..." Saarlouiser Rundschau, 27.09.94
"...sound ascending from the depth ... individual ... intensive...calm, lost ... distressingly hectic ... contemplative, gentle ... not polished or a matter of routine.
Dr. Ute Büchter-Römer
 listening:
1. autumn in new york
 2. full circle
 3. hip flop
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"One should take notice of the name Tim Sund. It's remarkable what this young pianist, composer and arranger presents on his debut album. Straight contemporary jazz, recorded in classical setting with piano, saxophone, bass and drums."
WZ, 24.07.93
"A first class work...very melodious and skilfully arranged pieces...impressively complex ensemble playing."
Saarlouiser Rundschau, 17.08.93

    listening:
1. about time to begin
 2. waltz for the night
 3. adventures

tim sund -
quartett 

"about   time"


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