HAESEN & BREIDENBACH - AUTOUR DU MONDE
A musical journey around the world with a lot of talent and a deep love for music. The Dutch-French-Burundian singer Charlotte Haesen and German guitarist Philip Breidenbach take the audience on a journey. In 'Autour du monde' the duo moves through different music styles with impressive virtuosity and playful ease. They skilfully combine original compositions and their own arrangements of well-known pieces to a timeless repertoire full of stories and emotions. The duo is currently touring in Switzerland, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands with the music of their debut album ‘Oú est l’amour?’ (Challenge Records Int.).
Philip Breidenbach (1985) started playing the guitar at the age of eight and graduated from the Maastricht Conservatory in jazz guitar in 2009. He has worked as a guitarist, composer & producer on more than 25 CD productions of various genres and travels the world as a performing musician.
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Known to be active in various musical genres, singer Charlotte Haesen (1987) reaches her listeners with her authentic performance and storytelling, her unmistakable timbre and her incredible musicality. She has won the EuJazz Award, the public prize at the 28th Concours de la Chanson Alliance Francaise and several awards for her videoclips. Being a uniquely versatile artist, Haesen has performed with different ensembles at festivals and stages in over 15 countries worldwide.
Born in Amsterdam, she has origins from France, The Netherlands and Burundi. Charlotte grew up at the border between French speaking Belgium and The Netherlands. She studied jazz singing at the Maastricht Conservatory and the Amsterdam University of the Arts.
Charlotte currently focusses on two main projects: Café des Chansons and her duo with guitar player Philip Breidenbach.
Foto by Linda Stulic
"(...) FUTURE GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR CROSS-OVER MUSIC FROM THE (EU-)REGION" - JAZZISM
