Jazz Articles about Leif Berger

Rebekka Ziegler: Salomea

by Tyran Grillo
March 23, 2020

Salomea is a genre-hopping group led by Cologne-based vocalist Rebekka Salomea Ziegler, and in this self-titled debut it reveals as much about what influences and inspires its members as about the newness those musicians can fashion from socio-cultural building blocks. Remarkable for such a song-focused project is how much each member stands out in relief. From the opening skitter of “Magnolia Tree," for instance, we recognize the ability of drummer Leif Berger to transport the listener into a sound-world all ...