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'Fusion Festival' Electrifying New Album 2026 by renowned film composer and multi-instrumentalist Gerhard Daum

Source: Gerhard Daum
February 25, 2026

Fusion Festival is an exciting new instrumental album by renowned film composer and multi-instrumentalist Gerhard Daum, known for his scores in US films as Felon or German TV’s Tatort. On this album his compositions blend intricate jazz and pop elements with the dynamic flavors of fusion music, offering a fresh take on the genre. This ambitious project showcases Daum’s virtuosity as he handles multiple instruments, including flugelhorn, guitars, bass, and synthesizers, creating a rich, layered soundscape that pushes the boundaries ...

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'Flugelhorn & Strings - Jazz Meets Classic' By Gerhard Daum Now Available

Source: Gerhard Daum
February 7, 2025

Gerhard Daum's new instrumental album Flugelhorn & Strings will be released on February 7, 2025 on streaming platforms. The award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Gerhard Daum impressively combines jazzy flugelhorn sounds with classical string arrangements, creating a unique atmospheric sound world. A sound that touches The flugelhorn, known for its warm, velvety sound, is at the center of the album. It not only takes the melodic lead, but also inspires with its improvisational passages, which merge with contrapuntal string orchestrations. The ...

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Jazz Meets Classic And Cinema on Gerhard Daum's 'Jazz Ballads'

Source: Gerhard Daum
March 14, 2024

Jazz Ballads is the fourth album by Gerhard Daum that I’ve reviewed since 2017, and each album has been a surprise—from solo piano to guitar to ensemble and now to trumpet. Daum’s trumpet is the lead instrument on all of the tracks along with an ensemble that includes piano, flugelhorn, guitars and MIDI bass—all played by Daum—and drums/percussion performed by Adam Nussbaum. Daum composed and arranged all fourteen tracks and the album was recorded in Cologne and Berlin, Germany. Daum ...

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Trumpet & Guitars - Elegant And Fantastic Album Release By Gerhard Daum on Tonework Records

Source: Gerhard Daum
August 29, 2023

Contemporary Jazz is a fascinating collection of seventeen original pieces by German composer and musician Gerhard Daum. A very successful composer of soundtrack music for films and television in both the US and Europe, Daum's music is expressive and often very visual. On this album, Daum performs on trumpet, flugelhorn, and acoustic and electric guitars (not all at the same time!), and is accompanied by prominent Macedonian double-bassist, Martin Gjakonovski, who lives and works in Cologne (Germany). Most of the ...

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