Biografie
Theo Bleckmann is a multi GRAMMY® nominated vocalist, composer and ECM recording artist who has recorded over 17 albums and collaborated with artists such as Ambrose Akinmusire, Sheila Jordan, Kneebody, Ben Monder, John Hollenbeck, Phil Kline, David Lang, Ulysses Owens, Bang on a Can All-Stars, and, most prominently, with Meredith Monk since 1994. Bleckmann has been living in New York since 1998 and has been teaching at Princeton, Juilliard and has been a professor of Vocal Jaz at Manhattan School of Music since 2007. He was interviewed by Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air and appeared on the David Letterman show with Laurie Anderson. He has consistently appeared in top spots in DownBeat polls, and is a recipient of the prestigious JAZZ ECHO award from the Deutsche Phono-Akademie in his native Germany. Most recently he released an album with the celebrated brass quartet ‘The Westerlies’, toured Finland with the Oulu Symphony Orchestra and UMO Jazz Big Band performing his repertoire and own compositions. Most notably, Pulitzer-Prize-winning composer David Lang wrote a monodrama for Theo Bleckmann which was commissioned by the Japan Society and directed by legendary actor/director Yoshi Oida. The entire production was taken to Tokyo in Feb of 2023. A recording of it will be forthcoming along with his 2nd album as a leader for ECM.
Publikationen / Diskografie / Ausstellungen / Werke
2024 LP2 Joe Branciforte and Theo Bleckmann vinyl Greyfade…2023 The Parsonage Sunnyside…2020 This Land with brass quartet The Westerlies…2019 LP1 Joe Branciforte and Theo Bleckmann vinyl Greyfade…2017 Elegy Theo Bleckmann ECM…2015 A Clear Midnight with Julia Huelsmann Trio and Tom Arthurs ECM…2013 Mother Goose Fumio Yasuda and Theo Bleckmann Winter u Winter…2011 Hello Earth the music of Kate Bush Winter u Winter…2010 I dwell in possibility Theo Bleckmann Winter&Winter…2008 Twelve songs by Charles Ives, with Kneebody Winter u. Winter…2008 Refuge Trio, with Gary Versace and John Hollenbeck Winter u. Winter…2007 Berlin songs of love and war, peace and exile Winter u. Winter…2007 At night Theo Bleckmann and Ben Monder Songlines Recordings SGL…2005 anteroom Theo Bleckmann Traumton…2001 origami Theo Bleckmann Songlines…1997 No Boat, Theo Bleckmann and Ben Monder Duo Songlines SGL…1995 Looking Glass River Theo Bleckmann Kirk Nurock Duo Traumton Indigo