Rodgers / Janke / Donkin - Song - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Bodek Janke is one of the most interesting and versatile jazz drummers of our time. Together with the American singer and songwriter Melissa Mary Ahern, an album was created which contains both her own pieces and cover versions. Thanks to the artist's extraordinary voice and the fantastic instrumentalist ensemble this recording has become an enchanting song album. Polish-born drummer and percussionist Bodek Janke has been dubbed Inchabove-averageInch, InchoutstandingInch and Incha master of many dialectsInch by international journalists in various musical situations. At the Badisches Konservatorium Karlsruhe / Germany he received his classical percussion and music theory education. In his teenage years, Bodek was already an internationally acclaimed touring and recording marimbaphone virtuoso. From 1998 to 2004 he studied jazz-drums and jazz-composition at the Academy of Music of Cologne and graduated Inchwith distinctionInch. He completed his studies in 2007 with a InchMaster of Arts and Music PerformanceInch - diploma from the City College of New York. Currently the intensely touring musician is focusing on recording, teaching workshops and masterclasses and establishing a cultural center and educational institution in the mountain region of Lower Silesia. Album Tracks 1. Eye of the Tiger 2. Maria 3. Dharma 4. What Is It Like 5. Autumn Leaves 6. Hard Luck in Love 7. Live Is Life 8. If I Loved You 9. Like a Trap 10. Freudentränen 11. Next to You 12. Someday Soon 13. Mama You've Been on My Mind