Susanne Menzel (singer)

Susanne Menzel (* 1974 in Bremen ) is a German jazz singer .

Menzel completed a vocal degree at the Carl Maria von Weber Academy of Music in Dresden and the Capital University in Columbus (Ohio) . In 2001 she moved to Oldenburg, where she worked as an artistic assistant for “vocal training” at the Institute for Music at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg . She worked and toured regularly with Klaus Ignatzek , but also with Claudio Roditi , Dick de Graaf and Gustavo Bergalli . Since 2006 she has released albums with Ignatzek. With the Bremen Philharmonic Strings she presented songs by George Gershwin and Lennon / McCartney .

Discographic notes

• Susanne Menzel & Klaus Ignatzek In-Tandem (with Peter Less , Martin Wind , Hans Dekker ; Nagel-Heyer Records 2006)
• Susanne Menzel & Klaus Ignatzek Seasons (with Johannes Enders , Jean-Louis Rassinfosse , Sebastian Merk ; Nagel-Heyer 2006)
• Susanne Menzel & Klaus Ignatzek Soulmates (With Bremen Philharmonic Strings; Nagel-Heyer 2009)
• Susanne Menzel & Klaus Ignatzek Mariposa ( HGBS 2015)

Lexical entries

• Jürgen Wölfer : Jazz in Germany. The encyclopedia. All musicians and record companies from 1920 until today. Hannibal, Höfen 2008, ISBN 978-3-85445-274-4 .

Web links

• Web presence
• Thorsten Meyer Susanne Menzel & Klaus Ignatzek: Creative Partnership ( Memento from May 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) In: Jazz Podium . 10/2006