With his impressive voice and versatile repertoire, the son of Iranian immigrants has earned a firm place in the hearts of jazz lovers. You can hear the Berlin singer's intensive preoccupation with predecessors such as Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, Andy Williams or Tony Bennett. However, he honors the masters by not copying them, but confidently going his own way. Based on the sound aesthetics of a Norah Jones, a Diana Krall or a Till Brönner, Madani dedicates himself to a hand-picked selection of songs that have so far remained largely unsung in jazz. On his debut album "Where Are We Now?", which was nominated for the German Jazz Prize, he creates a deeply personal connection that the millennial has to the songs of the boomers - and in the process makes the supposedly insurmountable front lines between the generations seem obsolete. In his interpretations of songs from David Bowie to Steely Dan, Michael Franks, Coldplay and Nick Drake, Madani's enormous passion for good songwriting and moving stories can be seen. "In Germany and in Europe, we often have the problem in jazz that we want to make far too much art. And not see the art in touching other people," says the singer. With "Where Are We Now?", Atrin Madani succeeds in doing just that: getting close to the listeners and taking them on a journey. Into yesterday and tomorrow. Into the here and now. To where jazz has always been in the best hands.

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