Martin Ehlers has been exploring the melodic soul of jazz since the beginning of his musical development. Everything in his artistic work revolves around emotion. "I can't do anything about it," he says himself, "when my thoughts get lost in emotions and feeling, whether positive or negative, then that gets put into notes. You can also tell the stories with the keys", Ehlers allows a glimpse into the genesis of his compositions. It's all about the melody.
The Hamburg-born pianist and composer has meanwhile released five albums under his name. After his debut CD Strange blue light bay and the second album Swedish Moment, he landed a real best seller with Feel the Light, rare enough in the industry these days. (MORE...)
Lieber Leser*innen! Das Jahr neigt sich dem Ende und manche mögen schon denken, das wars, mehr kann nicht kommen. Aber hier kommen noch die guten Nachrichten! Ich habe zusammen mit meinen Bandkollegen ein neues Album eingespielt, das den Titel "Ease" tragen wird. 11 Titel die im kommenden Jahr auf … read more
Lieber Leser*innen! Wir hatten es schon länger angekündigt und auch die Single "Petite Ballade" veröffentlicht. Doch wie es so manchmal kommt, durchkreuzt das Leben auch die Pläne. Nun aber ist es in Stein gemeißelt, das neue Album vom Martin Ehlers Trio wird am Karfreitag den, 18.04.2025 auf dem … read more
After the albums Feel the Light (2009) and FATUM (2012), which were also released on NRW Records and presented by the Martin Ehlers Trio with guests (Ingolf Burkhard, Herb Geller), the piano trio, which in addition to Martin Ehlers also includes bassist Thomas Biller and drummer Derek Scherzer, is once again satisfied with itself on the new recording Asking for the Moon.