Young German Jazz: certainly it needs to taken further. There’s more than enough talent in Germany. The talk about a lack of talent is rubbish. These are mature artists with something to say, who can hold their heads high when being compared to English, French, Scandinavian or American musicians. "Déjà vu" – second sight, Pop made In Germany, the NDW. "The German soundtrack of our youth" says Michael Schiefel, the phantasmagoric singer with the ambiguously androgynous feel to his voice. He has already been performing for several years as part of the Berlin music scene. He has shown himself to have a remarkable voice and is deemed to be one of Germany’s great singing hopes: as soloist with "Invisible Loop", " I Don’t Belong" or "Gay"; as guest in "The Symphony from the Wild World" and with the Thärichens Tentett on "The Thin Edge". As well as being professor of singing in Weimar, he also has a strong stage presence. His tried and tested partners from the capital’s music scene: Jan v. Klewitz on saxophone, Bene Aperdannier at the keyboards, Paul Kleber on bass and Rainer Winch on drums – a creative collective both morbid and melancholy but capable of showing groove and sensuousness on tracks such as "Who The Moon Is" and "Under Water".

Sentimental? Certainly not! Also not naïve, as it was with the New German Wave (NDW) in the early 80s. In fact, rather realistic! And self-confident! The blue eyes are wide open - looking attentively, aggressively and critically at the big wide world. On to it, but not too old. jazzIndeed! Young German Jazz: take two.