Swiss based vocalist extraordinaire Andreas Schaerer returns to his flagship-ensemble "Hildegard Lernt Fliegen" with an exciting musical trip. Schaerer is not a jazz singer in any conventional sense: he is a vocal artist capable of imitating almost every instrument or sound with his voice. On this release, his band plays a more important role than ever. Benedikt Reising’s baritone saxophone and bass clarinet, the saxophones/flute of Mattias Wenger, the trombone and tuba of Andreas Tschopp, the bass of Marco Müller as well as the drums/marimba of Christoph Steiner –  all  of them have far more space to work with here than previously. This new approach – lyrical, pensive and carrying emotional heft – merges with the storminess and the cheerful irony of their earlier years. And one can also hear a message of hope, in which one thing is certain: Hildegard Lernt Fliegen have re-emerged as one of the bands who will be shaping the future course of European jazz.

"He’s consistently fascinating as composer, orchestrator, and improviser, and a technical master of voice projection in a dazzling range of modes and styles."
London Jazz News