An underground vocal jazz artist.
Esther Kaiser, born in Freiburg i. Br. (Germany) , has been one of the country’s most versatile and genre-bending representatives of contemporary German vocal jazz for several years. As a recording artist, jazz professor and live performer who is involved in a variety of projects, she constantly seeks to merge jazz and improvisation with different musical styles. Her album "Songs of Courage" (2018, GLM) is a political jazz project with berlin based musicians playing with refugee musicians from Syria and Iraq. On her album "WATER" (2022, GLM), Kaiser and her high class band recorded only original compositions all related to the element WATER. The berlin based vocalist is experimenting with unusual sounds in a jazz context like e.g. glass harp. In May 25 her collab album ,Moving Times’ with guitarist Axel Fischbacher appeared on Challenge Records (NL). It shows not only the always evolving composer and lyricist Esther Kaiser but also the bebop and scatting skills of this versatile vocalist. With her new album BREATHING (Challenge R., 2026) Kaiser offers a glimpse into the heart of jazz, alongside pianist Alexander Wienand, bassist Athina Kontou and flutist Tilmann Dehnhard. "Esther Kaiser’s artistry lies in her ability to make something grave sound light and playful." (Nürnberger Nachrichten) "As soon as she enters the stage, the sun comes up. Vocalist Esther Kaiser has the kind of charisma that can brighten gloomy days." (Hessische Niedersächsische Allgemeine Zeitung)
Esther Kaiser performs contemporary vocal jazz and chamber jazz, blending expressive storytelling with sophisticated improvisational arrangements on acclaimed albums like BREATHING and Songs of Courage.
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Esther Kaiser was born in Freiburg, Germany, and is based in the Berlin music scene where she works as a recording artist, composer, and professor of jazz voice.