Brönner has a unique jazz approach influenced by bebop and fusion jazz, but also modern pop music, movie soundtracks, and country music. His trumpet playing is primarily inspired by the listening experiences of Freddie Hubbard and Chet Baker.
Till was raised in Rome and received classical trumpet education at the Jesuit boarding school Aloisiuskolleg followed by a study of the jazz trumpet at the music academy in Cologne.
* 1989 - 1991: Member of the Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass.
* 1991 - 1998: At the age of only 20 he became solo trumpet player of the renowned RIAS Big Band Berlin under Horst Jankowski and Jiggs Whigham.
* 1993: First solo album "Generations of Jazz" (with Ray Brown, Jeff Hamilton, Frank Chastenier and Gregoire Peters) which won several awards: "Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik" and "Preis der Deutschen Plattenindustrie". Brönner worked with a lot of musicians of international fame such as Dave Brubeck, James Moody, Monty Alexander, Aki Takase, Joachim Kühn, Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole, Tony Bennett, Ray Brown, Johnny Griffin, Ernie Watts, Klaus Doldinger, Nils Landgren, Al Foster and others.
* 1998: First album on Verve ("Love") with his first appearance as a jazz singer. Concert tours in Japan and a Gold Disc Award by the Japanese "Swing Journal".
* 1999: Song writer and producer for Hildegard Knef's album "17 Milimeter".
* 2001: Movie soundtrack for "Jazz Seen" (a movie about the jazz photographer William Claxton).
* 2002: Featured on single "Don't Let 'Em" by Rosie Gaines also featuring Snoop Dogg & Bootsy Collins.
* 2003: Concert tour with the soul singer Joy Denalane.
* 2005: The album "That Summer" reached rank 17 in the German pop charts. He's now the best selling German jazz artist of all times.
Brönner also wrote the movie soundtrack for Pepe Danquart's "Höllentour" (English title: "Hell On Wheels"; a movie about the "Tour de France" bicycle race). The soundtrack was nominated for a German Movie Award in the category "Best Music Score".
* 2006: Release of his most recent album "Oceana", recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Larry Klein (former producer of Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen and Peter Gabriel). Guest stars on "Oceana" are Madeleine Peyroux, Luciana Souza and the singing top model Carla Bruni. In July he played at the famous Jazz Festival in Montreux (Switzerland). He has a guest appearance on Madeleine Peyroux's album "Half the Perfect World" and Vienna Teng's current album "Dreaming through the noise"
* 2007: He wins the "Echo Award" (equivalent to the Grammy Award) in Jazz Production (National and International). European concert tour with the band project REUNION, feat. Chuck Loeb, Eric Marienthal, Till Brönner, Jim Beard, Tim Lefebvre, Dennis Chambers and Michael Franks (special guest). In March 2007 he produced "The jazz album" for legendary classical singer Thomas Quasthoff, featuring pianist Alan Broadbent and drummer Peter Erskine. The album wins the "Echo Award" (equivalent to the Grammy Award) in the classical category and is nominated for a Grammy 2008.
* 2008: release of his new album "RIO". Produced by Grammy winner Larry Klein in Rio de Janeiro and Los Angeles, with featured guest vocalists Vanessa da Mata, Kurt Elling, Melody Gardot, Annie Lennox, Aimee Mann, Sergio Mendes, Milton Nascimento & Luciana Souza.
* 2009: nominated for a Grammy in category 47 for "Best instrumental Jazz solo" along with Terence Blanchard, James Moody, Pat Metheny, Gary Burton & Chick Corea for his Solo on the track "Seven steps to heaven" on the album "The Standard" by vocal group Take 6.
Discography:
1993 Generations of Jazz
1995 My Secret Love
1996 German Songs
1999 Love
2000 Chattin' with Chet (a tribute to Chet Baker)
2001 Jazz Seen
2002 Blue eyed Soul
2004 That Summer
2005 O.S.T. „Hoellentour“
2005 A Night In Berlin (Live-DVD)
2006 Oceana
2007 The Christmas Album
2008 Rio
2009 Midnight
Here's That Rainy Day
Till Brönner Lyrics
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Funny, but here's that rainy day
Here's that rainy day they told me about
And I laughed at the thought that it might turn out this way
Where is that worn out wish that I threw aside
After it brought my lover near
It's funny how love becomes a cold rainy day
Funny how love becomes a cold rainy day
Funny, that rainy day is here
Till Brönner's song "Here's That Rainy Day" is a melancholic ballad that expresses the singer's feeling of regret and nostalgia. The lyrics are reflective, look back at the past and the choices that the singer has made in life. In the first verse, the singer laments not holding onto his dreams, realizing that there's no way to know when they might come in handy. He then goes on to say that he remembers people telling him that there would be rainy days, but he never expected them to come so soon. He realizes that he had taken the good days for granted without realizing that things could turn against him.
In the second verse, the singer talks about the worn-out wish that he had given up on just before love came into his life. He wishes that he had held onto that wish and not given up so easily, wondering if things would have been different. He then muses on the irony that love can turn into a cold and rainy day, and how he is experiencing that very situation now. The repetition of the phrase "funny, that rainy day is here" underscores the singer's sense of irony and disbelief that he has ended up in this situation.
Overall, the song captures the universal feeling of regret and nostalgia that many people experience when they look back at their lives and the decisions they've made. It's also a reminder to appreciate the good days because rainy days may be just around the corner.
Line by Line Meaning
Maybe I should have saved those left over dreams
Maybe I should have been more careful with my aspirations and desires, and held onto them instead of giving up on them.
Funny, but here's that rainy day
It's ironic that the day I was warned about has actually arrived.
Here's that rainy day they told me about
This is the day that people often say will come, that is, a day of gloom and sadness.
And I laughed at the thought that it might turn out this way
I scoffed at the idea that this day would ever come, but it has.
Where is that worn out wish that I threw aside
I wonder where my abandoned hope and aspiration have gone.
After it brought my lover near
Ironically, it was after I gave up that my lover came into my life and brought me happiness.
It's funny how love becomes a cold rainy day
It's interesting how something that once brought warmth and happiness can suddenly feel cold and depressing.
Funny, that rainy day is here
Once again, it's ironic that the day I was warned about has come to pass.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ROBERT REYNOLDS, SCOTTY HUFF
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Greg Burris
a great example of how the trumpet can be used for subtle musical expression and not just pyrotechnics. Arturo can play ANYTHING, but this is a great example of pure musicianship. Wonderful.
Juan Marentes
CONCUERDO CON UD. AMIGO GREG, EXTRAORDINARIO REGALO DE ARTURO SANDOVAL POR MEDIO DE YOU TUBE A TODA LA HUMANIDAD¡¡¡Y LAS RADIODIFUSORAS EN MANOS DE RETRASADOS MENTALES????SALVO HONROSAS EXCEPCIONES¡¡¡
celso Moreno
@KNKX Public Radio Voces sabem quais os nomes das musicas do Arturo Sandoval que tocam na festa do Filme: A Mula???? Desde já agradeço e deixo meus cumprimentos daqui do Rio de Janeiro. Valeu!!
Finn Larsen
@junkyman2 Well explained!
George Cain
Imperfections make it perfect.
Nello Angelucci
completely agree
José luis Contreras muñoz
el maestro Arturo Sandoval ,,,,lo mas grande para mi en carácter de trompetas latinas ,,,,, gracias maestro por entregarnos tanto talento ,,,,, y la sonoridad latina ,,,,puesta en cada una de sus notas,,,,
Carlos Magallanes
Good god! That tone is like aural butter. I thought he was on flugelhorn, this man truly is an inspiration. Never mind the ripping high notes and amazing clean runs. His mastery of tone is unlike anything I’ve ever heard.
BD1
I agree 100% on this. As he demonstrates many times changing your instrument and mouthpiece will only change your tone very marginally as your core sound will always be that. He says he plays what he hears in his head and very few trumpeters have the ability to do that. Have a listen to the live version of Zane on YouTube and shut your eyes you would think he was playing flugelhorn too.
Ryan Dillahay
The synthesizer seemed like an odd choice at first, but the cat really makes use of the expression/modulation to give it an emotive quality. I appreciate it more and more each listen.