During the last few years German Afghan vocalist Simin Tander has become one of the rising stars and most acknowledged young artistis of the Dutch jazz scene. Her performances at the North Sea Jazz Festival, the BIMHUIS, the prestigious Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the 2010 Young VIP tour and her successful collaboration with Dutch Jazz star Eric Vloeimans have received rave reviews.

Beside the Netherlands Simin’s Quartet is developing an internationally recognized reputation with performances at the Women In Jazz Festival (Germany), JazzAhead! (Germany), Bohemia Jazz Fest (Czech Republic), Catania Jazz Festival (Italy), Madrid Jazz Festival (Spain), Beishan Jazz Festival (China), OCT LOFT Festival (China), Hong Kong Jazz Festival and many more.

In her native Germany Simin is no longer a secret flling up concert halls and receiving enthusiastic reviews. She has also been featured in the flm soundtracks of German cult crime movie TATORT and Der Kriminalist. Her debut CD Wagma (Neuklang records) as well received a great deal of attention by the international press.

Simin has truly developed her very unique style: Blending jazz with singer songwriter elements and a hint of oriental mysticism. Floating from tender ballads to challenging rhythms, from impulsive improvisations to narrative melodies all leading into a world of emotion and contrasts. She moves her audience with a voice that knows every possible color and expression and embodies it with an alluring intensity. Her strong and intimate performances are mesmerizing as Simin does not only deliver her songs passionately but also loves to make a direct connection with her audience.

For her new album she has learned to sing in Pashto, the language of Afghanistan and the language of her father who passed away when she was a little child. It is the frst time Simin will perform afghan songs beside her own very personal compositions. The CD will be released in spring 2014 and will already be performed during theirs econd Asia tour with (among others) a show at the prestigious Jarasum Jazzfestival in Korea in october 2013.