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New album ``THE WIND`` out now on Jazzland Recordings

About Simin Tander

Award winning and ECM recording artist Simin Tander is one of the most amazing voices in European jazz; she „balances on the boarders of pain and beauty, of gracefulness and passion.“ (Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung, GE) and sings with an intensity that is rare to find.

With her enchantingly tender and equally expressive voice Simin builds bridges between occidental jazz and arabesque-like vocal flights, between rich songwriting and freely improvised textures. She draws a fascinating route to her Mid- Eastern heritage by also singing in Afghaani / Pashto, the language of her late father.

After a number of international festivals and two highly acclaimed albums with her former Dutch quartet, Simin Tander released her joint ECM record „What was said“ (Annual German Critics Award, 2016) with star pianist Tord Gustavsen and toured the world.

Her current project „Simin Tander new quartet: Unfading“ (Jazzhaus Records) combines rich songwriting with female poetry from Afghanistan and elsewhere, paying homage to inspiring, creative women across cultures and epoches, performed by a quartet of 4 exceptional musicians. Simin’s unique approach to vocal improvisation remains a trademark of hers. Echoing her rich cultural heritage and creating her own language- full of life-enhanced freedom. The result is „utterly hypnotic (…) highly unconventional“ (*****Concerto, AUT) and „extraordinary beautiful“(Norwegian Financial Times).

Simin teaches jazz & pop vocals at the „Hochschule für Musik Köln“, Germany and gives worldwide workshops.

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„Where Water Travels Home – probably one of the best vocal albums that have ever been released in Germany.“

Jazzthetik (GE)

Concerts

UPCOMING CONCERTS

14/06/25

Mainz (GE), M.U.S.I.C. of Hope Festival, w/ Björn Meyer, The Wind

Tickets

03/07/25

Kongsberg (NO), Kongsberg Jazz Festival, The Wind

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17/10/25

Brussels (BE), Jazzstation, Album Release Tour The Wind

19/10/25

Freiburg (GE), Jazzhaus, Album Release Tour The Wind

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20/10/25

Heidelberg (GE), ENJOY JAZZ FESTIVAL, Album Release Tour The Wind

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PAST HIGHLIGHTS

Montreal International Jazzfestival (CA), San Francisco Jazzfestival (USA), St. Peter´s Church, New York City (USA), North Sea Jazz Festival (NL) , Concertgebouw van Amsterdam (NL), Muziekgebouw aan t´IJ (NL), Jarasum Jazzfestival (South Korea), Hong Kong Jazz Festival , Madrid Jazzfestival (ES), Leipziger Jazztage (GE), Jazzahead, Bremen (GE), Women In Jazz Festival (GE), Elbjazz Festival (GE), Brussels Jazzfestival (BE), Bohemia Jazzfest (CZ), Radar Festival Varna (BUL), Festspillene Bergen (NO), Olavsfestdagene (NO), Vossa Jazzfestival (NO)

Videos

Simin Tander THE WIND Official trailer video

Simin Tander SIDE CAUGHT Official Music Video

Simin Tander REMEMBERING Official Music Video

Simin Tander new quartet live in Oslo part I

Simin Tander new quartet live in Oslo – Unfading

Simin Tander new quartet LIVE in Freiburg |I am not alone | Sta Lorey | Walli de Haal Newayee

Simin Tander new quartet LIVE in Freiburg – Nargees

Jorrem feat. Simin Tander – J’arrive

Simin Tander UNFADING Album Teaser

Simin Tander & Jasser Haj Youssef album UNFADING

Tord Gustavsen & Simin Tander – Journey Of Life (live @Bimhuis Amsterdam)

Simin Tander New Quartet – Teaser II

Tord Gustavsen w/ Simin Tander and Jarle Vespestad – „What was said“ ECM Trailer

Simin Tander New Quartet – Teaser

Simin Tander & Etienne Nillesen

Tord Gustavsen & Simin Tander – A Castle In Heaven (live @Bimhuis Amsterdam)

jazzahead! 2019 – Simin Tander & Jörg Brinkmann

Neofobic feat. Simin Tander

Projects

Simin Tander
The Wind

Contemporary sounds of an ambient and deep electric bass, pulsating rhythms, raga- hinted violin- playing and soaring, heart- opening vocals.

Tord Gustavsen
w/ Simin Tander and Jarle Vespestad

The internationally acclaimed Norwegian pianist and Afghan-German vocalist Simin Tander met in 2014, and their collaboration has developed since then.

Simin Tander
& Jörg Brinkmann

Simin Tander (vocals) and Jörg Brinkmann (cello, electronics) have travelled far and wide for their sound, transgressing the borders of time with their music.

Simin Tander & Jens Düppe
Drops of Happiness

Two outstanding, price- winning artists come together in an utterly refreshing constellation.

Kölner Stadtanzeiger (GE)

„The beguiling beauty and profound clarity of this music delight and leave you speechless.“

Schallmagazin (GE) „Spurensuche“

Jazznytt (NO)

„Tander brings refreshing innovation to a modern jazz vocal panorama (...). Her voice is a thing of beauty.“

All About Jazz (USA)

Discography

Side Caught

Debut single of forthcoming album „The Wind“

Simin Tander – voice, composition
Björn Meyer – six string electric bass & effects
Harpreet Bansal – violin
Samuel Rohrer – drums, percussion, electronics

Recorded at Fattoria Musica, Osnabrück, Germany by Juan Moreno, Raphael Becker-Foss
Vocal recordings by Anders Siegrist Oliver, Oslo, Norway

Mixed by Joshua Valleau, New York, USA, mastered by Daddy Kev, Los Angeles, USA
Produced by Simin Tander

Released 2025 on Jazzland Recordings

AMAZON | TIDAL | AND IN MUSIC STORES

Remembering

Jazzland Recordings
2024

Simin Tander – Vocals, Composition
Harpreet Bansal – Violin
Björn Meyer – Bass & Electronics, Composition
Samuel Rohrer – Electronics & Drums, Composition

Recorded in Oslo, Bern and Lisbon
by Herman Wildhagen, Björn Meyer, Samuel Rohrer

Mixed by Herman Wildhagen
Mastered by Fredrik Eliassen