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Voices from the Press
more in German
Trespass.ch 2007
Sabine Fiegl, her band and a number of American friends recorded the
songs for her third CD Quality Time in the Park West Studios in
Brooklyn. What as a result emerges is a small musical island on which
the listeners can relax ... away from the stress and the frantic pace of
modern life. Merely at the press of a button, as it were, everything may
now proceed in slow motion, leaving you space to take a deep breath and
savor the tranquility. Warmth and sun-drenched sounds create the perfect
atmosphere to sit back and feel good. Savvily, expressively, Sabine
reminds us how to live, remove those blinkers and enjoy things
consciously. She mixes common-sense everyday experiences with life's
greater wisdoms. Passionately – and with a true flair for rhythm and
harmony – the Zurich-based singer sings of feelings, of everyday
experiences and of seeking and finding .As we listen to her soul, blues
and jazz compositions, we can free to let our souls gyrate and immerse
ourselves in a bubble, however fragile, of tranquility and security.
Messages for a happier and more satisfied life, enveloped in sounds that
get under your skin, sung by a voice that is as intangible as smoke and
as clear as glass.
Wiler Zeitung 2002
Enchanting voice: seductive, lively. Her whole repertoire
makes a very personal impression through the songs she composes herself.
Jazztime 2002
In Europe and the USA she has given highly acclaimed concerts.
Her success is in part due to her highly adaptable voice, according to
her feelings, and also to her compositions, combining jazz with pop,
blues and soul.
Werdenberger
& Toggenburger 2002
Sabine Fiegl immediately captivated her audience with her
stage presence and her expressive and passionate way of singing. The
artist fills the whole evening with her own compositions and
arrangements; in her songs Sabine Fiegl tells of experiences from
everyday life, and transmits words of wisdom.
The quality and intensity of her compositions were convincing by any
standards and they certainly bear comparison with the singer and
composer Joni Mitchell. Blues, soul, jazz and pop blended into a new
harmonious whole full of energy. Fiegl’s singing, sometimes erotically
charged and electric, at other times a narrative lament, is
characterised by an unusually broad vocal range: the voice is sometimes
transformed into an improvising wind instrument in scat-singing.
Truly it was music to fall in love to.
Liechtensteiner Volksblatt
1998
With the great vocal range of her expressive voice, extending
from dolce piano to the most strident forte, Sabine Fiegl brings jazz
music alive.
Liechtensteiner Vaterland
1998
Her expressive singing and passion recalled the major
appearances of the international greats of the jazz scene. The applause
spoke for itself.
Zürcher Oberländer 1997
A powerful woman with a powerful voice produced a successful
blend of jazz and pop as well as of blues and soul. Thanks to her
well-trained voice the singer is able to give the songs she has composed
herself the emphasis they require. Sabine Fiegl’s smooth, pure voice
offered variations in range of colour and nuance. The artist sang in her
unmistakable easy, direct way, coloured her pieces sometimes with jazz
phrases, sometimes with soul colours and also with well-loved pop music
tunes. With her warm voice she sensitively showed off her ballads to
their best advantage, and in her improvisations a tempestuous, rock
music voice also sometimes made itself heard. At times Sabine Fiegl used
her voice just as expertly as a rhythm instrument.
Blick 1998
She composes, sings, produces and is her own manager – the
all-rounder Sabine Fiegl. Her appealing compositions are sung in a
sometimes soft, sometimes strident voice.
Stories of a voice, Liechtensteiner Vaterland
1995
Sabine Fiegl creates singular intensity and power through her
voice, her improvisations and her sense of timing and rhythm. She sings
a song exactly as she feels it. In scat-singing she displays the broad
spectrum of her voice ranging from the innocent angel to the sensual
vamp. Sabine Fiegl is able to use her voice like an orchestral
instrument: tender or incisive, lyrical or dramatic, powerful or
restrained, depending on what is required, depending on the mood. Her
musicality and sureness of style, her expression and feeling for jazz
made the evening into a very special event.
Liechtensteiner Vaterland 1995
She is a creative whirlwind and fashions songs with brilliant
technique and vocal dynamic range.
LA NACION Costa Rica 1995
Lucky were those who were inspired enough to head for the bar Q’tal last
Monday, because they were treated with a night of remarkable music,
running straight through their veins. During her intense concert, Sabine
Fiegl, the singer, succeeded in conveying to the listeners a feeling of
jazz which merely flooded the location with its vibrations.
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