Album Notes

Emanuel Hauptmann - Local Time

It’s always a bit out of the ordinary when instead of a front man or a singer, the leader and composer turns out to the man behind the drums. The city of Berlin, like almost no other, can drive an artist into a creative frenzy. Not to mention the inspiration and encouragement to write and produce that is drawn from colleagues in Berlin’s rich musical scene...
Hauptman’s group “Local Time” emerged. Due to the fact that these musicians had worked together with ease over several years and through diverse musical situations, Hauptmann was delighted to have won them over for his Band...
Mike Segal (sax.), Tino Derado (p.) and Sebastian Weiss (keyb.), Eric St. Laurent (git.), Björn Werra (b.) and Johannes Gunkel (b.), Roland Neffe (vib. & marimb.) Shortly thereafter, the band enjoyed successful concerts in Berlin’s jazz clubs and on Festivals. LocalTime’s collaborations lend a fresh and enriched sound to renowned musicians, either live or in the studio. Months later they were already recording Hauptmanns music in the sound-studio... Hauptmann released LocalTime’s CD “Unity”: Instrumental Jazz in Quintet formation and urban modern-jazz of an impressive recording quality.