Claudia Vorbach

Claudia Vorbach is a singer-songwriter and jazz vocalist from Tübingen, Southern Germany. Her music blends jazz, folk, and blues, creating a unique sound that reflects her diverse influences. Claudia grew up in a musical home surrounded by jazz and classical music. She took piano lessons early on and later taught herself to play the guitar. Her vocal development was guided by various teachers, most notably jazz vocalist Freddy Wilkes and Fola Dada, both based in Germany.

"Miss Authentic," a nickname given to her by one of her fellow musicians, captures a key aspect of her music. This moniker reflects the emotional intensity with which Claudia delivers her songs. The way she sings allows listeners to feel the deep passion she has for her music, creating an intimate connection with the audience. For Claudia, each song has its own unique impulse, which drives her during the composing process. This ethos pushes her to cross musical and stylistic boundaries in her work.

Claudia made her debut with the album Come Down Easy (Phonector) in April 2015. Her second album, Is There A Time? (released on December 21, 2018, by Phonector), includes 14 tracks, all written and arranged by Claudia herself. This album has a more jazzy sound compared to her first, which may be attributed to both her evolving compositional style and a change in the lineup of her band. The new lineup featured again Axel Kuehn on double bass and  Felix Schrack on drums but she choosed a new pianist: Martin Soeroes  All three are jazz musicians from Southern German Jazz Scene. Until the recording session in 2017  they haven't played together in this constellation.

A bit about her bandmates:

Claudia was fortunate to work with the experienced recording engineer Tom Krueger (known for his work with Ernie Watts, Joy Denalane, Joachim Kühn/Alphonse Mouzon, Gregor Hübner, and many others) on all 3 studio albums. Tom worked in a broad range of different genres as sound engineer since more than 30 years in his own mastering studio called: ¿No Sé? Studio. He earned for example a Goldene Schallplatte with the german hip-hop band called "Freundeskreis".

In August 2020, Claudia Vorbach released a single titled "Sad News (Corona Blues)," a solo home-recorded track featuring guitar and vocals. The song was written during the lockdown in April 2020, reflecting the mood of the time.

In December 2024 she has released the third Album with her Band (Axel Kuehn, Felix Schrack, Martin Soeroes) called "Rainbows Of Your Love" (by Record Jet).

Claudia continues to perform, both as a  singer-songwriter duo with a double bass player, her on piano and guitar in intimate settings like small pubs and house concerts, and she performs with her whole band (Schrack, Kühn, Sörös) in live clubs.

Awards

The song "Music Is Still Around" has been selected as a Semi Finalist in the annual International Songwriting Contest 2024 in the category "Blues" and also in the category "Performance".  From ca. 12140 entries, 15% made it to the Semi-Finale.

The criterias for the jury in all genres are: melody, arrangement, lyrics, creativity,originality and overall likeability. In the performance category the vocals and the overall delivery are judged in addition to the other criterias. Past Winners of the ISC were Gregory Porter (Jazz), Tommy Castro (Blues)....Omar Sosa, Passenger etc.

The singing and composing of the song "Soulful Man" has achieved to be a Semi-Finalist in the category Performance in the International Songwriting Comptition 2019.

For the compostion "Lone Islands" (category Jazz) Claudia has been chosen to be a Semi-Finalist in the International Songwriting Comptition 2018. The ISC is located in Nashville. From 19000 entries 10%  have been awarded as a Semi Finalist. Other than 59 songs have been Semi Finalists in the category Jazz.

10th place for the song "Your Island" in category folk from the jury of the Indie International Songwriting Contest (Seattle) 2016.

Gear

Guild Guitars out of the westerly build collection D 40 and F47 RCE.