With her album Another Sky, which follows her debut album Windward (2016), the EP Songs from the Lighthouse (2020) and the single The Love We Know (2023), Cologne-born, New York-based singer and songwriter Uta Habbig delivers an enchanting and impressive work. The album not only reflects an extremely versatile singer, but also portrays an ambitious musician whose musical spectrum is as multifaceted as the artist herself.
Another Sky is a deeply personal work that invites listeners to experience music as a place of refuge – the title of the album says it all: even a dark sky is at some point followed by another sky, which always gives us a new perspective. With Another Sky, the musician combines soundscapes from jazz, chamber pop and classical music to create a work that is as gentle as it is energetic. In ten original compositions, she explores the coexistence of dreams, longings and the challenges of life. Her music offers snapshots of vulnerability and strength, captivating through complex harmonies with yet accessible melodies and profound lyricism. With a voice that carries both intimacy and expressiveness, Uta Habbig invites her listeners into a musical world that alternates between consolation, inspiration and reflection.
Fantastic guest musicians such as American jazz pianist Glenn Zaleski and Danish jazz trumpeter Ari Kárason enrich the album with their extraordinary talent – either as a sensitive duo (with Zaleski on Seasons and All That I Can See) or as a touching and virtuoso soloist (Kárason on Dreams and Petite Chanson). With Franky Rousseau (guitar and producer), Adi Meyerson (bass), Dominic Mekky (piano) and Connor Parks (drums), her audience experiences a stunningly harmonious ensemble that seems tailor-made for the interpretation of her lush and stirring compositions. The album is available on all major streaming platforms as well.
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About the artist
New York-based, German-born singer and songwriter Uta Habbig distinguishes herself through sensitive, colorful sound and compelling storytelling. She explores a vast musical landscape and transforms each song into her very own musical work of art. The singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist, who is characterized by her vocal presence and authentic expression, asserts herself above all through a skillful synthesis of genres and playfully combines jazz, classical music and chamber pop in her compositions. Since her debut album Windward (2016) and the EP Songs from the Lighthouse (2020), both collections of original compositions, the musician has developed artistically through a variety of collaborations, but remains true to her musical roots on her new album Another Sky.
Born in Cologne, she began playing the piano and violin at the age of five and was soon singing in school and church choirs. As the youngest of four children, she gained her first experience of making music together with her siblings. She grew up primarily with classical music, but soon developed a natural interest in a variety of musical styles. Her love of music was to determine the rest of her life. During her studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig, she continuously expanded her musical repertoire, attended master classes given by greats such as Kurt Masur, played under Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and performed in renowned concert halls such as the Gewandhaus Leipzig. In addition, Uta earned a B.M. in Jazz; she studied jazz singing and composition at the Maastricht Conservatory of Music, Netherlands, and completed her wide-ranging education with a year at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City. She studied under legendary jazz greats such as Reggie Workman, Kirk Nurock and Becca Stevens. As a student, she already played concerts in the city’s jazz clubs and even made it onto the big stage of the famous Carnegie Hall with a choir project. Uta currently lives in New York City, where she also teaches at NYU and other cultural and educational institutions.