VITA
Hailing from a musicians' family, Olivia Trummer started studying classical piano at age 4 and immediately became passionate about improvising and composing as well. She eventually studied and graduated both in Jazz Piano and Classical Piano at the University of Music in Stuttgart and went on to pursue a Master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. The formative years spent in in the jazz metropole alongside with her deep connection to classical music serve as ongoing sources of inspiration within her own musical universe.
The pianist and composer also emerges as a vocalist and songwriter / lyricist, receiving much praise from the international audience and press. Her 9th album „For You“, released in March 2022, marks Olivia Trummer’s debut for the Warner Music label. It is comprised of a series of new songs about integrity and courage and includes Kurt Rosenwinkel and Fabrizio Bosso as special guests.
She has earned numerous awards and scholarships (Jazz Award Baden-Württemberg 2019, Jazz Award Ingolstadt 2014, Art Foundation Baden-Württemberg 2010, Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service 2008/09 and others) and received funding and support from Initiative Musik as well as from Bayer Kultur in Leverkusen, being chosen their "stART" Jazz Artist (2013-2016).
Olivia Trummer has performed in many countries including Germany, Italy, USA, Japan, China, Denmark, Austria, Ireland, England, France, Switzerland, Israel and Czech Republic. Her projects have been featured at renown concert venues as the Carnegie Hall (NYC), Konzerthaus (Berlin), Porgy & Bess (Vienna), The National Concert Hall (Dublin), Pizza Express Live (London), Teatro Fenice (Venice) and Teatro Capovolto (Trento) and at festivals like the Jazz Fest London, Galway Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz, JazzMi Milano, Venezia Jazz Festival, Fränkischer Sommer, Ludwigsburg Festival, Jazz Open Stuttgart, Jazzfest Bonn, Jazz Open Hamburg, International Jazz Summer Augsburg, Bachfest Ansbach.
Since October 2016, she is touring with Kurt Rosenwinkel as a member of his project „Caipi“, performing at venues and festivals like the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montréal Jazz Festival, Vancouver Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scott’s (London), Blue Note (Beijing, Tokyo), "New Morning (Paris).
Further collaborations include the DR Bigband, Miho Hazama, NDR Bigband, Beethoven-Orchester Bonn, Matt Penman, Obed Calvaire, Jimmy Cobb, Bobby McFerrin, Mario Biondi, Nicola Angelucci, Rosario Bonaccorso, Fabrizio Bosso, Tim Garland, Bodek Janke, Hadar Noiberg, Jean-Lou Treboux, to name a few.
AWARDS
2019 Jazz Award Baden-Württemberg
2015 „Artist to look out for“ / jazzwise magazine
2014 Jazz Award Ingolstadt
2013-2016 stArt artist Bayer Kultur, Leverkusen
2010 scholarship of Bruno Frey Foundation and of the Art Foundation Baden-Württemberg
2008-2009 scholarship of German Academic Exchange Service
2008 Quarterly Critic’s Choice List 3/2008 for Westwind
2008 2nd Prize of International Piano Competition „Palma D’Oro“ in Finale Ligure, Italy
1999-2003 five national prizes at „Jugend Musiziert“, among which two 1st prizes
DISCOGRAPHY AS A LEADER / CO-LEADER
DIALOGUE’S DELIGHT (WARNER MUSIC / 2023)
FOR YOU (WARNER MUSIC / 2022)
THE HAWK (FLAVOREDTUNE / 2019)
STUDIOKONZERT: OLIVIA TRUMMER (NEUKLANG / 2018)
CLASSICAL TO JAZZ ONE - FEAT. JEAN-LOU TREBOUX (NEUKLANG / 2015)
FLY NOW (CONTEMPLATE / 2014)
POESIEALBUM (NEUKLANG / 2011)
NOBODY KNOWS (NEUKLANG / 2010)
WESTWIND (NEUKLANG / 2008)
NACH NORDEN (NEUKLANG / 2006)
DISCOGRAPHY AS A SIDE MUSICIAN / GUEST
CHANGES - Nicola Angelucci (Warner Music / 2021)
PARIS - Marit Beyer und Olivia Trummer (Der DiwanHörbuchverlag / 2021)
DARE - Mario Biondi (Sony Music / 2021)
INFUSION - Jazzchor Freiburg (Jazzhaus Records / 2019)
FOLKSONGS II - East Drive (Neuklang / 2013)
FOLKSONGS I - East Drive (Neuklang / 2011)