Anneleen Boehme’s first solo album released April 18th.

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THE PROJECT

That Anneleen Boehme is a virtuoso double bass player we could already observe in LABtrio. That she is an accomplished composer and bandleader we saw in Grand Picture Palace. Now we see her in her genuine vulnerability. Together with her regular companion, the double bass. Her music is anointing to the soul and her playing leaves no one unmoved.

In her solo, Anneleen Boehme explores the limits of the double bass and tries to transcend them in all their forms. She focuses on the acoustic sound of the instrument and, without too much extra, highlights that pure low voice. This with a focus on music that warms her heart: both her own com- positions written specifically for this double bass, as well as solo arrangements of existing music and improvisations. Her love for both jazz and classical music are expressed here. An embrace of the double bass, the low sounds and pure music....

Eunoia is double bassist Anneleen Boehme’s first solo album, which she also dedicated to herself.

“I wrote a story about who I am, about the road I’ve traveled so far. About how your head can drive you crazy and how, in the midst of it all, you can seek peace. I hope it will help you too. Sadness, joy, and comfort for your soul.”

Eunoia is an English word of Greek origin and consists of two parts: ‘eu’ meaning good and ‘noia’ referring to the spirit. Eunoia means beautiful thinking, benevolence toward all and a bridge between the heart and the mind.

The double bass translates our most melancholic feelings like no other. So it is no different on this record. But the warm tones are also anointing and hold a lot of comfort. On most songs we hear the double bass in his/her lonely simplicity, but on Fuga Ante Proelium we hear Anneleen’s voice joining her instrument.

Eunoia will be released on April 18th, 2025 on W.E.R.F. Records.

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BIOGRAPHY

Anneleen Boehme is the double bassist and (co-)composer of the well-known Belgian LABtrio, with whom she performed at numerous festivals in Belgium and abroad, and appeared on various national and international radio and TV shows.

Since 2019, she formed her own band Grand Picture Palace which has been warmly welcomed in the Belgian jazz scene. Influenced by classical and contemporary music, bassists like Charlie Haden, Charles Mingus and composers like Gavin Bryars, she decided to start composing for double bass and orchestra. The result is a mix between jazz, classical and contemporary music. The bass plays the leading role, accompanied by a group of talented musicians. They released a first (self-titled) album Grand Picture Palace in 2021 on W.E.R.F. Records.

Anneleen also plays in several other bands such as Yskan and Saragon, and has collaborated with jazz musicians such as Chris Cheek, Michel Portal, Bert Joris, ....

She is also active in the field of performing arts as a creator and composer. She works on her own creations in co-production with others (e.g. Tumla), but also freelances for various theater compa- nies and has collaborated several times with Jan Sobrie, Joke Emmers, Fien Desmedt, Reinhild Decleir and Theater Antigone.