SARA DECKER — EXPAND
Production notes and project context

Label: Unit Records
Catalogue number: UTR 5187
Release date: 19 September 2024
Genre: Jazz / Modern Jazz

Sara Decker — vocals, composition, lyrics
Heidi Bayer — flugelhorn, trumpet
Yuhan Su — vibraphone
Kaisa Mäensivu — double bass
Mareike Wiening — drums

Recorded on 15 and 16 January 2024 at LOFT Cologne.
Recording engineer: Christian Heck
Mix: Christian Heck / Jeroen Truyen
Mastering: Christian Heck

For her third album, Sara Decker brought long-time collaborators from Cologne and New York together in a transatlantic quintet. Following a single full-band rehearsal day, the ensemble recorded the complete programme over two concentrated studio days. Clear melodies, complex harmonies and odd metres meet personal lyrics and ample room for each musician’s individual voice.

The songs explore self-worth, intimacy, well-meant advice and the distortions of social media. Musically, Expand moves between advanced pop and vocal jazz. Sara’s reference points for the project include Joni Mitchell, Becca Stevens, Fauré’s string quartets, FKA Twigs and Ella Fitzgerald.

Source and complete official album copy:
https://unitrecords.com/backstage/sara-decker/665eccea9859704a22087834/

Booking & press: booking@saradeckermusic.com
