finetone music

finetone music is a small independent record label based in Pforzheim, Germany, founded in 1999 by the musicians and composers Peter Schindler and Peter Lehel together with the musician and lawyer Wolfgang Schindhelm. The label's catalogue centres on jazz, classical music and crossover, and a large part of it is built around the work of its two co-owners, Peter Schindler and Peter Lehel, including their formations SaltaCello, Peter Lehel Quartett, Pipes & Phones and Hoppel Hoppel Rhythm Club – Jazz für Kinder. Beyond its founders' own projects, finetone music has released albums by artists such as Herbert Joos and Klaus Graf, and has served as a platform for younger musicians, notably the pianist Kristjan Randalu, whose first three releases appeared on the label. Classical artists have also recorded for finetone, including the clarinettists Sabine Meyer and Wolfgang Meyer and the trombonist Henning Wiegräbe. The label has twice received the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (German Record Critics' Award): in 2000 for the album Suites by Pipes & Phones and in 2006 for Hoppel Hoppel Rhythm Club – Jazz für Kinder. finetone music describes itself as believing in the power of music to awaken emotions and build bridges, and it continues to release new recordings, sell CDs through its own shop and publish news, concert dates and, prospectively, sheet music.

finetone music was founded in 1999 by the musicians and composers Peter Schindler and Peter Lehel together with the musician and lawyer Wolfgang Schindhelm. The company is based in Pforzheim, Germany. From the outset the label concentrated on jazz, classical music and crossover, and much of its catalogue consists of recordings by its two co-owners, Peter Schindler and Peter Lehel, and their formations, among them SaltaCello, Peter Lehel Quartett, Pipes & Phones and Hoppel Hoppel Rhythm Club – Jazz für Kinder. The label also released albums by other artists such as Herbert Joos and Klaus Graf, and provided a platform for young musicians; the pianist Kristjan Randalu, for example, presented his first three releases on finetone. Classical performers also recorded for the label, including the clarinettists Sabine Meyer and Wolfgang Meyer and the trombonist Henning Wiegräbe. The label's work has been recognised twice with the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik: in 2000 for the album Suites by Pipes & Phones and in 2006 for Hoppel Hoppel Rhythm Club – Jazz für Kinder. By its own account the label has been active for 25 years, and it continues to release new recordings, sell CDs through its own shop, publish concert dates and news, and plans to offer sheet music for sale.

• 2024

  Label marks 25 years of activity and continues releasing new recordings.

• 2006

  Album Hoppel Hoppel Rhythm Club – Jazz für Kinder receives the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik.

• 2000

  Album Suites by Pipes & Phones receives the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik.

• 1999

  finetone music founded in Pforzheim by Peter Schindler, Peter Lehel and Wolfgang Schindhelm.

Small independent label for jazz, classical and crossover, built around its founders' own ensembles and selected guest artists.

• Finefones Saxophone Quartet – Giant Impressions (FTM 8087)

  Sixth album by the Finefones Saxophone Quartet, arrangements of John Coltrane's music for four saxophones.

• Pipes & Phones – Suites

  Album awarded the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik in 2000.

• Hoppel Hoppel Rhythm Club – Jazz für Kinder

  Children's jazz project, awarded the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik in 2006.

1. 1finetone music official websitefinetone.de
2. 2Finetone music – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3finetone music – Wikidatawikidata.org