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With more than 20 years of career and accumulating an extensive portfolio as a bass player, producer and versatile composer working in Brazil and Europe, CH Straatmann presents his second solo album ’11 Dimensions’. Recorded and mixed in São Paulo 11 Dimensions has 7 instrumental original tracks and presents a fusion of rhythms - in a hypnotic soundscape inspired by Brazilian, Cuban and African music. The first single Yomba is out on January 22nd.

The full album will be released in March of 2020 - with digital distribution by CD Baby for Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and over 150 platforms worldwide.

The sound atmosphere of the album is  a dialogue between  bass (CH) and percussion (played by Rudson Daniel) presenting a contemporary work that transcends borders. All tracks were composed, mixed and mastered by CH. ’11 Dimensions’ was recorded by Nico Paoliello and Pedro Luce at Freak Estúdio in São Paulo. The cover art is signed by artist and musician Ayam UBráis.

The Brazilian bassist has performed in the main jazz houses in Europe, such as Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express, Bull’s Head, Brasserie Zedel, Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec and in renowned places like Koko, St James’s Theater, Royal Albert Hall, Richmix, The Forge. His music has been played on radio programs such as Radio 1 Belgium (Closing Time World - presented by Zjakki Willems), “Brasil sin escala” ( Argentina), BBC Radio London, Radio Educadora (Brazil), “Brazil Music Exchange – With Jody Gillett (UK).

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