Between Here and Nowhere (A Tribute to Haruki Murakami) Tim Allhoff

• Tim Allhoff (b. 1980): Naoko:
• 1 Allhoff: Naoko 02:49
• Paul McCartney (b. 1942), John Lennon (b. 1940 - 1980): Norwegian Wood:
• 2 McCartney, Lennon: Norwegian Wood 02:52
• Miles Davis (1926 - 1991): Blue in Green:
• 3 Davis: Blue in Green 02:50
• Paul McCartney, John Lennon: Michelle:
• 4 McCartney, Lennon: Michelle 03:46
• Henry Mancini (1924 - 1994): Dear Heart:
• 5 Mancini: Dear Heart 02:26
• Billy Strayhorn (1915 - 1967), Duke Ellington (1899 - 1974): The Star Crossed Lovers:
• 6 Strayhorn, Ellington: The Star Crossed Lovers 02:40
• Tim Allhoff: When Shimamoto Left:
• 7 Allhoff: When Shimamoto Left 02:52
• Miss Saeki:
• 8 Allhoff: Miss Saeki 02:48
• Colin Charles Greenwood, Thomas Edward Yorke, Edward John O'Brien, Jonathan Greenwood, Philip James Selway: Optimistic:
• 9 Greenwood, Yorke, O'Brien, Greenwood, Selway: Optimistic 04:36
• Prince Rogers Nelson (1958 - 2016): Little Red Corvette:
• 10 Nelson: Little Red Corvette 03:30
• Tim Allhoff: Nothing to Be Sad About (Nakata's Farewell):
• 11 Allhoff: Nothing to Be Sad About (Nakata's Farewell) 03:14
• E Y Harburg (1896 - 1981), Billy Rose (1899 - 1966), Harold Arlen (1905 - 1986): It's Only a Paper Moon:
• 12 Harburg, Rose, Arlen: It's Only a Paper Moon 02:32
• Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928): Sinfonietta:
• 13 Janáček: Sinfonietta: I. Allegretto 02:24
• Tim Allhoff: On the Playground, in the Night:
• 14 Allhoff: On the Playground, in the Night 03:23
• Unicorns:
• 15 Allhoff: Unicorns 03:12
• Bob Dylan (b. 1941): A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall:
• 16 Dylan: A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall 02:18
• Traditional: Danny Boy:
• 17 Traditional: Danny Boy 03:07
• Tim Allhoff: Dreamreading:
• 18 Allhoff: Dreamreading 03:24
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): The Bird as Prophet:
• 19 Schumann: The Bird as Prophet 04:02
• Tim Allhoff: In the Depths of the Well:
• 20 Allhoff: In the Depths of the Well 01:38
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Ricercar:
• 21 Bach: Ricercar 08:24
• Geraldo Vandre (b. 1935), Carlos Lyra (1933 - 2023): (Take Me To) Aruanda:
• 22 Vandre, Lyra: (Take Me To) Aruanda 03:28
• Tim Allhoff: Tsukuru Tazaki:
• 23 Allhoff: Tsukuru Tazaki 02:53
• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Années de pèlerinage I, S.160:
• 24 Liszt: Années de pèlerinage I, S.160: No. 8, Le mal du Pays 05:45
• Theolonious Monk (1917 - 1982), Bernard Hanighen (1908 - 1976), Cootie Williams (1911 - 1985): 'Round Midnight:
• 25 Monk, Hanighen, Williams: 'Round Midnight 03:28
• Total Runtime 01:24:21

Info for Between Here and Nowhere (A Tribute to Haruki Murakami)

A Tribute to Haruki Murakami von Tim Allhoff.

For over two decades, Haruki Murakami’s novels have been a deep source of inspiration for pianist Tim Allhoff. His ability to blend the ordinary with the surreal creates a unique atmosphere—one that feels both familiar and dreamlike. His stories often explore themes of longing, connection, and the spaces between time, memory, and imagination. That quiet, mysterious tension resonates strongly with Allhoff’s own artistic language.

Music plays a central role in Murakami’s world—not just as background, but as an emotional undercurrent that shapes his characters and narratives. His references to jazz, classical, and pop music—from Thelonious Monk and Schumann to Radiohead and The Beatles—remarkably reflect Tim Allhoff’s own musical taste, which has accompanied him for many years and often feels uncannily familiar when reading.. This album is a tribute to that shared space. Some tracks reinterpret songs from Murakami’s novels, arranged for solo piano by Allhoff; others are original compositions, imagined as soundtracks for specific scenes or characters. It is his way of translating the spirit of Murakami’s universe into sound.

There’s also a personal connection to Japan, where Murakami’s work is rooted. In recent years, Allhoff has studied the language and culture in depth, enriching his understanding of the subtleties within the author’s writing.

More than a homage, this album invites listeners into that in-between space where music, memory, and literature meet—where the piano becomes a portal into Haruki Murakami’s beautifully elusive world.

Tim Allhoff, piano

Tim Allhoff
collaborated with renowned artists such as Jeff Ballard, Dieter Ilg, Nils Landgren, Johannes Enders, Larry Grenadier, Nils Wülker, the German Filmorchestra Babelsberg and is always a welcomed guest at many famous venues and festivals as Elbjazz, Rheingau Festival, Ingolstädter Jazztage, Schloss Elmau, Jazzfestival Burghausen to name but a few.

His Trio with with Andreas Kurz on bass and drummer Bastian Jütte released five albums since 2010, two of them beeing awarded with the prestigious ECHO award. The band further won the NEW GERMAN JAZZ AWARD.

In 2015, Allhoff presented LOVEBOX SESSIONS, his first release as a solo artist.

Tim Allhoff is prize winner of the ECHO Jazz (2010), the »Bavarian Kunstförderpreis« (2013), the »Jazzförderpreis of the City of Ingolstadt« (2010), the »Kunstförderpreis of the City of Augsburg« (2008) and won the second prize at the renowned »Gasteig Competition« in Munich. He has played and toured throughout Europe and in the USA.

Besides his work as a pianist, Tim also works as a composer and arranger. His works run the gamut from string quartet to symphonic orchestra and also contemporary music for advertisment and movie scores. In 2016, he arranged the movie score for the Hollywood Motion Picture SLEEPLESS.

In January 2019 he presents his sixth album LEPUS, featuring Andreas Kurz (bs), Bastian Jütte (dr), Lutz Häfner (sax), Arne Jansen (git), Nils Wülker (tp) und das Leopold-Mozart-string quartet.

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