PHOENIX LOVE is a project founded in 2022 by vocalist and composer Dora Osterloh, emerging from long-standing artistic connections between the jazz scenes of Cologne and Berlin. Joined by Theresia Philipp (sax), Keisuke Matsuno (guitar), Simon Jermyn (bass), and Lukas Akintaya (drums), she brings together a lineup shaped by the desire to use her voice as an equal instrument within a high-energy band setting.
The debut album And All I Have to Give (Boomslang Records, 2026) grew out of a personal process of transformation and healing. Warm, earthy, and iridescent soundscapes merge song structures with free improvisation into an organic whole; short fragments between the pieces weave the album into a continuous flow. Thematically, the compositions revolve around self-acceptance, change, and the conscious choice of love over fear. The title—taken from the piece “Lay Your Head Down”—distills this attitude: love as the origin, and as what remains.
Line-up
Dora Osterloh
vocals, compositions, lyrics
Theresia Philipp
saxophone
Keisuke Matsuno
guitar
Simon Jermyn
bass
Lukas Akintaya
drums
Credits
Recorded at Bonello Studio Berlin by Tobias Ober Mixed by Nanni Johansson
Mastered by Frida Claeson Johansson
Artwork by Odelia Toder
Funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe