Obituary – Dave Brubeck is dead
Today one of the most popular white jazz composers, Grammy winner, and much appreciated pianist Dave Brubeck passed away just
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Here I will post concerts, lectures, movies and other events I believe to be interesting for the average jazz buff in Hamburg. Please check back, since the data here will be updated at irregular intervalls.
Concert review. HERBIE HANCOCK at ÜBERJAZZ Festival 2012
Sunday October 28, 2012 provided the closing act of the ÜBERJAZZ weekend, featuring the main attraction in an almost sold-out
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Sad news: Obituary for a great DJ and eyewitness. Günter Discher is dead
Concentration camp survivor, jazz buff and original “swing kid” Günter Discher of Hamburg dies at age 87. Germany’s oldest DJ
Read MoreUpcoming Swing Radio Talk, feat. DJ Swingin’ Swanee
On January 22, 1805 CET there will be another broadcast of Swingin’ Swanee’s radio show as part of the “Fundstücke”
Read MoreInterview with dance legend NORMA MILLER!
And now …. An excerpt from a recent interview with dance legend NORMA MILLER, the Queen of Swing, formerly member
Read MoreLindy hop / Swing dance classes and DJ sets at the 2012 Hamburg Waterkantjam
Calling all lindy hoppers…. Hamburg`s New Swing Generation will hold another Waterkantjam at
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