HfK Jazzclub: Hammond sings the Blues
Blues, jazz and funk at the HFK
When the last birthday of the aged Hammond B3 organ lady was celebrated, a long-cherished wish of Klaus Möckelmann was fulfilled, namely to finally play his favorite instrumentals again in a classical line-up. On Tuesday, January 21, “Hammond sings the Blues” will be performing there. The pianist and Hammond B3 player Klaus Möckelmann has been touring with various blues, soul and funk bands for years. His particular love was for Hammond B3 instrumentals. His long-cherished wish to form an instrumental organ trio again with his favorite pieces came true in 2024. At a gig together with Fred Drobnjak (guitar), Jonathan Frach (drums) stepped in to help out. They grooved straight away and it was quickly decided to continue working with this line-up.
The common and cross-generational love for various grooves such as funk, shuffle, swing and blues, as well as the sometimes underestimated great jazz classics are on the program. The focus is on the blues, which runs through the program completely undogmatically in all possible variations.
Well-known classics by Jimmy Smith, Jack MC Dough, Groove Holmes, Bruce Cats, Ronny Earl, as well as newer jazz fusion inspired blues variations by Ronny Jordan or Bob Berg, and a few numbers from the “great american songbook” as well as their own compositions are on the program.
The "hfk jazzclub" is the venue for contemporary jazz in Bremen. Concerts and sessions with musicians from the university and local and national musicians take place every Tuesday of the semester at 9 pm in the basement vault of the University of Music. Passionate jamming takes place here, or student tryout programmes are presented. Semester projects by the Rehearsal Band and themed concert programmes are also on offer. In short: a think tank for jazz and a meeting place for Bremen's jazz scene.
Admission
Normal: 5 Euro
HfK students: 2 euros
Tickets are available at the box office from 8 pm
Important information
The HfK is barrier-free to a limited extent at the Dechanatstraße location.
The entire building is fully accessible via two lifts, in the west wing and in the middle wing, from the basement to the 2nd floor. Due to a height offset on the ground floor, the toilet for people with limited mobility can only be reached barrier-free from the entrance via the basement and the 1st floor.
Public disabled parking spaces are designated on the street immediately adjacent to the courtyard entrance. In addition, a disabled parking space can be allocated on the premises by the caretakers and the security service. The colleagues can be reached by telephone at +49 421 9595-1400.
