Great show with Alabama Mike at Haus Windheim, Petershagen DE. The singer and harp player, who was born as Michael Benjamin 48 years ago in Talladega, Alabama, played to sets two sets together with a fabulous band put together by my friend Fabrice Bessouat (dr). Julien Dubois (b), Damien Cornelis (keys) and Max Genouel (g). https://youtu.be/kcZpbeMxBO0   https://youtu.be/9ijgPtO4oA4 https://youtu.be/uMiQ1ZKYg6A

Sean Webster played an awesome show at Bluesgarage, IsernhagenDE on 2022-03-11. He was accompanied by Ruud Gielen (dr), Floris Poesse (b) and Hilbrand Bos (keys). If you had the chance to see him you should do this definitely!!!! Unfortunately the lights at Bluesgarage were too dark to take good pictures as usual. https://youtu.be/YPAyKYLW41A https://youtu.be/_8UuhRgklVI https://youtu.be/i2hlIQHZ1Xg

Blues Caravan 2022 stopped over at Bluesgarage, Isernhagen DE on 2022-03-11. Protagonists were Katie Henry (voc, g, keys), Ghalia Volt (voc, g), Will Jacobs (voc, g) accompagnied by Denis Palatin (dr) and Tomek Germann (b). https://youtu.be/dggZ4K6STjI https://youtu.be/0_SiIhbPzPg

Jimmy Reiter & his Band with a 3 piece horn section delivered an amazing show at Blue Note, Osnabrück DE. They celebrated the release of their highly acclaimed album "Jimmy Reiter - Live" which was published in 2021.   Jimmy Reiter Band is Jimmy Reiter (voc, g), Horst Bergmeyer (keys), Jasper Mortier (b), Björn Puls (dr), Jens Buschenlange (trump), Dmitry Suslov (tenor sax) and Jürgen Wieching (bariton sax). https://youtu.be/_dJsTgkcmqw https://youtu.be/_dJsTgkcmqw

Abi Wallenstein, Urgestein des deutschen Blues, der 2021 zum wiederholten Mal den German Blues Award gewann, gastierte mit Blues Culture traditionell am 18. Dezember 2021 kurz vor Weihnachten im Meisenfrei, Bremen DE. Blues Culture sind Abi Wallenstein (voc, g), George Baker (voc, harp) undMartin Röttger (dr). Spricht man in Hamburgs Musikszene vom Blues, fällt in der Regel ein Name zuerst: Abi Wallenstein. Seit über 40 Jahren erobert er mit seinem Charisma die Herzen der Bluesfans und ist für viele bereits eine Art Volksheld oder sogar schlicht die Verkörperung des Blues selbst. Sein einmaliger...

As kind of tradition since many years my wife Sonja and I visited Big Daddy Wilson's show the weekend before Christmas at Packhaus KITO in Bremen-Vegesack DE on 2021-12-17. Big Daddy Wilson & The Goosebump Brothers are Wilson Blount aka Big Daddy Wilson with his velvet voice, Paolo Legramando (b), Cesare Nolli (g), Nik Taccori (dr) and Enzo Messina (keys). They presented some songs from their new CD "Hard Time Blues" as well as some older stuff. https://youtu.be/9m0spktremk https://youtu.be/sFBs9uwPkTo https://youtu.be/lgfr_TJf9j0 https://youtu.be/bahCX7g7Tt0  

Just received the heaviest award of them all: “Band of the Year” at the Blues Music Awards ceremony in Memphis. Rick Estrin & The Nightcats is a well-tuned entertainment machine and one of the USA's biggest blues bands, with the charismatic frontman Rick Estrin on vocals and blues harp, Norwegian Grease studio owner producer Kid Andersen on guitar, fantastic Derrick 'D'Mar' Martin on drums and Lorenzo Farrel on keys. Rick Estrin, is called a world class musician is the most colorful and entertaining showman on the planet. Dressed in 40s hipster-style shark suits, white shoes and hair...

Bender Brass Band marches into Arena Nord, Fredrikshavn DK on 2021-11-13. BBB is Jimmy Carpenter (sax), Doug Woolverton (trump) and Mark Early (sax). Pictures taken by Sonja Gemlau.

Bobby Rush at Bluesheaven, Arena Nord, Fredrikshavn DK on 2021-11-13. As usual he was accompanied by his dancers Loretta 'Mizzlowe aka Mizz Love and Erickia Henderson. The double GRAMMY-winning blues legend is a member of the "Blues Hall of Fame", five-time Grammy-nominated, 13-time Blues Music Award winner and BB King Entertainer of the Year. Bobby Rush (born November 10, 1933) has been making records for almost 70 years and has more than 400 recordings, 75 releases and now 27 studio albums to his name. Although already 88 (in words: eighty eight) years old he is performing on a regular...

Koko Taylor said: “ Nora Jean sounds just like I did when I was her age. She is one of the new upcoming women thats singing the real blues. I know she is going to make it . ” And she made it. She performed at Arena Nord, Fredrikshavn DK on 2021-11-13. Nora Jean Wallace (formerly Nora Jean Bruso) is a Chicago Blues singer with deep Delta roots. Nora Jean Bruso was born in 1956 and grew up in Greenwood, where Hubert Sumlin was also born in 1931, Robert Johnson was murdered here in 1938 and BB King started his disc jockey career in 1940. A town in the heart of a blues-rich region. Nora...