Michael Kaeshammer

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Michael Kaeshammer

Background information
Born January 7, 1977, Offenburg, Germany.
Genre(s) Boogie Woogie
Blues
Stride
Jazz
Instrument(s) piano
vocals
Years active 1996–present
Label(s) BSB Productions (1996)
Alma Records (2000)
Alma/Universal Records (2003)
Associated acts Harry Manx
Website Official site
MySpace page

Michael Kaeshammer (born January 7, 1977, Offenburg, Germany) is a boogie-woogie pianist, vocalist, composer, and arranger living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He also plays blues and jazz. His first album, Blue Keys, was relased in 1996.

Kaeshammer is noted for creating elaborate arrangements. He also known for changing musical styles within a piece and making use of irregular time signatures and mixed meters.

Kaeshammer is best known in western Canada, but has performed and toured extensively in the United States and Europe. One of his most popular songs is "On A Saturday Night" off the album No Strings Attached.

He has lived in Offenburg; Vancouver Island, British Columbia; and Toronto.

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[edit] Discography

[edit] Blue Keys (1996)

  1. Swanee River [5:29]
  2. Blues For Dorothy [5:13]
  3. Tico Tico [4:47]
  4. Sweet Lorraine [4:29]
  5. Honky Tonk Train Blues [4:32]
  6. When I Lost My Baby [4:10]
  7. Down The Road A Piece [4:04]
  8. Just A Closer Walk With Thee [2:33]
  9. Bilingual Boogie [2:24]

Album Information:

  • BSB Productions
  • Michael Kaeshammer - Piano, Vocals
  • Produced by Michael Kaeshammer
  • Recorded at Kaleidoscope Theatre, Victoria, BC
  • Released October 1996

[edit] Tell You How I Feel (1998)

  1. Doodlin' [3:35]
  2. Move It On Over [2:38]
  3. Sweet Georgia Brown [4:41]
  4. I'll Always Love You [4:57]
  5. Sunny Side Of The Street [4:44]
  6. John Brown's Body [4:59]
  7. Caravan [4:08]
  8. Jivin' With Dal [4:14]
  9. Basin Street Blues [5:35]
  10. Airmail Special [3:02]
  11. Same Old Blues [4:25]

Album Information:

  • Alma Records
  • Michael Kaeshammer - Piano, Vocals
  • Vito Rezza - Drums
  • Paul Keller - bass
  • Kevin Breit - Guitar
  • Guido Basso - Trumpet
  • Phil Dwyer - Tenor Sax
  • Terry Promane - Trombone
  • Laurie Bower - Trombone on "Basin Street Blues"
  • Joe Sealy - Piano on "Same Old Blues"
  • Doug Riley - Piano on "Same Old Blues"
  • Carol Welsman - Vocals on "Basin Street Blues"
  • Arranged by Michael Kaeshammer
  • Produced and additional arrangement by Peter Cardinali
  • Recorded by Scott Lake
  • Recorded at Phase One Studios, Toronto, ON
  • Released November 1998

[edit] No Strings Attached (2000)

  1. Snow At Lake Simcoe [5:19]
  2. On A Saturday Night [3:42]
  3. Kaes Closed [2:55]
  4. Maple Leaf Rag [3:28]
  5. Fish This Week, But Next Week Chitlins [3:23]
  6. West Broadway [4:56]
  7. Drown In My Own Tears [5:33]
  8. Nora's Boogie (RA) [4:22]
  9. I Mean You [4:06]
  10. Boogie Woogie Stomp [5:35]
  11. On A Rainy Day [3:29]
  12. Dusty's Blues [6:06]
  13. Mose [2:59]
  14. Portly Pear [1:52]

Album Information:

  • Alma Records
  • Michael Kaeshammer - Piano, Vocals
  • Art Neville - Hammond B3 Organ
  • Eddie Bo - Piano, Vocals on "Drown In My Own Tears"
  • Johnny Vidacovich - Drums
  • Jorn Anderson - Drums
  • Terry Clark - Drums
  • Vito Rezza - Drums
  • Bob McLaren - Drums
  • George Koller - Bass
  • Neil Swainson - Bass
  • Kevin Breit - Guitar
  • Armando Borg - Percussion
  • Featuring the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra on "Snow At Lake Simcoe"
  • Produced by Peter Cardinali
  • Engineered by Denis Tougas
  • Released October 2000

[edit] Strut (2003)

  1. Twentysomething
  2. Sleepy Time
  3. Bass Gone Crazy
  4. Comes Love
  5. Now?
  6. Almost A Rag
  7. You're A Good Dancer, Johnny!
  8. At The Vinyl Cafe
  9. Blue Skies
  10. Soundtrack To Something Beautiful
  11. Sunny Morning
  12. Cry To Me
  13. Maybe Tomorrow

[edit] Days Like These (2007)

  1. Cinnamon Sun [3:38]
  2. My Love [4:13]
  3. Stop That Train [4:17]
  4. Too Far Down [3:46]
  5. Days Like These [3:41]
  6. If You Knew [4:33]
  7. I Found A New Baby [4:03]
  8. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face [5:59]
  9. Free Of Love [4:03]
  10. St. James Infirmary [5:15]
  11. I Left a Note [4:06]

[edit] Performances and festivals

[edit] Television appearances

  • SOLOS: the Jazz Sessions (Bravo! Canada 2004)

[edit] External links

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