The Hang Allstars - Live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2009

Don & Dave Grusin, keys
Nils Wülker, tp
Lee Ritenour, gt
Wolfgang Schmid, b
Will Kennedy, dr

recorded live at Forum, Leverkusen during  30th Leverkusener Jazztage, November 2009

1. Shuffle City (Don Grusin)
2. Wes Bound (Lee Ritenour)
3. Maroni Moreno (Wolfgang Schmid)
4. Lincoln Boulevard (Don Grusin)
5. Stone Flower (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
6. Memphis Stomp (Dave Grusin)
7. Smoke´n´Mirrors (Lee Ritenour)
8. Number 8 (Don Grusin)
9. Catwalk (Don Grusin)

Colorado born pianist and Professor for Sociology and Economics Don Grusin released an all-star live concert featuring - among many others - his brother Dave on keyboards and guitarist Lee Ritenour on an album called "The Hang". Last year he toured Europe with an all-star band to support the release of this album in Europe.

Wolfgang Schmid Kick live at Bavarian Broadcast 2010

photo by Sabine Grudda

Steffen Dix (Tenor & Soprano Saxophones)
Heiko Giering (Baritone Saxophone)
Peter Wölpl (Guitar)
Benedikt Moser (Fender Rhodes)
Luis Baltes (Rap, Human Beatbox)
Wolfgang Schmid (Bass)
Oli Rubow (Drums)

recorded live at Studio II, Bavarian Broadcast, Munich, January 27, 2010

Moderation und Auswahl: Beate Sampson
1. "Five o'clock a.m." (Wolfgang Schmid)
2. "Luis' Riff" (Wolfgang Schmid/Luis Baltes)
3. "Five for seven" (Wolfgang Schmid)
4. "A glimpse at the Blues" (Wolfgang Schmid)
5. "Soweto" (Abdullah Ibrahim)

Bassist Wolfgang Schmid, known from Klaus Doldinger´s Passport, is leading his band Kick for more than 25 years, their latest album is "Let the groove begin…", released 2007 on Skip.