Michael Kaeshammer(born 7 January 1977) is a Canadian jazz andboogie-woogiepianist.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Born | 7 January 1977 Offenburg,West Germany |
| Genres | Boogie woogie,blues,jazzstride |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
| Labels | Alma,Alert,Linus |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
editKaeshammer grew up in Offenburg, Germany, where he studied classical piano for seven years. At age thirteen, he became interested inboogie-woogieandstride pianoas played byAlbert Ammons,Meade Lux Lewis,andPete Johnson.[2]
Career
editAs a teenager, Kaeshammer played jazz and boogie-woogie in clubs, concerts and festivals around Germany and other surrounding parts of Europe. After he moved with his family to the west coast of Canada, Kaeshammer began performing at festivals across the country during the summer of 1996. That year his first album,Blue Key,was released. A second album,Tell You How I Feelcame out in 1998, andNo Strings Attachedwas released two-year later.[3]
Kaeshammer has been the opening act forAnne Murray,Ray Charles,Allen Toussaint,Colin James,The Blind Boys of Alabama,andHolly Cole.He has conducted a number of multi-city tours through The People's Republic of China. He performed at Canada Day celebrations inTrafalgar Square,London, United Kingdom.In the US he has appeared multiple times as a featured performer on the Queen City Blues Fest'sArches Piano Stagein Cincinnati, OH.[4][5]
In 2003, Kaeshammer released the albumStrut;the next year he performed a solo onJazz Sessions,which was broadcast on Bravo! Television. In 2005 he went on a concert tour throughout Canada.[6]
Kaeshammer performed at the2006 Winter Olympicsin Torino, Italy, the2008 Summer Olympicsin Beijing, China, and at the opening ceremony of the2010 Paralympicsin Vancouver, British Columbia. Meanwhile, two more albums,Days Like These(2007),Lovelight(2009), were released.
Kaeshammer continued to record, releasing a self-titled album in 2011,KaeshammerLIVE!(2012),With You in Mind(2013), and an instrumental album,The Pianistin 2015.[7]
Kaeshammer has been nominated for seven Juno Awards. He has also received the West Coast Music Award for Musician of the Year and Entertainer of the Year. His 2016 albumNo Filteris a mixture of jazz, blues and boogie-woogie.[8]In 2016, he performed at theMaple Blues AwardsinToronto.He has also hosted the Canadian National Jazz Awards.[citation needed]
In fall 2023, he launched the television seriesKaeshammer's Kitchen,which blended his musical career with his personal passion for cooking by featuring guest musicians with whom he cooks a meal before concluding each episode with a musical performance, onCHEK-DTandYes TV.[9]
Discography
edit- No Strings Attached(Alma, 2001)
- Tell You How I Feel(Alma, 2001)
- Blue Keys(Festival, 2004)
- Strut(Alma, 2004)
- Days Like These(Alert,2007)
- Lovelight(Alert, 2009)
- Kaeshammer(Alert, 2011)
- Kaeshammer Live!(Alert, 2012)
- With You in Mind(Idla, 2013)
- No Filter(Idla, 2017)
- Pianist(Idla, 2017)
- Something New(Linus, 2018)[10]
- Turn It Up(Seven.One Starwatch,Sony Music,2024)[11]
Awards and recognition
edit2001 JUNO Award (Nominated) - Best Contemporary Jazz Album - Instrumental, forNo Strings Attached[12]
2004 JUNO Award (Nominated) - Best Contemporary Jazz Album - Instrumental, forStrut[13]
2008 JUNO Award (Winner) - Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, forDays Like These[14]
2010 JUNO Award (Nominated) - Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, forLovelight[15]
2013 JUNO Award (Nominated) - Music DVD of the Year, forKaeshammerlive![16]
2018 JUNO Award (Nominated) - Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, forNo Filter[17]
References
edit- ^Chamberlain, Adrian (25 May 2017)."Music is food of love for Michael Kaeshammer".Times Colonist.Retrieved7 August2018.
- ^"Michael Kaeshammer’s Valentines special".By John Law,Niagara Falls Review,12 February 2018Archivedat the Wayback Machine
- ^"Michael Kaeshammer talks freedom and food on Hot Air".CBC News23 Jul 2017
- ^Johnny Vidacovich (2 March 2010),Johnny Vidacovich and Michael Kaeshammer,archivedfrom the original on 19 December 2021,retrieved9 July2019
- ^"Past Tour Dates | Michael Kaeshammer - 'No Filter' Out Now".Michael Kaeshammer.Retrieved9 July2019.
- ^"Michael Kaeshammer: 'I started living my life from a different angle'".The Globe and Mail,J.D. Considine 29 April 2011
- ^"Michael Kaeshammer decides to cut out frills".Adrian Chamberlain/Times Colonist,26 November 2015
- ^"'Just a piano player': from boogie-woogie to blues, Michael Kaeshammer does it all".CBC Radio· 10 February 2017
- ^Christine van Reeuwyk,"Peninsula pianist takin’ care of business in the kitchen with Randy Bachman".Saanich News,September 25, 2023.
- ^"Michael Kaeshammer | Album Discography | AllMusic".AllMusic.Retrieved7 August2018.
- ^Feibel, Adam (14 February 2024)."Michael Kaeshammer sets release date for new album Turn It Up".Jazz.FM91.Retrieved7 March2024.
- ^"Best Contemporary Jazz Album".The JUNO Awards.
- ^"Best Contemporary Jazz Album".The JUNO Awards.
- ^"Vocal Jazz Album of the Year".The JUNO Awards.
- ^"Vocal Jazz Album of the Year".The JUNO Awards.
- ^"Music DVD of the Year".The JUNO Awards.
- ^"Vocal Jazz Album of the Year".The JUNO Awards.