Birdland (Hamburg jazz club)
Birdland was a jazz club in Hamburg. The basement club was located in the Eimsbüttel district on Gärtnerstraße. It was opened in 1985 by Dieter Reichert. The club was supported by Jazz Federation Hamburg e.V which organized the events and allowed its members to attend performances free of charge. The club accommodated audiences of 150 with seating for some 110. It has been described as "much-needed addition to Hamburg's catalogue of venues for international and home-grown stars."
Birdland's programmes covered Swing, Mainstream, Bebop, Latin and Modern Jazz, anything from Dixieland to Avant-garde jazz.[1] Only live music was played. There were concerts several times a week. Once a week there was a jam session, in which beginners and music students played together with recognized jazz artists when they happened to be on tour. Once a month there was a vocal session.
The musicians who appeared at Birdland include Chet Baker, Johnny Griffin, Joe Henderson, Art Blakey, Ray Brown, Diana Krall, Tommy Flanagan, Brad Mehldau, Viktoria Tolstoy, Rebekka Bakken, and the brothers Branford and Wynton Marsalis. Recordings of performances at Birdland have been released on the ACT and Nagel-Heyer Records labels.
The club closed on 30 June 2013.[2][3] And reopened on 2 October 2014. [4]
Recordings
- Herb Ellis Trio Burnin’ – Live at Birdland Hamburg 1998 (with Hendrik Meurkens)
- Ken Peplowski & Jesper Thilo: Happy Together (Nagel-Heyer 2008)
- Ralph Reichert Quartett & Randy Sandke: Reflections (2007)
- Randy Reinhart/Jesper Thilo Sextet: For Basie (Nagel Heyer, 2004)
- Wolfgang Schlüter/Simon Nabatov/Charly Antolini Swing Kids (ACT, 1996)
- Clark Terry: Herr Ober (Nagel-Heyer, 2000)
- Jack Walrath & Ralph Reichert: Solidarity (ACT, 1996)
- Harry Allen: A Night in Birdland Vol 1-2 (Nagel-Heyer, 1993)[5]
References
- ↑ McLachlan, Gordon (1 May 2004). Rough Guide to Germany 6. Rough Guides. p. 679. ISBN 978-1-84353-293-4. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ Tom R. Schulz, 2 April 2013 Letzter Frühling für das Birdland – Der traditionsreiche Jazzclub in Eimsbüttel schließt zum 30. Juni. in Die Welt
- ↑ Hanna Grimm, 30 June 2013 Ende eines Jazzclubs: Bye-bye Birdland! in NDR - Hamburg, Retrieved 16 October 2013
- ↑ Birdland Hamburg - Über uns
- ↑ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music. Backbeat Books. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-87930-717-2. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
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Coordinates: 53°34′42″N 9°57′45″E / 53.5784°N 9.9624°E