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    KrüNetzKo - Gospel Ship


    Take Two - Covered


    Making Blues - Police dog blues

      Albert Koch
    9.07.1959

    The day I was born.

    1968

    At the age of 9, I began to play harmonica (autodidact)

    1976

    First band experiences

    1978-84

    Active member in many local bands. Gigs und sessions in the legendary 'Waschbrett' in Kaiserslautern

    1985

    First studio takes with the Rolling Dollar Bluesband, Rastatt

    1986-90

    Living in Munich; gigs with Stefan Diestelmann, Roykey Wydh, Martin Schmitt, Al Jones, Angela Brown, Tony Ramos, Eddie Taylor...

    1990-91

    Touring with Stefan Diestelmann and Titus Vollmer through the new federal states, first TV recordings (local TV channel of Saxony-Anhalt, currently mdr)

    1991

    Back to Kaiserslautern, TV recordings with Cook's Garage (OKK Private Television)

    1992-99

    Gigs particularly in the South German area with Martin Schmitt, Ignaz Netzer, Omniblues-Band (Gunnar Olsen, Thomas Schilling, Colin Frost, Paul Amrod)

    1997

    20 years stage anniversary in the Cotton Club Kaiserslautern with 40 guest musicians, TV gig in the local channel Südwest 3

    1998

    Palatino-Tour 98 through Rhineland-Palatinate with Martin Schmitt, Freda Godlett, Stefan Flesch, Arthur Weiss, Claus Fischer and Wolfgang Dalheimer. TV recording in the local channel Südwest 3. Guest musician during CD recordings of the Tin Pan Alley Bluesband

    since 1998

    Member of the Tin Pan Alley Bluesband (TPA), concerts with TPA in Germany's south-west area und France. Gigs with Ignaz Netzer throughout the South German area and in SwitzerlandConcerts with Harald Krüger

    1999

    Participation on the CD 'Blues to feel good'(Miss Moneypenny) Presentation of the CD 'Tin Pan Alley Bluesband - Live' in the Cotton Club Kaiserslautern,TV gig with the Tin Pan Alley Bluesband (open channel Pirmasens)

    seit 1999

    Regular gigs with Cotton Club Blues Band including Thomas Schilling, Thomas 'Mad Bob' Bickel and guest musicians as e.g. Gail Duncan, Tony Osanah, Jean Lyons, Jessica Born, April King, Ebo Shakoor, Jeanne Carroll

    since 2000

    'Making Blues' - Duo with Ignaz Netzer

    2001

    Participating in the 'Blues & Jazz Rallye' Luxembourg with TPALive-recordings with Hary Wetterstein (Wien), CD-recordings for the 'Latwerch Bänd' (Kaiserslautern)CD '...talking with the Blues' with the 'Tin Pan Alley' Blues BandCD 'Covered' with 'Take Two' (Dieter Bohnen, München)

    2002

    CD 'Police Dog Blues' with Making Blues Live-recordings with the 'Uptown Shufflers' (Kaiserslautern) at the Jazz-Festival Landstuhl

    2003

    'Krü-Netz-Ko' - Trio with Harald Krüger and Ignatz NetzerCD 'Gospel Ship' with 'Krü-Netz-Ko'CD-recordings for Heinz Glass and Hattie St.John (We're On Our Way)Concerts with TPA with Louisiana Red (amongst others at the Luxembourger 'Blues & Jazz Rallye')Broadcast recordings with 'Making Blues' at the 'SWR 2 Studiobrettl'