Albert Koch |
9.07.1959
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The day I was born.
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1968
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At the age of 9, I began to play harmonica (autodidact)
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1976
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First band experiences
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1978-84
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Active member in many local bands. Gigs und sessions in the legendary 'Waschbrett' in Kaiserslautern
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1985
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First studio takes with the Rolling Dollar Bluesband, Rastatt
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1986-90
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Living in Munich; gigs with Stefan Diestelmann, Roykey Wydh, Martin Schmitt, Al Jones, Angela Brown, Tony Ramos, Eddie Taylor...
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1990-91
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Touring with Stefan Diestelmann and Titus Vollmer through the new federal states, first TV recordings (local TV channel of Saxony-Anhalt, currently mdr)
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1991
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Back to Kaiserslautern, TV recordings with Cook's Garage (OKK Private Television)
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1992-99
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Gigs particularly in the South German area with Martin Schmitt, Ignaz Netzer, Omniblues-Band (Gunnar Olsen, Thomas Schilling, Colin Frost, Paul Amrod)
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1997
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20 years stage anniversary in the Cotton Club Kaiserslautern with 40 guest musicians, TV gig in the local channel Südwest 3
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1998
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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
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since 1998
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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
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1999
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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)
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seit 1999
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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
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since 2000
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'Making Blues' - Duo with Ignaz Netzer
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2001
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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)
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2002
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CD 'Police Dog Blues' with Making Blues Live-recordings with the 'Uptown Shufflers' (Kaiserslautern) at the Jazz-Festival Landstuhl
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2003
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'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'
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