Forming a Band

[admin]

Hey guys,

many people always asked me if I play in a band and in the past years I always said, that I don't play in a band because I am too busy with all my online projects which were going really well. But it always was something I wanted to do but of course I am really picky with musicians even everybody wanted to play with me in Switzerland. Well maybe not everybody but most of the musicians I know always said that they would join me if I would form a band.

I had a talk with Mario Caspar 2 days ago. And I consider him the best drummer in Switzerland when it comes to funky, straight ahead and bluesy grooves. He said he's in and drummers always want to select there bass players and he has choosen Lubo Kopka because he wanted to have a bass player which plays easy going and simple but very steady and laid back. So thats the band now - a trio. Me, Mario and Lubo. You can see Mario and Lubo on the video's on Mario's Channel with the Kurt Ackermann band. Our first meeting will be in January and then we will see how far we get. Due to the overall situation the activities will be broadcasted mainly online - so stay tuned and check the concerts which are announced here on my website.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNPmH62v44zSD_Hdm2UtZ_w

[Caroline]

On 12/25/2021 at 11:36 AM, admin said:

Hey guys,

many people always asked me if I play in a band and in the past years I always said, that I don't play in a band because I am too busy with all my online projects which were going really well. But it always was something I wanted to do but of course I am really picky with musicians even everybody wanted to play with me in Switzerland. Well maybe not everybody but most of the musicians I know always said that they would join me if I would form a band.

I had a talk with Mario Caspar 2 days ago. And I consider him the best drummer in Switzerland when it comes to funky, straight ahead and bluesy grooves. He said he's in and drummers always want to select there bass players and he has choosen Lubo Kopka because he wanted to have a bass player which plays easy going and simple but very steady and laid back. So thats the band now - a trio. Me, Mario and Lubo. You can see Mario and Lubo on the video's on Mario's Channel with the Kurt Ackermann band. Our first meeting will be in January and then we will see how far we get. Due to the overall situation the activities will be broadcasted mainly online - so stay tuned and check the concerts which are announced here on my website.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNPmH62v44zSD_Hdm2UtZ_w

Wow, at long last! I’m so excited 🤸💃and furthermore, when the time comes, to see you lads preform live! And I know who my date will be then too, my sweet nephew Colin. 😉 Up to then, we will enjoy your broadcasts. Cool, really cool! 
Take care and I wish you a peaceful and happy blessed New Year! 

[admin]

5 hours ago, Caroline said:

Wow, at long last! I’m so excited 🤸💃and furthermore, when the time comes, to see you lads preform live! And I know who my date will be then too, my sweet nephew Colin. 😉 Up to then, we will enjoy your broadcasts. Cool, really cool! 
Take care and I wish you a peaceful and happy blessed New Year! 

Yes took me a while but now I feel confident that this time we will make it with the band. Yeah I can guess that you 2 will come along to listen to a live concert. And Happy New Year to you and Colin too.

[Andrea Joy]

Yes that question was in my mind also... if you have some videos from your live concerts with other musuicians.

I can understand to go the own way (solo) and that everything has it`s time  - NOW I look forward and will enjoy your band activity!

Greets Andrea

 

[admin]

Well that's a long story - I was in fact playing in bands at the beginning of my career. Mainly top 40 or helping out bands for open airs or stuff like that. I didn't really like the job but since I could not play piano anymore at that times I needed those jobs to survive. The better I got as a musician the more I was totally bored at those jobs - and then like in 2003 there was this big fight in the band I was playing. At that time this was the leading party band in Switzerland where the top musicians were playing. I got into a fight with the bass player and then the thing totaly got out of control so I left the band since I got great opportunities offered in the internet. And then things took so much off that I didn't have the time for other things anymore. In 2010 I started with my Farbmusik solo concerts. I could not work with other musicians because they did not understand the concept of improvising colors - later I tried to play with a steel drummer who also improvises with colors. Also I tried to form bands or work with other musicians but the audience always said that the other musicians disturb the music - they wanted to hear me solo. And the musicians all mainly wanted money instead of developing something really nice. So I continued to play solo because it made no sense for me to work with other musicians. Now this band might work because we are friends and we are on the same side. It's not about money - it's about doing something together.

[Andrea Joy]

If I read your story, I must say I had the same experiences, not on this professionnel level, but I totally understand!                                                                   Less musicians can be more to the music. The good feelings and good friendships can`t be paid with money.

 

 

[admin]

Here I found a video where the steel drummer is playing with me. At the time he was a member of the Billy Cobham Band and also was playing with guys like Pat Matheny and and .... but people didnt like him so much....

here you see him playing with Billy Cobham

and he was really angry when I said I wanted to continue alone - i could not understand his reaction since you can see the difference of my small concert in the church in Seegräben and his world tour with Cobham.....

[Andrea Joy]

For my taste... the steel drum AND your Piano - is way to much. That's Overstimulating.

[admin]

4 minutes ago, Andrea Joy said:

For my taste... the steel drum AND your Piano - is way to much. That's Overstimulating.

thats what most people said

[admin]

It took a while till we were able to do our first rehersal - today was the day and it was as I expected great. We discussed about adding more instruments but my quote which everybody agreed was, that there are so many bands with full instrumentation but only rare bands who make a trio with Drums, Bass and Guitar. Everybody agreed and so this is it now. We will start with the rehersals and hopefully soon be ready to publish something.

[Greg]

Really looking forward to what you all will finally produce!

[admin]

Here is now a video from our 2nd rehersal - it's moving in a great direction.

 

[admin]

There were some problems with the band since the bassplayer didn't feel confident to play in a trio and he did not like blues rock and rock when I really asked him to give me an honest anwser. So the band unfortunately disolved some time ago.

But I contacted Mario if we should not give it another try and he would love to do so and he ask an other bassplayer which currently works with the Swiss Jimi Hendrix clone Asep Stone and he would love to join the band. So we are planing to make our first rehersal in Nov.

Here you can listen to the bass player.