Top-class program over 4 days at the Leibnitzer Bluestagen Vol. 14
The “father of the Hamburg blues scene”, who has achieved cult-like fame over the years, is one of the outstanding blues greats in Europe.
Abi owes this to his almost 55 years of stage work, with an average of 120 concerts a year, his unique guitar playing: the combination of simultaneous bass, rhythm and riff elements, his eight-string guitar, his raspy voice and, last but not least, his commanding stage presence.
Abi is probably the only well-known European blues musician to repeatedly seek direct contact with the audience on the “toughest stage in the world”: street music. In addition to numerous appearances on radio and television and many years of cooperation with Hamburg blues and boogie greats such as Inga Rumpf, Vince Weber, Axel Zwingenberger, Gottfried Böttger and Joja Wendt, Abi has played in the supporting programs of numerous stars such as: Joe Cocker, Daniel Lanois, Robben Ford, Georg Thorogood, Johnny Winter, Fats Domino, as well as a guest at many festivals at home and abroad.
His two CDs “STEP IN TIME” and “BLUES CULTURE” were both awarded the GERMAN RECORD PRICE. Abi won first place at the GERMAN BLUES AWARD in the years: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 in the categories Blues-Solist/Vocalist and Solo/Duo respectively.
Finally, he was awarded the prestigious BLUES LOUIS PRIZE (named after Louis Armstrong) at the LAHNSTEIN BLUESFESTIVAL on 26.9.2015.
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Leibnitz - Altes Kino Leibnitz