Jörg Hegemann

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Jörg Hegemann (born June 11, 1966 in Dortmund ) is a German boogie-woogie pianist.

career

Jörg Hegemann has been performing since 1987 and was a founding member of the band "The Chicago Four". The band's greatest success was a gig as the opening act for the Blues Brothers in 1989 in the Hagen city hall.

Since 1995 Jörg Hegemann has been leading a boogie trio with Reinhard "Django" Kroll on double bass and Jan Freund as drummer. The trio is supported by the boogie shouter Thomas Aufermann and, as a duet partner on the piano, Peter Botzleiner-Reber. Hegemann tours Europe and has been to the blues and boogie woogie festivals in Beaune (France), Brussels (Belgium), Ermelo (Netherlands), Fomag (England), Lugano (Switzerland), Terrassa (Catalonia), Wels (Austria) and probably the largest in Laroquebrou, France .

Since 2008 he has also been the musical director of the annual “Boogie Woogie Congress” concert series in the Philharmonie Essen and “Master of Boogie Woogie” at the Opherdicke Castle .

He had some TV appearances, including a. in the " Rudi Carrell Show ", " Current Hour ", "Wednesdays live" and " Traumzeit Festival ".

Jörg Hegemann embodies the classic style of Boogie Woogie; A special feature of his performances are the anecdotes about Albert Ammons and explanations about boogie woogie and the history of early jazz .

Awards

  • 2009: “Pianist of the year” of the German Boogie Woogie Award “Pinetop”, Bremen.

Discographic notes

  • 1995: Boogie Woogie Express (Liner Notes: Gerd Wieben, blues expert) published by Anthea Records, AR 9511
  • 1998: Steam Driven Boogie (Liner Notes: Manfred F. Roth, music critic and pianist) published by Anthea Records, AR 9815
  • 2002: Boogie Woogie Fireworks - live (Liner Notes: Jörg Hegemann) published by Anthea Records, AR 0096
  • 2002: Eight to the bar - live (Liner Notes: Martin Pyrker , blues and boogie old master) published by Anthea Records, AR 0097
  • 2007: A Tribute to Albert Ammons - Piano Solo (Liner Notes: Axel Zwingenberger ) published by Anthea Records, AR 0105
  • 2012: Swanee River Boogie (Liner Notes: Jörg Hegemann) published by Anthea Records, AR 0110
  • 2013: Jörg Hegemann & Patrick Ziegler Boogie Woogie Generations (Liner Notes: Thomas Aufermann) published by Anthea Records, AR 0111
  • 2015: Jörg Hegemann (special guest: Thomas Scheytt ) Live At The Dixieland Jubilee (Liner Notes: Jörg Hegemann) published by CHAOS / Bauer Studios, LC 07326
  • 2016: Jörg Hegemann Trio (featuring: Rolf Marx ) The Art of Albert Ammons (Liner Notes: Joachim Schumacher) published by Anthea Records, AR 0116

Sheet music editions

The following sheet music editions were published by Jörg Hegemann in collaboration with Meinolf Schelvis:

  • Boogie Woogie Express (four original transcripts from the CD of the same name) has been published by Blue Taste Music, ISMN M-700134-01-3
  • Boogie Woogie, Blues & Ragtime published by Blue Taste Music, ISMN M-700134-00-6

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Aufermann: Pianist of the year. Prize winner 2009: Jörg Hegemann. In: Official website of the German Boogie Woogie Awards Pinetop 2009. October 24, 2009, accessed on March 17, 2010 .
personal data
SURNAME Hegemann, Jörg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German boogie-woogie pianist
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Dortmund