Schmitto Kling
Siegfried "Schmitto" Kling (born August 15, 1946 in Bad Mergentheim ; † December 23, 2018 in Haßloch ) was a violin maker , jazz violinist , composer and interpreter. He was a German Sinto . His music is categorized as gypsy jazz .
Life
From his father - also a violin maker and violinist - he learned to play the violin as well as the craft. He was able to play the first melodies at the age of six. Schnuckenack Reinhardt was married to his sister, with whom there were first appearances in the family circle.
In 1971 he founded his own ensemble, Hot Club the Zigan , with which he performed publicly in Germany and France. Since the late 1970s, he has been invited several times to record recordings with other artists, such as Hannes Beckmann . In 1979 he played at Biréli Lagrènes recording Routes to Django (jazzpoint.de) - Live at the Crocodile with 1992 on the plate 10 Ans by Lydie Auvray .
From 1984 he made his own recordings. With Meggi Patay (solo guitar), Banschi Lehmann (double bass), Guggeli Wagner (rhythm guitar) and Holzmanno Winterstein (rhythm guitar and piano) he formed the Hot Club the Zigan and subsequently recorded three albums. With this formation he also played at the Midsummer Festival in Minnesota , USA. In the following years the line-up changed several times around him. Today Helmut Weis (piano), Jani Lehmann (double bass), Forello Reinhardt (guitar) and Mirano Kling (guitar) are represented in his ensemble. Weis, Lehmann and Reinhardt also played in the late Schnuckenack-Reinhardt quintet.
He lived in Haßloch in the Palatinate and ran a violin-making workshop in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse.
Awards
In 1991 he was made an honorary citizen of Minnesota by Governor Rudy Perpich .
Discography (selection)
- 1978: Hannes Beckmann, Nipso Brantner , Schmitto Kling, Zipflo Reinhardt The Gipsy Jazz Violin Summit ( MPS , with Otto Weiß, Gary Todd , Charly Antolini )
- 1979: Bireli Lagrene - Routes to Django (jazzpoint)
- 1984: Hot Club the Zigan - Alone Together (Aurophon)
- 1982: Hot Club the Zigan - Adagio (Aurophon)
- 1991: Hot Club the Zigan - Witchcraft (Aurophon)
- 1997: Gerhard Rosenfeld - Requiem for Kaza Katharina (Thorofon)
- 2009: Hot Club de Zigan - Sunrise Sunset
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary: Schmitto Kling died at the age of 72. Rheinpfalz, February 5, 2019, accessed on February 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Schmitto Kling - Violinen- ›Magician‹ , Mannheimer Morgen , August 31, 2009 as well as Gypsy Jazz Festival (club bastion) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kling, Schmitto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kling, Siegfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Mergentheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23 December 2018 |
| Place of death | Hassloch |