The restaurant on Brönnerstrasse (2007).
The Sinkkasten Artsclub ( spelling : sinkkasten arts club , meanwhile also just Sinkkasten ) was a music venue in Frankfurt am Main , which was run by the “Arts Club Sinkkasten e. V. ”was operated. The association was founded in 1971 by students as a music club and in the following decades developed into a concert venue of supraregional importance. At the end of 2011 the restaurant was closed due to bankruptcy . The Zoom music bar has been located in the same location since 2012 .
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Origin and basic idea
At the beginning of the 1970s, employment opportunities in Frankfurt consisted essentially of conservative and correspondingly expensive offers, both in the cultural and leisure sectors. Young people were forced to look for alternatives. The example of the Aquarius youth club showed that it was possible to provide a largely musical offer created by students for young people. The initiative was run by the business administration students Detlef Christoph and Werner Vogel and the graphic artist Marianne Christoph, who wanted to start something similar in an old, empty cellar vault in Frankfurt's old town at Mainstrasse 2, not far from Aquarius . Above all, cultural events of various kinds should be offered at moderate prices.
Realization of the project
The first thing to do was to clean the vaulted cellar and prepare it for its new purpose. This was mostly done in-house with extensive support from the Society for the Promotion of New Orleans Jazz (GfN). The mayor at the time, Walter Möller , issued the approval of the public order office. The cultural office under Hilmar Hoffmann supported the project. With financial support from the Passavantwerke (an iron foundry), which also supplied the gullies used as lamps, and many other volunteer workers, the music cellar of the Sinkkasten Arts Club e. V. opened in April 1971. The two Christophs and Vogel were elected to the board. At the opening, the New Orleans Brass Band moved through Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen over the Main Bridge to Mainstrasse. The economic basis at that time was a membership card valid for one month for 3 DM and the drinks sales at relatively low prices, which was especially welcomed by the young people and on the other hand led to the fact that the artists were willing to perform at appropriately acceptable prices.
Further development and relocation to new rooms
Initially, with advice from Dieter Nentwig , the local jazz bands provided most of the program, but there were already photo exhibitions, painting exhibitions, for example. B. by prisoners, guest performances by the Fulda puppet theater (Gerhard Hoßner, 1940–1988), pantomime by Duzan Parizek, a happening with Otto Muehl , appearances mostly by local rock bands, theater performances and screenings of films that were not shown in the cinemas. Due to the monthly program, which was also published in various magazines, the number of artists from home and abroad who were interested in appearing in the gully increased rapidly. Artists such as Rahsaan Roland Kirk , Memphis Slim and Herbie Mann soon appeared in the gully .
At that time there were five floors of apartments above the vaulted cellar. Some of them suffered from considerable noise pollution, which often led to the intervention of the public order office. The continued existence of the restaurant, which has now become famous, was questioned, especially since the most important proponent, Lord Mayor Walter Möller, had surprisingly died. With the support of the head of the cultural department, Hilmar Hoffmann, new rooms were finally found on the first floor of the centrally located Brönnerstraße, where the Storyville jazz bar and the Zoom disco had previously been operated. These could also be paid for due to rent subsidies from the cultural office and Saalbau GmbH .
The city of Frankfurt honored the previous work of the gully by having the rooms converted and redesigned at their own expense and according to the wishes of the remaining operators, Marianne and Detlef Christoph. The move took place in 1979. The gully operators returned the favor by taking over the program of the jazz series of events in the museum on a voluntary basis. Since the mid-1970s, visitors to the museum have been introduced to jazz and blues concerts free of charge on Sunday lunchtimes in the courtyard of the Historical Museum , in keeping with Hoffmann's leitmotif, Culture for All . Dieter Buroch , who worked in the cultural office, was responsible for the technical organization .
In the new restaurant of the sink box there were still art exhibitions in addition to the normal stage operation, there were also some modeling and painting workshops under professional guidance, and finally, as part of a theater festival, pantomime workshops. The projects were financed by the monthly fee of 7 DM and the bar, which covered a large part of the monthly costs. In addition to the stage hall and exhibition room, there was also a small kitchen and a light-flooded café, called the Café Treibhaus . This was furnished with antique furniture and lamps, lots of green plants and a wall painting that showed the view of the Frankfurt palm garden . The environment should underline the alternative character of the gully. As early as 1980, the operators tried to dissuade visitors from smoking. They had the cigarette machine removed and offered to exchange cigarettes for sweets.
Due to the larger capacity, in addition to artists from Germany, many international artists of world renown could now be presented, which brought the gully international reputation. The long-time employee Rudolf Link took over the management in 1983 and partially delegated the program design to other employees, which, in addition to the cultural scenery that has changed over the years, gave the gully a different character after some time.
In 1998, the Saalbau GmbH, which was the tenant of the rooms, withdrew from the lease in the course of closing various town houses. The operators have now become tenants themselves in order to be able to continue running the club. At the same time, the rent increased significantly. There was only a small amount of rental support from the city until this too silted up in 2002. In the following years the operators were forced to charge higher entrance fees per event in order to be able to pay the artists and the rent. This took away the opportunity for many unknown newcomers to the cultural scene to present themselves to a random audience on the gully stage. The disco events became a major factor in increasing revenue.
Shortly after the gully's 40th birthday, "the management of the Sinkkasten Arts Club filed for insolvency proceedings at the Frankfurt am Main district court on May 27, 2011 " (Detlef Kinsler, Journal Frankfurt of June 3, 2011). On December 22, 2011, the insolvency administrator announced that the restaurant would be closed at the end of the year because the lease had not been extended. On New Year's Eve 2012, the last event took place in the gully.
Guest performances (selection)
Program posters in Brönnerstrasse (2007).
Champion Jack Dupree & Mickey Baker in the old gully
Modern jazz and blues
|
Performance year (s) |
Artist |
origin
|
1971, 1973, 1977 |
Big Joe Williams |
United States
|
1971, 1974 |
Memphis Slim |
United States
|
1972 |
Baby Boy Warren & Boogie Woogie Red |
United States
|
1972 |
Lightnin 'Slim |
United States
|
1972 |
Little Brother Montgomery |
United States
|
1972, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 |
Jan Garbarek |
Norway
|
1972-1987 |
Champion Jack Dupree |
United States
|
1973 |
Homesick James |
United States
|
1973 |
Passport |
Germany
|
1973, 1975 |
Oscar Benton |
Netherlands
|
1973, 1975, 1976 |
Slide Hampton |
United States
|
1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982 |
Blind John Davis |
United States
|
1973, 1976 |
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
|
United States
|
1973, 1976, 1977, 1979 |
Albert Mangelsdorff |
Germany
|
1974 |
Bukka White |
United States
|
1974 |
Cousin Joe Pleasant |
United States
|
1974 |
Eddie Taylor |
United States
|
1974 |
Herbie man |
United States
|
1974 |
Roosevelt Sykes |
United States
|
1974, 1975, 1977, 1979 |
Willie Mabon |
United States
|
1974, 1976 |
Inge Brandenburg |
Germany
|
1974, 1977 |
Eddie Boyd blues band |
United States
|
1975, 1977 |
Eddie Vinson |
United States
|
1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 |
Dexter Gordon |
United States
|
1975, 1978 |
Sunnyland Slim |
United States
|
1976 |
Charles Mingus |
United States
|
1976 |
Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
United States
|
1976 |
Robert Pete Williams |
United States
|
1976, 1977, 1981 |
Pharoah Sanders |
United States
|
1976, 1978, 1980 |
Chet Baker |
United States
|
1976, 1978, 1980, 1981 |
Elvin Jones |
United States
|
1976, 1978, 1981, 1984 |
Joe Henderson |
United States
|
1977, 1978 |
Cecil Taylor |
United States
|
1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 |
Kind of Blakey |
United States
|
1977, 1979 |
Yusef Lateef |
United States
|
1977, 1979, 1980 |
Johnny Griffin |
United States
|
1977, 1980 |
Archie Shepp |
United States
|
|
Modern jazz and blues
|
Performance year (s) |
Artist |
origin
|
1977, 1982 |
Louisiana Red |
United States
|
1977-1985 |
Abdullah Ibrahim |
South Africa
|
1977-1991 |
Alphonse Mouzon |
United States
|
1978 |
Clark Terry |
United States
|
1978 |
Floyd Dixon |
United States
|
1978, 1979 |
Little Willie Littlefield |
United States
|
1978, 1981, 1986 |
Carla Bley Big Band |
United States
|
1978, 1982 |
Art Ensemble of Chicago |
Chicago
|
1979 |
Freddie Hubbard |
United States
|
1979 |
Leon Thomas |
United States
|
1980 |
Albert Collins |
United States
|
1980 |
Albert King |
United States
|
1980 |
Alexis Korner |
Great Britain
|
1980 |
Sonny Stitt |
United States
|
1980 |
World Saxophone Quartet |
United States
|
1980, 1981 |
Otis Rush |
United States
|
1980, 1983 |
Charlie Mariano |
United States
|
1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Luther Allison |
United States
|
1980, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Airto Moreira |
Brazil
|
1981 |
Billy Cobham |
Panama
|
1981 |
Buddy guy |
United States
|
1981 |
Don Cherry |
United States
|
1981 |
Junior Wells |
United States
|
1981 |
Koko Taylor |
United States
|
1981 |
Ray Barretto |
United States
|
1981 |
Taj Mahal |
United States
|
1981, 1983 |
Manu Dibango |
Cameroon
|
1981, 1983, 1984 |
Lester Bowie |
United States
|
1981, 1985, 1991 |
James Blood Ulmer |
United States
|
1982 |
Eddie Harris |
United States
|
1982, 1983, 1985 |
Dudu Pukwana ’s Zila |
South Africa
|
1983 |
Clarence Gatemouth Brown |
United States
|
1983 |
Lou Donaldson |
United States
|
1984, 1985 |
Sun Ra Arkestra |
United States
|
1985 |
Bo Diddley |
United States
|
1985 |
Jimmy Witherspoon |
United States
|
1985 |
Katie Webster |
United States
|
1988 |
Johnny Copeland |
United States
|
|
Gil Evans |
Canada
|
|
Herbie Hancock |
United States
|
|
Jimmy Dawkins |
United States
|
|
Long John Baldry |
Great Britain
|
|
|
Folk
|
Performance year (s) |
Artist |
origin
|
1971, 1973, 1975 |
John Pearse |
Great Britain
|
1972 |
Derroll Adams |
United States
|
1972, 1973 |
Eddie & Finbar Furey
|
Ireland
|
1972, 1973, 1976 |
Schnuckenack Reinhardt |
Germany
|
1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981 |
Häns'che Weiss Quintet |
Germany
|
1974, 1981 |
Marion Williams : The Stars of Faith |
United States
|
1975 |
Sebastião Tapajós |
Brazil
|
1976 |
Zipflo Reinhardt Violin Impression |
Germany
|
1976, 1977 |
The Tannahill Weavers |
Scotland
|
1977 |
The Bothy Band |
Ireland
|
1980, 1981 |
Julian Dawson |
Great Britain
|
1980, 1987 |
Piirpauke |
Finland
|
1981, 1992 |
Richie Havens |
United States
|
1982 |
Barry McGuire |
United States
|
1983 |
Sanjukta Panigrahi |
India
|
1989 |
Arlo Guthrie |
United States
|
1994 |
Al Stewart |
Great Britain
|
|
Fairport Convention |
Great Britain
|
|
Rock , pop , salsa , reggae
|
Performance year (s) |
Artist |
origin
|
1972 |
genesis |
Great Britain
|
1972 |
Clay stones shards |
Germany
|
1975 |
Keith Tippett |
Great Britain
|
1975-1983 |
Jim Kahr |
United States
|
1976-1981 |
Beatles Revival Band |
Frankfurt a. M.
|
1978 |
Jutta Weinhold |
Germany
|
1979 |
Dillinger (musician) |
Jamaica
|
1979 |
Tim Curry |
Great Britain
|
1979, 1980 |
Spider Murphy Gang |
Munich
|
1980 |
Kiev Stingl Stereolisa |
Germany
|
1980, 1987 |
Johnny and the Hurricanes |
United States
|
1982 |
Achim Reichel |
Germany
|
1982 |
Peter Hammill |
England
|
1982 |
Wilfrido Vargas |
Dominican Republic
|
1982, 1988 |
Herman Brood |
Netherlands
|
1983 |
The Touch (band) |
Germany
|
1983, 1988, 1990, 1992 |
Mitch Ryder |
United States
|
1984 |
Spencer Davis |
Great Britain
|
1984 |
Radio Zebra |
United States
|
1986 |
Scrifis |
Germany
|
1987, 1988 |
The Pretty Things |
Great Britain
|
1987, 1990, 1992, 1994 |
Canned heat |
United States
|
1988 |
Junior Walker Allstars |
United States
|
1989 |
Rare Earth |
United States
|
|
Peter Green |
Great Britain
|
|
Rose pride |
Berlin
|
|
Rufus Thomas |
United States
|
|
Theater and show
|
Performance years |
Artist |
origin
|
1972, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1983 |
Boy stage 57 |
Frankfurt a. M.
|
1972 |
Ken Campbell ’s Roadshow |
London
|
1972, 1974, 1977 |
Rational theater |
Munich
|
1972, 1974 |
Basement theater sand grain |
Karlsruhe
|
1978 |
Footsbarn Theater |
Great Britain
|
1979, 1983, 1985, 1987 |
Jango Edwards & the Friends Band |
United States
|
1979 |
Hallucination Company |
Vienna
|
1981-1988 |
Johnny Melville (Comedian) |
Great Britain
|
1978, 1979, 1980 |
Shusaku Dormu Dance Theater |
Japan
|
1979, 1980 |
first general uncertainty |
Austria
|
1979, 1983 |
Bette Bourne ’s Bloolips |
Great Britain
|
|
Carl Napp 's Chaostheater |
Germany
|
1982, 1983 |
Bath salts |
Hesse
|
1982 |
Drahdiwaberl |
Vienna
|
1983 |
Gardi Hutter |
Italy
|
1991 |
Helge Schneider |
Germany
|
|
Oral stool |
Frankfurt a. M.
|
|
literature
- Jürgen Schwab, Harald Hertel: The Frankfurt Sound: a city and its jazz history (s), Societätsverlag, 2004 ISBN 978-3-7973-0888-7 , pp. 207 ff.
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Demanding and unpretentious The "sink box" - the veteran of the club scene . In Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of January 9, 1998, p. 45
Web links
50.115 8.6833333333333Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′ 54 ″ N , 8 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ E
Individual evidence
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↑ New operator: Sinkkasten becomes Zoom , Frankfurter Rundschau, January 17, 2012