It's blues time: musicians from the international blues scene will be visiting Binz this year from 6 to 9 June for the multi-award-winning Blue Wave Festival Binz. Plucking, drumming and singing in many places will make New Orleans pale with envy.The legendary club concerts are on the programme in the late evening hours.
The legendary club concerts are on the program in the late evening hours.
Keith Dunn (USA) & Klaas Wendling (DEU)
Harmonica and double bass! This hot line-up of "very big" and "very small" radiates an electrifying energy. In a minimalist duo, harp player Keith Dunn with his unmistakable blues voice and double bass player Klaas Wendling bring swinging hot bluesto the stage.
on stage. They inspire the audience with their dancing groove and irrepressible musical power.
More about Keith Dunn
Born in Boston, Keith Dunn is one of the most charismatic harmonica players in the world.
one of the most charismatic harmonica players and singers on the international blues scene. During his almost 50-year stage career, he has worked in America with blues greats such as Jimmy Rogers (Muddy Waters Band), Billy Boy Arnold, Big Mama Thornton and many others. As a child, he was influenced by his encounters with T-Bone Walker and Muddy Waters, which put him on the blues highway forever. His album "Alone with the Blues", which received numerous awards, is now considered authoritative and is one of the few solo harp publications worldwide.
More about Klaas Wendling
Klaas Wendling is internationally known as the double bass player of The Baseballs, whose debut album "Strike" reached number one in the charts in several European countries and who twice received the ECHO Award. His stage experience ranges from the Royal Albert Hall in London to the Circus Djurgården in Stockholm and the Cumbre de Tajín Festival in Mexico. He is characterized by his slapping and swinging sound, which was inspired not only by classic blues and New Orleans bassists but also by his mentor, jazz legend Greg Cohen.
