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|Origin =
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|Instrument = [[piano]]<br />[[vocals]]
|Instrument = [[piano]]<br />[[vocals]]
|Genre = [[boogie woogie]]<br />[[blues]]<br />[[Jazz]]
|Genre = [[Boogie Woogie]]<br />[[Blues]]<br />[[Stride_piano|Stride]]<br />[[Jazz]]
|Occupation =
|Occupation =
|Years_active = 1996–present
|Years_active = 1996–present
|Label = [[BSB Productions]] (1996)<br />[[Alma Records]] (2000)<br />Alma/[[Universal Records]] (2003)
|Label = [[BSB Productions]] (1996)<br />[[Alma Records]] (2000)<br />Alma/[[Universal Records]] (2003)
|Associated_acts = [[Harry Manx]]
|Associated_acts = [[Harry Manx]]
|URL = [http://www.michaelkaeshammer.com/ Official site],
|URL = [http://www.michaelkaeshammer.com/ Official site]<br />[http://www.myspace.com/michaelkaeshammer MySpace page]
[http://www.myspace.com/michaelkaeshammer MySpace page]
|Current_members =
|Current_members =
|Past_members = [[Simon Fisk]], [[Marc Rogers]], [[Damian Graham]]
|Past_members = [[Simon Fisk]], [[Marc Rogers]], [[Damian Graham]]
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Is 28 years old as of June 2005. Born in either [[1978]] or [[1977]].
*Has lived in [[Offenburg]], [[Germany]]; [[Vancouver Island]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]; [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]].
*Has lived in [[Offenburg]], [[Germany]]; [[Vancouver Island]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]; [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]].
==Links==
==Links==

Revision as of 22:28, 20 January 2007

Michael Kaeshammer

Michael Kaeshammer is a boogie woogie pianist, vocalist, and arranger living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He also plays blues and jazz. His first album, Blue Keys, was produced in 1996.

Michael is noted for creating elaborate arrangements. He also known for changing musical styles within a piece and making use of irregular time signatures and mixed meters.

Michael is best known in western Canada, but has performed and toured extensively in the United States and Europe. One of his most popular songs is "On A Saturday Night" off the album No Strings Attached.

Discography

Blue Keys (1996)

  1. Swanee River [5:29]
  2. Blues For Dorothy [5:13]
  3. Tico Tico [4:47]
  4. Sweet Lorraine [4:29]
  5. Honky Tonk Train Blues [4:32]
  6. When I Lost My Baby [4:10]
  7. Down The Road A Piece [4:04]
  8. Just A Closer Walk With Thee [2:33]
  9. Bilingual Boogie [2:24]

Album Information:

Tell You How I Feel (1998)

  1. Doodlin' [3:35]
  2. Move It On Over [2:38]
  3. Sweet Georgia Brown [4:41]
  4. I'll Always Love You [4:57]
  5. Sunny Side Of The Street [4:44]
  6. John Brown's Body [4:59]
  7. Caravan [4:08]
  8. Jivin' With Dal [4:14]
  9. Basin Street Blues [5:35]
  10. Airmail Special [3:02]
  11. Same Old Blues [4:25]

Album Information:

No Strings Attached (2000)

  1. Snow At Lake Simcoe [5:19]
  2. On A Saturday Night [3:42]
  3. Kaes Closed [2:55]
  4. Maple Leaf Rag [3:28]
  5. Fish This Week, But Next Week Chitlins [3:23]
  6. West Broadway [4:56]
  7. Drown In My Own Tears [5:33]
  8. Nora's Boogie (RA) [4:22]
  9. I Mean You [4:06]
  10. Boogie Woogie Stomp [5:35]
  11. On A Rainy Day [3:29]
  12. Dusty's Blues [6:06]
  13. Mose [2:59]
  14. Portly Pear [1:52]

Album Information:

Strut (2003)

  1. Twentysomething
  2. Sleepy Time
  3. Bass Gone Crazy
  4. Comes Love
  5. Now?
  6. Almost A Rag
  7. You're A Good Dancer, Johnny!
  8. At The Vinyl Cafe
  9. Blue Skies
  10. Soundtrack To Something Beautiful
  11. Sunny Morning
  12. Cry To Me
  13. Maybe Tomorrow

Performances and Festivals

  • Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
  • Big Joe Duskin (a Western Canada Jazz Festival Tour)
  • Beaches Jazz Festival in Toronto.
  • jazz festivals in the United States
  • European tours

Trivia

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