A Tribute to Fatty George (A)

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TICKETS: Seating € 20.00 Herbert Berger: saxophone, clarinets Walter Kortan: trumpet, vocals Georg Schratenholzer: trombone Markus Gaudriot: piano Harry Putz: bass Rudi Staeger: drums Program Sweet Georgia Brown Please Don`t Talk About Me When I`m Gone Creole LoveCall St Louis Blues Struttin` With Some Barbecue On The Sunny Side Of The Street Blue Moon Bei Mir Bist Du Scheen Ain`t Misbehavin Honeysuckle Rose In einem kleinen Cafe In Hernals When Yourè Smiling I Found A New Baby The Austrian “Satchmo” left more than just his name behind in European traditional jazz He was heavy in every sense of the word: physically, of course, but Fatty George was also one of the cornerstones of the Viennese music scene for decades. When it came to traditional jazz, the clarinetist, whose real name was Franz Georg Preßler, was always one of the top names in Europe. The great “Satchmo,” Louis Armstrong, is said to have once described Fatty's music as “wonderful, wonderful.” Friday (April 29) marks the 20th anniversary of the legendary musician's death. Franz Georg Preßler was born on April 24, 1927, i