Christian Christl: Boogie Woogie Piano

In the organizer's words:

Christian Christl takes you back to a time when the first radio stations in America were still broadcasting live concerts and train travel was modern, when there were still pianos in the pubs and musicians could travel from town to town, from village to village to find work in the barrelhouses.
Christl gives an impromptu account of the development of what is probably the most rhythmic music ever invented for the piano.
ever invented for the piano. He underlines the exciting stories with impressive examples on the piano. Over 30 years of regular radio broadcasts have allowed his flow of words to mature. Anecdotes about artists, songs and biographies have been backed up by countless interviews with musicians and historians. The fact that he has also read one or two
and other specialist books along the way.
Over the years, he has performed on stage with Ray Charles, B.B. King, Miles Davis, Buddy Guy, Angela Brown, Louisiana Red, Little Willie Littlefield, Memphis Slim and many other fantastic musicians. In 2017, he was honored with the "Pinetop's Award" for his services to blues and boogie woogie piano.
Christl's storytelling style is unbeatable. He knows how to skillfully wrap up the history of barrelhouse and boogie woogie piano in funny, entertaining anecdotes. The fact that he also knows how to play the 88 keys of the piano with nimble fingers gives this evening the title: "A spontaneous reading without a manuscript of a completely different kind