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- World Of Music - Svastara - 2007 |
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STEPPIN' OUT
P o r t r a i t
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Steppin' Out
P o r t r a i t |
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In the late 80's Hugo W. Scholz, Frank Pecher, Marcus Wickel
and 16 additional musicians were members of the BluesBigBand. They released
two CDs ("LIVE!" /
"Cowards & Money") and toured around Germany and neighboring countries.
They performed at renowned festivals such the Leverkusener Jazztage or the
Lahnstein Bluesfestival and served as Chris Farlowe's backing group.
In 1997, Scholz and Pecher, who had already been working together as a duo,
decided to create their own band. They founded STEPPIN' OUT with Wickel from
BluesBigBand and bassist Jürgen Bock.
In 1999 they released the CD "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service" which was declared
a must-buy CD in BLUESNEWS, the most popular blues magazine in Germany. STEPPIN'
OUT performed as the last act at festivals such as Bluesfest Hessen, Schleswig
Holstein Bluesfestival and the Hessen Jazzfestival.
In April 2003, the CD "Tomorrow Today" was released under the Acoustic
Music Records label and is distributed wordwide through Zomba (check out the
iTunes Store). None other than saxophonist DICK HECKSTALL-SMITH (Colosseum,
Alexis
Korner, John Mayall, Hamburg Bluesband) can be heard on this CD with several
of his last recordings. Solely contemporary and song-oriented blues tracks
can be heard on this CD which once again proves that this genre is still alive
and continues to grow. The CD is internationally highly acclaimed.
In March 2004, bassist Jürgen Bock left Steppin' Out. He was succeeded by
Rolf Denecke, who has already performed alongside international artists such
as Barbara Thompson, Jon Hiseman and Bill Ramsey. As a member of the Hamid
Baroudi Band Denecke performs all over the world.
In 2006, Steppin’ Out performed during a live show on German television and
opened for Manfred Mann's Earth Band and Status Quo. The band is currently
working on their new CD, "Home", which will
be released at the beginning of 2008.
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