HELGE SCHNEIDER is undoubtedly one of the most versatile artists in this country. The
exceptional musician releases 34 years after the debut "The Last Jazz" his new (jazz) album,
which also makes use of swing, blues, bebop and classical music and brings this very special
HELGE SCHNEIDER style. Released as CD and vinyl double LP on RAILROAD TRACKS.
To pack HELGE SCHNEIDER"s life into a few sentences is not possible. In the media gladly
as a music clown and film comedian, but these terms are only part of his personality.
HELGE SCHNEIDER has always been a gifted and free-spirited jazz virtuoso and has his musical roots in this genre.
Far before his popular successes such as "Katzeklo", "Es Gibt Reis, Baby", "Sommer, Sonne, Kaktus" or most recently
"Mama", he released songs inspired by jazz greats such as Thelonious Monk, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Dave Brubeck.
After that he founded with BUDDY CASINO and PETER THOMS to form the band HARDCORE .
In the following years he collaborates again and again with with well-known national and international artists and also as a solo artist.
Also through his engagements in film as an actor and director, various audio books, as a
book author and of course through his excellent live performances SCHNEIDER is considered a gifted,
versatile exceptional artist. Now, 34 years after "The Last Jazz" the musician releases
with "Die Reaktion - The Last Jazz Vol.II " the sequel to his debut album.
The avant-garde jazz idea of the album, the individual songs repeatedly break
into different styles like swing, blues, bebop and classical music. The sheer boundless
creativity of the musician is packed here in 22 songs and has of course, in addition to all the musical
sophistication, this very special Helge Schneider humor. A small (private) highlight
is the collaboration with his son Charlie (drums) in the song "The Tadd Walk".
