Götz Alsmann

Götz Alsmann ( born July 12, 1957 in Münster ) is a German musician ( multi-instrumentalist, especially pianist and singer ), presenter and entertainer.

Life

In 1972, Alsmann his first band called Grasshopper Jug Band, with whom he recorded three plates. After graduating from the Johann -Conrad- Schlaun High School in Münster Alsmann studied from 1977 at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Münster German Studies, Journalism and musicology. He completed his musical studies in 1985 with the science PhD. from ( title of the thesis: "Nothing but noise: The independent record companies and the development of American popular music from 1943 to 1963 "). From 1980 to 1988 he played in the band Sentimental Pounders, since 1988, he joined the band with Götz Alsmann on. The members of the band are Michael Müller (bass ), Rudi Marhold (drums ), Markus Paßlick ( percussion) and Altfrid M. Sicking (vibraphone, xylophone, trumpet).

Since 1985 Alsmann has worked as a presenter on the radio. From 1986 to 1995 he chaired the Professor Bop show, later on the wings colorful dreams and since 2000 Go, Götz, go! - Alsmanns radio show (all WDR). Since 1986 Alsmann is also presenter on TV, first in Roxy - the magazine for young adults in the WDR. Among other things, he hosted from 1990 to 1993 on RIAS TV the five -hour-long live broadcast High Life, 1992-1993 at RTL the Gong Show, 1993-1994 Avanti VOX from 1994 to 1996, the NDR late show.

1996 played Alsmann the cashier of a supermarket and band leader Lothar Alzheim in the comedy All because Robert de Niro with Ronnie Milsap and directed by Helmut Förnbacher. Since 1996, he moderated by Christine Westermann in the WDR broadcast rooms!, Which was in 2000 awarded the Grimme Prize. To mark the 50th anniversary of the transmitter, he hosted the two-hour broadcast with idol, mouse and melon, a tribute to the "heroes " of half a century WDR children's television.

From 2006 to 2008, in three seasons, his Michael Jary revue I know at the Municipal Theater of Münster, there is even a wonder listed gescheh'n, when he himself stood with his band on the stage. Designed and hosted Alsmann 2005-2010 " Götz Alsmanns Night Music ." For ZDF The album appeared in 2011 in Paris, recorded in Paris, is a tribute to the classic French chanson; Alsmann sings in German.

In July 2011, Götz Alsmann was appointed honorary professor at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität. Where he teaches the history of popular music. On February 7, 2012 Alsmann gave his inaugural lecture.

On June 3, 2012 Alsmann received for the second time the ECHO. He was in the category "Jazz - National Singer of the Year " award for the song album in Paris.

Götz Alsmann is married and has a son.

Appearance

Trademarks of Götz Alsmann is emphasized in addition to his elegant clothes (usually suit with handkerchief ) especially his quiff. He carries since he was 15. He is reluctantly responded to the Great but the writer Benjamin of Stuckrad -Barre was once revealed to this hairstyle, the hair styles of Andy Mackay and Bryan Ferry had inspired him to this in 1972 the pictures on the inner part of the cover for the first album contributed by Roxy Music.

Awards

• German Jazz Award 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003
• Adolf Grimme Award 2000: Fiction and Entertainment
• Tie Man of the Year 2004
• ECHO 2004 in the category "Jazz"
• Golden Tuning Fork 2006
• Eyeglass wearers of 2000
• Munchausen Prize of the City Bodenwerder 2010
• ECHO 2012 in the category "Jazz - Singer of the Year national" for the album In Paris

Discography

• The Keytones ( LP The Keytones Meet Götz Alsmann, 1989)
• The fabulous Thekenschlampen (CD Tits counters temperaments, 1995)
• Jazzkantine (LP pressed fresh & live, 1996)
• The doctors (Single Rebel, 1999)
• In Extremo (CD Do not Look Back, 2006, Singapore)
• Reinhard Mey (CD tribute, 2006 The Everything Was I Without You )

Writings

• Stefan Blankertz / Götz Alsmann: Rock ' n ' Roll subversive. Pandora's Box, Wetzlar 1979. ISBN 3-88178-030-0
• Nothing but noise. The independent record companies and the development of American popular music from 1943 to 1963. Huba, Drensteinfurt 1985. ISBN 3-9800414-9-2