A Novel of Anomaly and the Kimm Trio at the BeJazz Sommer festival, 31 July 2025
Yesterday, I went to Bern to the BeJazz Sommer festival for a concert by A Novel of Anomaly (Andreas Schärer, vocals; Kalle Kalima, guitar; ...
Musicians I’ve seen most: members of The Grateful Dead and Hildegard Lernt Fliegen—and my friend Stefan Strittmatter
The list of musicians I ' ve seen most begins with Jerry Garcia (over 100 times) and the other members of T he Grateful Dead (over 80 times...
The journeys of my quest for musical transformation: through a November snowstorm and a cool spring evening to hear Andreas Schärer at the Klavierwerkstatt in Liestal
Sometimes, my quest for musical transformation involves an actual journey. On 21 November 2024, I went through the dark and white night of a...
84 concerts in 2024, including six by Andreas Schärer and brilliant shows by Jason Moran, Taylor Swift, and Tamikrest
In 2023, I saw 73 concerts; in 2024, I went to 84 concerts. The musicians I saw most were Andreas Schärer (six times), Kalle Kalima and Fab...
Andreas Schärer, Colin Vallon, and Mario Hänni will be at the Bird’s Eye in Basel on 13 and 14 August 2024
For my 30th and 31st concerts by Andreas Schärer, I'll go to the Bird's Eye in Basel tomorrow and Wednesday (13 and 14 August) to see him wi...
Two groups at the Volkshaus in Basel: Andreas Schärer, Kalle Kalima, & Björn Meyer; and Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke
This evening's concert at the Volkshaus in Basel began with the trio of Andreas Schärer on vocals, Kalle Kalima on electric guitar, and Björ...
Andreas Schärer & Kalle Kalima in Romanshorn, 18 February 2024
On Sunday, 18 February, I went to Romanshorn to hear singer Andreas Schärer and guitarist Kalle Kalima perform as a duo. When Kalima took so...
A Deadhead, a Swiftie, a Brownie, and a Schärer-sharer
I've been a Deadhead since 1982, when I first bought "Workingman's Dead" and then heard them live at Frost Amphitheater at Stanford that Oct...
Andreas Schärer, Kalle Kalima, and Tim Lefebvre in Strasbourg and Bern
At the two concerts by the trio of vocalist Andreas Schärer, guitarist Kalle Kalima, and bassist Tim Lefebvre that I attended in Strasbourg ...
More adventures on my musical quest with Christoph Irniger’s Pilgrim and Andreas Schärer’s Hildegard Lernt Fliegen
This coming weekend I'll continue my quest for musical transformation. On Friday in Basel, saxophonist Christoph Irniger's Pilgrim will be a...