Michael Kaeshammer

MICHAEL KAESHAMMER (pronounced: "case-hammer") has been called Canada’s triple-threat combo of piano virtuosity, vocal ability and charisma. This potent combination has earned the Toronto based artist international critical acclaim and a loyal and growing fan base. Kaeshammer's performances are pure delight and his energy knows no bounds. He has piano technique to burn and to his audience’s delight has an acrobatic way with a grand piano. When Kaeshammer performs, it’s obvious he’s having a ball, playing superlative boogie-woogie, blues, jazz, and pop cross-over material, drawn mostly from an impressive list of standards and his catalogue of studio recordings.

A reviewer of his last performance at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival noted: “drawing on a rock solid knowledge of the early piano greats, Kaeshammer does more than play the way they did. He entertains with a capital “E” the way they did… he taps into a part of music that's almost lost, connecting deeply with the audience on a gut level, so they are no longer just spectators in the music-making.”

For Kaeshmmer, 2011 will have been been a banner year seeing the November release of his latest recording KAESHAMMER as well as significant performances at Summer festivals as diverse as the Montreal Jazz Festival, The Strings Music Festival in Steamboat Springs and the Telluride Jazz Celebration both in Colorado, the Tanglewood Jazz Festival in Massachusetts and The Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eilat, Israel. This September sees Kaeshammer and his trio returning to China for a 10 day tour.

Nightly, Kaeshammer and his band have the crowd eating out of the palm of their hands and never do they leave with anything short of a standing ovation. For further info, including videos, pictures, touring, and to stream some of Michael’s new album KAESHAMMER visit www.kaeshammer.com. Check out the following links to live video of key tracks , ‘Hamp’s Boogie’: http://bit.ly/pZKqsB, ‘Rendezvous’: http://bit.ly/gQOsjf and ‘Lovelight’ http://bit.ly/nEK9a0 . Join Michael on facebook at www.facebook.com/michaelkaeshammer or follow on twitter @kaeshammer.

Recent Awards and nominations
- Michael won the 2010 Canadian Smooth Jazz award for "Best Pianist / Keyboardist of the Year" and "Best Original Composition" (for "Isabelle")
- Michael's album "LOVELIGHT" was nominated for "Best Vocal Jazz Album of the Year" at the 2010 Juno Awards (the Canadian Grammies)

Website: http://www.kaeshammer.com

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