Wolverines Jazzband Bern

The Bernese WOLVERINES JAZZBAND was founded more than 60 years ago and is still going strong! Exciting facts about their history: The band was formed in Boll, a farm in the Bernese Mittelland, initially under the name "Boll Street Stompers". The Wolverines from Chicaco became their role model and so they changed their band name. Due to the good response to their concerts, the band converted their practice venue into Bern's first jazz club in 1967!

While the band was stylistically part of the European New Orleans Revival when it was founded, today it cultivates Chicago jazz. Despite the advanced age of the band members, there is no sign of the much-cited Bernese slowness. The band is bursting with vitality. The seven seasoned gentlemen inspire with brilliant solos, blaring brass riffs, a clever pianist and a swinging rhythm section. The Wolverines' repertoire is very varied and consists of Dixieland, blues, boogie-woogie and swing.

Line-up:

Markus Hächler tp, voc
Martin Sterchi cl, as
Rudolf Knöpfel tb
Walter Sterchi bjo, g
Dirk Raufeisen p
Jimmy Wettach b, tub
Hans Brunner dr, wabo

Tickets are available on site (from approx. 1 hour before the start of the event). You can find more information on the website of the Jazz Club Luzern www.jazzluzern.ch.