Reverend Dabeler plays and sings “favorite songs”

with
Kutzkelina & Benny Glass
Opening: Jakob Dobers

(presented by: am STARt)

Following a wonderful concert at Hamburg's legendary Birdland, musician, author, and performer Reverend Dabeler now presents an evening at the grand piano in Berlin. A bit out of the ordinary and free from release constraints, he will play and sing favorite songs – German-language gems by Klotz & Dabeler, some beautiful cover versions, and also songs from his upcoming new album. He will be accompanied by wonderful guests, including Kutzkelina (vocals/autoharp) and Benny Glass (drums).

We are especially looking forward to the musician, songwriter, performer and actor Jakob Dobers, who will open the evening and play songs from his second solo album, which will be released in spring 2026, for the first time.

How do you describe Reverend Dabeler to someone who doesn't know him? "Jack of all trades" is the word coined for him: musician, author, film and theater composer, actor, and sailor. Someone like that could only be born in Hamburg, where he began playing the Hammond organ in clubs at 16 and quickly became a protagonist of Hamburg's subculture. His performance as Daddel in the 1990 underground film classic "Rollo Aller" alongside Rocko Schamoni remains a cult classic. Dabeler also co-wrote the screenplay and composed the film soundtrack with Schamoni. Also still a cult classic is the literary and chanson duo "Klotz & Dabeler" with his later wife Almut Klotz. They published several books (including "Aus dem Leben des Manuel Zorn" (From the Life of Manuel Zorn) with Ventil Verlag) and albums (including "Lass die Lady rein" (Let the Lady In) with staatsakt) until Almut's tragic death in 2013.

Further stops in his eventful life between the sofa, studio, and stage included New Orleans and Bloomington (with, among others, Malcolm Burn). He performed with Tony Sheridan, Fink, Die Sterne, Nils Koppruch, and Robert Foster, and worked as a composer for theater and film, including for Wim Wenders. In the mid-1920s, he played the lead role of Inspector Paulsen in the Netflix series Deichbullen.

He then formed the group OIL with Gereon Klug, Mosh Cirak, and Maurice Summen. In 2023, he founded the Frankfurt Jazzrockschule and released groovy organ jazz on Carsten "Erobique" Meyer's label B Sexy.

From Rollo Aller to Deichbullen. From Klotz & Dabeler to Universal Gonzalez. From Rocko Schamoni to OIL. All just a few nautical miles apart. (Photo: Robin Hinsch)

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