The coronavirus crisis is affecting all areas of our lives, including culture. Cultural institutions are currently closed until further notice, and planned performances and concerts have been or are being canceled. These measures are certainly correct and important in order to limit social contact and thus slow the spread of the virus.
We musicians seek connection with the audience, want to communicate with people on stage, and share our songs with the world. To stay in touch with you, my friends and fans, I plan to broadcast a short concert (20-30 minutes) at least once a week on my YouTube channel: concerts not only by myself but also with fellow musicians such as Patric Oliver Hetzinger (percussion/vocals), Ingo and Michael from "Ess aitch cream" (guitar/vocals), Frank Weichert (guitar/vocals), Mathilda Meier (cello), Wolfgang Schaudt (saxophone/vocals), Helmut Dold (trumpet/vocals), Stefan Schüle (guitar/vocals), Jürgen Seitz (double bass/vocals), and others. For copyright reasons, only original compositions will be performed at these concerts.
The idea behind the concerts is this: two musicians meet, play and interpret some of their songs, without actually covering any existing recordings. These musical encounters are intended to create new versions of the songs. The result is then recorded and streamed as an "online concert." I find it exciting and I'm looking forward to every single musician.
The livestream is called "stay connected". It can be accessed here: http://www.bodoist.net/stay-connected
or directly on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsjmQS6Dl-4Kc2Jcr4kPSgmLFVhZGpBmO
If you're in the mood for some special music, just check out my website and find out about the planned concerts.
By the way: concerts that have already been broadcast will be available as videos on my homepage one day after the respective live stream.
Stay healthy and take care of yourselves.