Dear Boogie Woogie-Piano fans,
summer is coming close, time for special concert experiences!
Already on June 12th, there’ll be an Axel Zwingenberger solo concert at the Dixiebahnhof (Dixie train station) at Dresden-Weixdorf, always a treat in historic train ambience. The next day, Axel will perform with dear colleagues at the Boogie night at Brunn am Gebirge near Vienna.
A special highlight among Axel Zwingenberger’s railway-related concerts is his bi-annual concert at the railway museum Heizhaus in Strasshof, near Vienna. On June 27th, he’ll enter the locomotive hall there with his stage wagon and thrill the audience with hot Boogie Woogie!
Several concerts will follow in Germany: at the Nica Jazzclub in Hamburg on June 30th, at Langenberg on July 10th in a Boogie session with Joerg Hegemann, at Uelzen on July 12th (solo), and at Quickborn near Hamburg on July 25th at the Quickjazz festival.
At Bruchhausen-Vilsen (near Bremen), the 60th anniversary of the first museum railway in Germany will be celebrated a. o. with a concert by Axel on July 29th at the Altes Gaswerk (old gas power station), close to the railway museum‘s workshop. That’ll be followed by a solo concert at Kuehlungsborn on July 31st.
In between the Germany dates, there’ll be solo concerts at Balterswil, Switzerland at the Heaven Music Club on July 3rd, and at Semmering, Austria, at the Kultursommer Semmering festival on August 7th.
This year, the annual „Hamburg Boogie Woogie Connection“ at the „Fabrik“ will not be held on the traditional August 8th date, but will be staged on Saturday, August 22nd at the Fabrik. Please take a note! Among the illustrus international guests will be Mark Braun from U.S.A., Ladyva from Switzerland, Luca Filastro from Italy, Daniel Ecklbauer and Christoph Steinbach from Austria, Henning Pertiet from Verden (Germany), and together with his fellow-pioneer of Boogie Woogie, Martin Pyrker from Wels in Austria, Axel will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary „Boogie Woogie Session ´76 live in Vienna“, which launched the Boogie Woogie Renaissance in the 1970s. Moreover, several surprise guests will participate – it’ll be a rousing night!
Don’t forget: the pre-sale for the 10th anniversary tour „Four Pianists – One Concert“ with Sebastian Knauer, Martin Tingvall, Joja Wendt and Axel Zwingenberger in the fall of 2026 is in full swing! Great venues are on the list: Wiesbaden, Kurhaus on August 28th, Berlin, Admiralspalast on September 4th, two concerts at Hamburg‘s Elbphilharmonie on September 6th (both already sold out!), Muenster, Halle Muensterland on September 12th, Stuttgart, Theaterhaus on September 16th, Rostock, Stadthalle on September 25th, Muenchen, Isarphilharmonie am Gasteig, on October 6th, Erfurt, Alte Oper on October 11th, and Baden Baden, Festspielhaus, on October 28th. We’re looking forward to the concerts, which are always marked by the joy of playing with which the four pianists not only present their individual styles, but also cheer the audiences with their inspiring combinations of Classical, Boogie Woogie, Jazz and Crossover. A particularly enjoyable concert experience!
For concert infos and ticketing links see the tour data at this website!
For all Boogie Woogie Piano fans, there’ll be a special surprise: the sheet music book „Axel Zwingenberger – Piano Solo“ will be available again soon! In a freshly updated version, this groundbreaking work, which was the first non-shortened and non-simplified sheet music book on Boogie Woogie, will be back in shops and in our online shop!
Edel Music has created a special gift to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first issue: there’ll be a special edition box, to pay hommage to the work. The box will contain the sheet music book, plus the original recordings, which were transcribed for the music sheets! Particularly for the anniversary box, the recordings will be available on vinyl again, as well as on CD. A metronome as a special gadget will be included, as well as a bag in the design of the LP.
The box will be issued on July 10th, it can be pre-ordered by the following links:
We wish you wonderful summer days, fully swinging in eight-to-the-bar time!
Looking forward to see you at my concerts!
Best Boogie Woogie wishes,
Axel Zwingenberger
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