Mozart has the blues (Mhdb)           German

. Mhdb
. Bambulete, Mhdb studio & drumming tips
. Mhdb videos & songs
. Mhdb photos & bio
. Mhdb's further background
. Metropolises, jazz & percussion
. Publications & projects
. E-mail, contact, addresses, links, warning

• Mhdb, avant-garde jazz & absurd rock band
  • Kassel (Germany). Established in 1989-91
  • Experimental songs, absurd German texts, a few instrumentals
  • Duo-quintet (2012-: The Mhdb Session Trio & guest musicians)
    • Barbara Nespethal, voc-recorders
    • Anton Cik, key-arr
    • Wolfgang Billmann, voc-steeld-d, urban culture & development, contact
  • Live & virtual band
  • Latest sessions: new YouTube videos
  • Next sessions (requirement: low covid risk): Kassel, Mhdb studio, Saturday, 4:30 p. m.
• March 22, 2025
• April 5, 2025
• May 24, 2025
• September 13, 2025
• October 4, 2025
• November 8, 2025
• Urban music, culture & development
• Drums theory, development & history
• Mhdb concept

• Bambulete, Mhdb studio & drumming tips
  • Bambulete, percussion project
  • Mhdb studio
  • Drumming tips
  • Drumming tips on the basis of Bambulete songs
    • Computer generation & playback
    • Time signatures
    • Bambulete song steps or stages
• Mhdb & Bambulete drum sets. Buying a drum kit
  • Percussive drum set. Standard drum set. Mhdb drum set
  • Buying a drum kit, example
  • Cheap instrument brands
• Bambulete history
  • The development of the percussive Mhdb drum set
• Mhdb videos & songs, Bambulete mp3
  • Set 1
  • Set 2
  • Set 3
  • Set 4
  • Set 5
  • Extras
    • ... Mhdb free jazz
    • Examples 2012-24
    • Mampf, Hippokratesschule, Theaterstuebchen, 2012
    • Quarantine solo project, 2020-21
    • Post-covid sessions ... started September 11, 2021
• Mhdb photos & bio. Scheik. The Esquires
• The Mhdb Session Trio: since 2010/12
• Since 2010: Bambulete
• 2005-10: The Open & Virtual Mhdb Band. Mhdb sessions. Metropolises, jazz & percussion
• 1999-2005: The Mhdb Trio. The Mhdb website
• 1994-98: The Mhdb Duo. Mozart had the Blues
• 1993-96: The Scheik Duo
• 1992-93: The Scheik Trio
• 1989-91: Mozart. The Mhdb Percussion Group & Session Band
• 1964-1989: Pre-Mhdb bands. The Esquires (1964-67),  et al.
• Mhdb's further background
  • 'Mozart hat den blues' on the internet, approx. 1998-
  • The HNA regiowiki, Kassel (Germany), closed in March 2022. Alternatively, here are two non-updated drafts of the former regiowiki contributions
    • 'Wolfgang Billmann' and
    • 'Mozart hat den blues', only in German
  • Ralph Billmann (1949-2019, p, org, comp)
    • Music videos, Youtube
    • Berliner Rock Ensemble vs. Ginger, Vimeo, 4:58-, 9:25-, etc
    • Books, mainly for children
  • Billmann-Berlin, 1950s
  • Jazz - was ist das ... * *, 2009. Only in German
  • Amateurmusizieren in Deutschland, Ergebnisse einer Repraesentativbefragung ... 2021. Only in German
  • Jazzstudie 2022, Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen von Jazzmusiker*innen in Deutschland. Only in German
  • Professionelles Musizieren in Deutschland. ... zu Erwerbstaetigkeit, wirtschaftlicher Lage und Ausbildungswegen von Berufsmusizierenden. 2023. Only in German
  • Musikwirtschaft in Deutschland 2024. Music industry as a whole, 5 pages. Only in German
  • Musikwirtschaft in Deutschland 2024. Music industry, sub-sectors, 102 pages. Only in German
  • Artificial intelligence (AI): DeepRapper. JEN-1. Kaiber. Moises. Mubert. Mureka. Neural Frames. Pika. Runway. Suno. Udio. Vocalist. WZRD. 2023/24
• Metropolises, jazz & percussion, Mhdb's global orientation. Influences on Mhdb. Urban music, culture & development. Project
  • Metropolises
    • Paris. London. Moscow
    • New York. Los Angeles. Mexico City. Rio de Janeiro. Sao Paulo. Buenos Aires
    • Tokyo. Osaka. Seoul. Beijing. Shanghai. Hong Kong. Jakarta. Delhi. Calcutta (Kolkata). Mumbai (Bombay). Karachi
    • Cairo. Lagos. Kinshasa. Johannesburg
    • Sydney
  • Historic metropolises/centers
    • Catal Huyuk & Konya
    • Babylon & Al Hillah. Jerusalem. Persepolis & Marvdasht. Memphis & Helwan. Thebes & Luxor
    • Athens. Alexandria. Rome. Byzantium (Constantinople) & Istanbul
    • Lubeck. Florence. Venice
    • Baghdad. Esfahan. Timbuktu
    • Xian. Kyoto. Harappa & Sahiwal. Angkor & Siem Reap
    • Teotihuacan. Chan Chan & Trujillo
  • American-European Mhdb roots
    • Blackberry Smoke, southern rock & Mhdb
    • Blackberry Smoke. Thelonious Monk (p). Chris Dave (d)
    • American-European Mhdb roots
• Publications & projects
  • Mozart had the Blues, ... history ... Mhdb ... autobiography ... drums theory, development & history
  • The Mhdb songs
  • Schlagzeugschule, closed
  • Das Scheik-Lese- und -Spruechebuch, closed
  • Metropolises, jazz & percussion, Mhdb's global orientation ... Project
  • Music & urban architecture. Project
  • MhdbExtras.blogspot. Various, Mhdb notebook & resources

• mozarthatdenblues@gmail.com
  • Wolfgang Billmann, voc-steeld-d, urban culture & development, contact
  • Links
    • Allaboutjazz. Allmusic. Backstagepro. Bandcamp. Bandliste. Bandmix. Billboard. Band-Book. Charts.Youtube. Digital Stage. Dock 4. Down Beat. Drummerworld. Jazz-Fun. Jazzinstitut Darmstadt. Modern Drummer. Not So Modern Drummer. Soundcloud ...
  • Arch+. Bauwelt. Detail. Difu. Miessociety. Skyscraperpage. Stadt-, Raumentwicklung. Structurae. Unhabitat ...
  • Links without guarantee & liability. - Warning:
• cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?dntp=1& ...
• targetinterventions.org/PV86JSRer7.html
• 1a-suche.com/mozart.html
  etc.
• Mhdb website basics:
  • https://alfahosting.de (provider)
• https://youtube.com/mozarthastheblues (videos)
• https://soundclick.com/mhdb, .../bambulete, .../theesquiresberlin (mp3)
• Frame addresses
  • http://billmann.mhdb.net
• http://scheik.mhdb.net
• http://the-esquires.mhdb.net
• 'Mozart hat den blues' is a German registered trade mark
• https://mozart-hat-den-blues.de
• https://mhdb.net
• https://mozart-has-the-blues.de
• https://bambulete.de
• https://wolfgang-billmann.de
• 1999-2025

German