Querbeat

Querbeat are a German brass pop band formed in Bonn (Germany) in 2001. In recent years they have started touring mainly around Germany but they have also performed at festivals across Europe.

Querbeat
Background information
OriginCologne and Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Genrespop music
Years active2001–present
Websitewww.querbeat.info
Members
  • Jojo Berger
    Electric guitar, Vocals
  • Daniel Breidenbach
    Trumpet
  • Valentin Marsall
    Trumpet
  • Philipp Mull
    Trumpet
  • Stephan Gerhartz
    Trumpet
  • Lenny Michaelis
    Helicon
  • Sebastian Schneiders
    Trombone
  • Hubertus Gierse
    Trombone
  • Andy Berger
    Bass guitar
  • Carlos Kurschilgen
    Mellophone
  • Christian Clever
    Drum kit
  • Janine Dornbusch
    Saxophone
  • Raoul Vychodil
    Saxophone

History

Querbeat was founded in 2001 as a school band of the Kardinal-Frings-Gymnasium in Bonn-Beuel. In the first years the band played on city events mainly in Bonn and the area around Bonn. In 2007 they started to play in the Cologne Carnival. Querbeat became known by playing on Carnival shows and on TV programs broadcast by the WDR radio and television.[1] In the season 2017/18 the band had 180 gigs.[2]

In November 2010, Querbeat published the first song Colonia Tropical, followed by Allez Olé Alaaf (2011), Stonn op un danz (2012), Hück oder nie (2013) and Nie mehr Fastelovend (2014). The first album Cuba Colonia was released in 2014, which contains Cover versions of famous Carnival songs in latin american style. Querbeat received a Golden Jazz Award for the Album in 2019.[3] Their first album with lyrics and music written exclusively by themselves was Fettes Q in 2016. Since 2017, this album is also available as a live DVD Fettes Q: Live im Palladium.[4] In the same year the band started their first tour through Germany.[5] On 12 October 2018, the second album Randale & Hurra was released.[6] It was the band's first Top 10 album in the German Music Charts.[7]

In 2018 the band performed for the first time at some major German Festivals. Also several TV-appearances and their biggest tour to that point increased their popularity all over Germany.[8][9]

2019 took Querbeat to even bigger festivals. They performed at Lollapalooza Berlin (Germany), Hurricane Festival (Germany), OpenAir St. Gallen (Switzerland) and Donauinselfest Vienna (Austria) among others.[10]

Querbeat live at Leverkusener Jazztagen 2019

Discography

Albums
  • Cuba Colonia (2014)
  • Fettes Q (2016)
  • Randale & Hurra (2018)

Songs
  • Colonia tropical (2010)
  • Allez Olé Alaaf (2011)
  • Stonn op un danz (2012)
  • Hück oder nie (2013)
  • Nie mehr Fastelovend (2014)
  • Tschingderassabum (2015)
  • Dä Plan (2016)
  • Guten Morgen Barbarossaplatz (2017)
  • Randale & Hurra (2018)
  • Früher wird alles besser (2020)

References
  1. Dietl, Heinz (1 January 2017). "Querbeat im Interview – Ehemalige Mitglieder einer Bonner Schüler-Big-Band erleben großen Durchbruch" [Interview with Querbeat – Former members of a Bonn school big band are experiencing big breakthrough]. General-Anzeiger Bonn (in German). Bonn: Bonner Zeitungsdruckerei und Verlagsanstalt H. Neusser GmbH. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. Bartsch, Simon; Dyck, Andreas; Heinz, Johanna (6 February 2018). "Der Ovend is dud, lang lääve der Morgen – Eine Nacht unterwegs mit Querbeat". General-Anzeiger Bonn (in German). Bonn: Bonner Zeitungsdruckerei und Verlagsanstalt H. Neusser GmbH. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. "Datenbank: BVMI". www.musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. Fettes Q: Live im Palladium, Rhingtön (Universal Music), 8 December 2017, retrieved 17 February 2018
  5. "Querbeat – About". facebook.com. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  6. "Bonner Band im GA-Interview – Querbeat hat einfach "Bock auf alles"". General-Anzeiger Bonn (in German). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  7. "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. Germany, programm ARD de-ARD Play-Out-Center Potsdam, Potsdam. "ARD-Morgenmagazin". programm.ARD.de. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  9. Germany, programm ARD de-ARD Play-Out-Center Potsdam, Potsdam. "Pufpaffs Happy Hour". programm.ARD.de. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  10. Worring, Stefan (13 February 2020). "Nach Festival-Sommer: Bleibt die Band Querbeat dem Kölner Karneval treu?". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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