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Hans York

Hans York is a masterful storyteller, multi-instrumentalist, and a producer with a deep musical palette. His music extends across multiple genres, from jazz to world to roots. Hans' career started back in Germany where he was writing for TV and performing with his own Band CHAO besides accompanying Robert Palmer on German TV. In the late 80's, his fascination with sensitivity and richness of Brazilian music resulted in his first solo album "Hazzazar". Around the same time he toured as a bass player with the New York Broadway Ensemble (West Side Story), played throughout Europe with master harp player Ruediger Oppermann, and performed a Concerto as soloist on fretless bass with the "Ars Quittilinga" Chamber Orchestra. Hans co-founded the German World-music cult band, Moka Efti, and they recorded/produced three CDs.

Hans is lauded for his "sweet, comfy tenor and expressive acoustic guitar work that place him in the upper echelon of music makers." A winner at the esteemed Kerrville New Folk Festival, Hans has a voice that is both uplifting and worldly. His later music is of substance and reflects the American roots of his youth. Now in 2015 Hans is back on the road delighting audiences from all over the US.