RETURN TO THE BLACK FOREST

RETURN TO THE BLACK FOREST

Monty Alexander in Villingen! In December 2025, our non-profit association celebrated its third anniversary with an extraordinary concert at the historic MPS Studio: world-famous pianist Monty Alexander was our guest, accompanied...
IN ERINNERUNG HANS B.PFITZER

IN MEMORY OF HANS B.PFITZER

Hans Pfitzer at his workplace in Richthofenstrasse in Villingen in 1970 (©Archiv MPS-Studio e.V. / German Hasenfratz) Hans B. Pfitzer died on January 31. He headed the Advertising & Public Relations department for MPS-Records from 1968 until spring...
DER MANN, DER AUF SUGARCANE HARRIS AUFPASSTE

THE MAN WHO LOOKED AFTER SUGARCANE HARRIS

Post by Dieter Hahne Dieter Hahne grew up in the Hafnergasse in Villingen. He experienced his initial awakening to jazz in 1969 at a concert with the Dieter Seelow / Peter Mayer formation at the Villingen Jazz Club (of which he later became chairman for several years)....
VERSCHWOMMEN SIND DIE ERINNERUNGEN

THE MEMORIES ARE BLURRED

Joachim-Ernst Berendt - the son of a priest who became the pope of jazz (Photo ©MPS Archive) „He who writes, stays“, as they say in skat. It's the same with the history of the SABA/MPS studio and record label. The new 75-minute film...
IN EIGENER SACHE MPS-STUDIO e.V.

IN OWN BUSINESS MPS-STUDIO e.V.

CLEARANCE DUE TO INQUIRIES: We are repeatedly asked whether we have anything to do with the Jazzin‘ The Black Forest festival or Friedhelm Schulz's company HGBS Blue/Black Forest Sounds. The answer is no. The festival name is used by...
ANALOG MIT DEN HAMBURG SPINNERS

ANALOG WITH THE HAMBURG SPINNERS

Recording with the Telefunken M 15 - direct to tape! A great adventure in the time-honored MPS studio took place in January 2024. The Hamburg Spinners didn't shy away from the long journey south and visited us for a few days in the Black Forest to record a...