IN MEMORY OF HANS B.PFITZER

IN MEMORY OF HANS B.PFITZER

Hans Pfitzer at his workplace in Richthofenstrasse in Villingen in 1970 (©Archive 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 1981, having...
THE MAN WHO LOOKED AFTER SUGARCANE HARRIS

THE MAN WHO LOOKED AFTER SUGARCANE HARRIS

Mail from Dieter Hahne Dieter Hahne grew up in 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)....
THE MEMORIES ARE BLURRED

THE MEMORIES ARE BLURRED

Joachim-Ernst Berendt – the son of a pastor who became a jazz pope (Photo ©MPS Archive) “Whoever writes stays” is the saying in skat. It’s the same when you look at the history of the SABA/MPS studio and record label. The new 75-minute film...
OPEN CALL – TRIO EXPANDED

OPEN CALL – TRIO EXPANDED

MPS studio concert as part of the TRIO EXPANDED event series with ELEPHANT9 Friday, September 13, 2024 The MPS studio in Villingen, a recording studio founded by Hans-Georg Brunner-Schwer, heir to the SABA-Werke, with a spirit of innovation and enthusiasm for music,...
IN OWNER MPS-STUDIO e.V.

IN OWNER MPS-STUDIO e.V.

CLARIFICATION DUE TO INQUIRIES: Again and again we are asked if we have anything to do with the festival Jazzin’ The Black Forest or the company HGBS Blue/Black Forest Sounds by Friedhelm Schulz. The answer is no. The festival name will be continued by the...
ANALOG WITH THE 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 to the south and visited us for a few days in the Black Forest to...