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Max Raabe: Heute Nacht Oder Nie

Read "Heute Nacht Oder Nie" reviewed by Suzanne Lorge


In November 2007 German singer Max Raabe performed at Carnegie Hall with the Palast Orchester, presenting a half-English, half-German program of songs from the golden years of Weimar Germany. The resulting recording--Heute Nacht Oder Nie (Tonight Or Never)--has spurred a flurry of activity both in the States and abroad, and Raabe has been on the road ever since its release in 2008. Raabe and the Palast Orchester, 12 musicians of stunning precision (multiple horns, violin, viola, guitar, ...

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From Germany, Max Raabe Orchestra to Appear at L.A.' s Disney Hall on April 8

From Germany, Max Raabe Orchestra to Appear at L.A.' s Disney Hall on April 8

Source: All About Jazz

By Larry Taylor Max Raabe & Palast Orchester from Germany make its Walt Disney Concert Hall debut on Wednesday evening, April 10, performing songs from and in the style of the 1920s and 1930s. With debonair charm and wit, Raabe and his orchestra unveil a brand new program, I WON'T DANCE, which includes classics from the Great American Songbook that Raabe uncovered during a recent trip to Chicago. As well, there will be riginal arrangements of hits, dance hall songs ...

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Max Raabe & Palast Orchester Release and US Tour

Max Raabe & Palast Orchester Release and US Tour

Source: All About Jazz

The Foxtrots and Tuxedos of the 1920s and '30s: Berlin's Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester Take America by Storm

With faultlessly fitting tuxedo, hair slicked back, and a cheeky look, Max Raabe sings the best of the '20s and early '30s with amusing nostalgia. Songs, hits, and couplets. Cuban rumbas, cheerful foxtrots, elegant tangos. The ironic lyrics suit the times today as they did eighty years ago. In the concert halls of New York, Shanghai, Paris, Berlin and Moscow, ...

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Max Raabe and Palast Orchester in Chicago in October

Max Raabe and Palast Orchester in Chicago in October

Source: All About Jazz

The Paramount Theatre welcomes the Chicago Premier of nostalgic and unmistakable '20's big band sounds from Max Raabe & The Palast Orchester for one night only, on Saturday, October 4, 2008. Coincidentally, Max Raabe & The Palast Orchester were originally scheduled to perform at the Lyric Opera but had to cancel due to a schedule conflict. Upon hearing of their availability, Diana Martinez, Executive Director of Paramount secured the date. “We're thrilled to be the venue for the Chicago premier ...

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