Career
After studying classical piano for seven years in his German homeland, 13-year-old Kaeshammer (pronounced "case-hammer") discovered boogie-woogie and stride piano as played by Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson, Pinetop Smith, and Fats Waller. In three years, he was playing boogie-woogie piano in clubs, concerts, and festivals all over Germany. After his family moved to the west coast of Canada, he attracted attention almost immediately, performing at blues and jazz festivals across the country during the summer of 1996.
Besides playing the piano he also sings blues and jazz.
His first album, Blue Keys (Bachelor of Science in Business Productions), was released in 1996, followed by Tell You How I Feel (Alma Records) in 1998, which was recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario. He subsequently recorded Number Strings Attached (Alma Records), released in 2000.
Strut (Alma/Universal Music), released in 2003, Days Like These (Alert/Universal Music), released in 2007. And "Lovelight", released in 2009.
Kaeshammer is best known in Canada, but has performed and toured extensively in the United States and Europe.
Some of his most popular songs are "On a Saturday Night", from the album Number Strings Attached. "Comes Love", from Strut. And "Cinnamon Sun", from Days Like These.
He has lived in Offenburg, Vancouver Island, Toronto, and New York City.
Touring in United States, Canada, Europe
2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy
2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Big Joe Duskin (a Canadian Jazz Festival Tour)
Beaches Jazz Festival in Toronto
Canada Day Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom
Performed at the Massy Hall, 25 May 2013, with Kellylee Evans (who played before him)
Several jazz festivals in the United States
European tours
Tours with Colin James, Holly Cole, Anne Murray
Canadian National Jazz Awards (host and performer)
Tour with Jill Barber 2010
SOLOS: the Jazz Sessions (Bravo! Canada 2004).