Lemmie Schwarz

 

Clarinetist, saxophonist, drummer, accordianist, trombonist, promoter, socialite, chef, gypsyologist, traveller.....

Played with BRASS BED in 2000, as guest clarinet for some gigs, and also in 2002 on sax.

Started young on clarinet("liquorice stick")in Freiburg S.Germany. Cut his drumming teeth in the punk/ska NEW BOOTS AND CONTRACTS, then joined noir-twangsters LIQUID LAUGHTER LOUNGE QUARTET on drums/clarinet. Moved to Berlin '93, drumming for noise-punkers SCUM & gigged with acts incl. Tokyo art-noiser MAKOTO KAWABATA & electro-trashers CAPTAIN SPACE SEX. SCUM became NEON DORN, who toured thru Europe & Australia.

Travelled with Spanish circus ATENEU POPULAR de NOU BARRIS, playing clarinet with a trapese act. In Bern 2001, released a CD with Del(also BrassBed) called DEL LEMMI'S CARAVAN BASEMENT BAND(recorded in his caravan). Played live & on CD with MEZ, an electro-chill project of Ralf Metz w- Tricky D.
Since then he's recorded with LIQUID LAUGHTER LOUNGE QUARTET, DEL LEMMI'S CARAVAN BASEMENT BAND & most recently in Nov 2004 with STU THOMAS during his Berlin solo tour. Lemmi also organised the tour & played clarinet/melodica at gigs.

Lemmi remains a regular on the Berlin creative scene & is involved in playin', promotin' & good vibin'...