Swiss jazz archive goes to Germany
The important jazz collection of Kurt Müller from St. Gallen is going to Germany: the archive of the Eisenach Lippmann + Rau Foundation is taking over his unique collection, which also contains documents from Benny Goodman, including his clarinet.
Müller was one of the swing and jazz fans on the Swiss scene in the 1940s and 1950s. He was a close friend of the American jazz musician Benny Goodman for a long time. After his death, Müller received numerous personal documents and objects belonging to the musician.
Kurt Müller, who died a few weeks ago at the age of 92, had decreed that his collection should be placed in the Lippmann + Rau Foundation archive and thus close to the Bachhaus. The reason: one of the most popular Goodman recordings is called "Bach goes to town!".
The symbolic handover on March 21 will be performed by Kurt Müller Jr. on behalf of the Müller Family Foundation. Bandleader Pepe Lienhard, who is a member of the board of the family foundation, will also take part. The Swiss Honorary Consul Guy Montavon, Eva Demski and Siegfried Schmidt-Joos (as well as the members of the Lippmann + Rau + Foundation Board of Trustees) will also be present at the Bachhaus.
