The 17 Hippies Jam List

The Jamlist tries to keep track of all musicians that
– one time or another – play, or have played with 17 Hippies.

Now this is where YOU come in …
If you have any additional information, please let us know!

jamlist@berlin-basement.com

Thanks for your help,
John Long

P.S.: Figures following names refer to the discography at the bottom of the list.

• Antje Henkel (clarinet, tenor sax, recorder) since 1996 : all (except 8 & 13)
• Benjamin Ostarek (clarinet, harmonica) since 2021 : 28, 29, 30
• Christopher Blenkinsop (guitars and such, vocals & production) since 1995 : all
• Daniel “Danda” Cordes (bass) since 2009 : 18, 19, 22, 23 & 26 – 28, 30
• Dirk Trageser (guitar, vocals) since 1997 : all (except 13, 18, 26, 29)
• Kiki Sauer (accordion, flute, harmonium, vocals) since 1995 : all
• Paul Brody (trumpet) since 2011, full time since 2020 : 23, 24, 26, 28 – 30
• Koma (drums, sax & more) since 1995 : 1 – 10 (except 8), 23, 29, 30
• Uwe Langer (trombone, horns, tuba, trumpet) since 1998 : all (exept 1)
• Volker “Kruisko” Rettmann (accordion, percussion) since 1999 : all since 5

• Adrian Rovatkay (dulcian) once or twice in 1999
• Andrea “Andreschka” Großmann (trombone) 1996 – 2001 : 1 – 4
• Alexander Roesler (viola) : 1996 – 2001 : 1 – 4, 23
• Alice Burguière (bass) once in 2005
• Ania Clarissa Gürke (violin) 1997 – 99 : 1 – 4 
• Aly Keita (balafon) : 22, 28
  
• Andrea Gozzi (electric guitar) : once in Bremen in 2016 : 24
• Andrea Schneider (trombone) once, (vocals) once or twice since 2000
• Andreas Albrecht (programming) : 24
• Andreas Dresen (guitar) a few times in 2001 and 2002
• Andreas Uhlmann (trombone) once in Tel Aviv : 24
• Anna-Katharina Kaufmann (violin, viola) : 2000 – 04 : 5 – 7, 9 & 10
• Annette Wizisla (piano) : HHT 2017
• Anthony „Drumtan“ Ward (drums) WOMADelaide, and WOMAD, NZ in 2011
• Antje Jäckstedt (alto sax) a few times in 1996
• Aris Daryono (gamelan) once for a show at Pergamon Museum (Berlin) in 2011 : 24
• Axel Prahl (guitar) a few times from 2001 to 2003
• Aymeric Nager (accordion) once or twice in 1995
• Ben (bass) a few times in Tokyo in 2006
• Bernhard Kruppke (violin) 1996 – 2004 : 1 – 10 ( except 8), 23
• Blake Worrell (vocals) : 24
• Bob Brozman (slide guitar) once, during WOMAD, NZ in 2011
• Bob Romanowski (gong) once, for a legendary performance in 1996
• Bob Thompson (piano) on Mountain-Stage (Morgantown) in 2008
• Boris Bell (drums) with Sexy Ambient in 2003 : 7, 22
• Carsten Dane (sampling, toy piano) all Sexy Ambient gigs since 1998 : 7, 24
• Carsten Wegener (bass & a lot more) since 1995 : all  (except 18, 19 & 21, 26)
• Chris Lastelle (vocals, banjo, ukulele, percussion) 2024 with Aufbruch : 24, 26
  
• Christian Kaya (clarinet) once or twice in 2000
• Christian Hartje (guitar) a couple of times round about 1998
• Christoph Waltz (accordion) 2003 in German TV movie “Tigeraugen sehen besser!”
• Chun Mei Tan (voice) : 21
• Copa Camara (djembe) : 22
• Daniel Friedrichs (violin, mandolin) 2004 – 2023 : 8 – 29 (except 13)
• David Greely (violin) 2008 in Lafayette
• Dominque Horwitz (vocals) once in 2008
• Eldar Tsalikov (clarinet) : 28
• Elliott Sharp (guitar) once in Würzburg in 2012
• Elmar Gutmann (trumpet, flugelhorn) 1996 – 2019 : all (except 13 & 18, 30)
• Elyas Khan (vocals) a few times since 2009 : 22 – 24, 28, 30
• Erwan Naumur (guitar, and vocals) a few times since 2006
• Fabia Mendoza (trombone) very occasionally in 1997 & 1998
• Fabian Hinrichs (vocals, reading) once for HHT 2000
• Fabrizio Cammerata (guitar, vocals) once in Palermo in 2010
• Faiz Ali Faiz (vocals) once during WOMADelaide, and once WOMAD, NZ in 2011
• Felix Sauer (viola, dance instructor) a few times in late nineties (watch end of 11)
• Franck Gelibert (piano) once for a France Inter recording in 2008
• Frank “El” Schneider (balalaika, vocals on 7) since 1997 : 1 – 7, 9 & 10, 19, 28
  
• Fred Burguière, sings a duet with Kiki on 20
• Gabi Maria Schmeide (vocals) a few times on stage 2002 – 2004 : 5
• Gilad Reichenthal (drums) : 22 & 23, 28
  
• Gregor Fuhrmann (cello) : 19, 21 – 23, 28
  
• Guido Kensbock (guitar) 2001 – 02  : 5, backings on 28
  
• Hans Schuhmann (hammer dulcimer) a few times 2000 – 2005
• Harald Grosskopf (perc) regularly in 1998, a few times since : 2 – 4, 10, 22, 29
• Héloïse Lefèbre (violin, viola) : 28
  
• Henry Notroff (clarinet) since 1997 : all (except 7, 13 & 18, 30)
• Horace Andy (vocals) once during WOMADelaide, and once WOMAD, NZ in 2011
• Ingela Schwinge (violin) a few times in 1996 & 97
• Issey Ogata (vocals, lyrics) a few times since 2006
• Jacques Métivier (accordion) once in 2002
• Jakob Ilja (electric guitar, mandolin) since 1997 : 2 – 7, 10, 11 & 14, 30
• Jan Paschen : the voice on the phone on 1
• Jan Plewka (vocals) : 27
• Jan Tillmann Schade (cello) 2006, and again for HHT 2010 : 24
• Janek Siegele (remix) „Ifni“ for 10 in 2005
• Jd Foster (vocals, vocal producer) on 19
• Jeannie McLerie (violin) jumped on stage in 2010
• Jens Domberg (trombone, horn, trumpet) often 1999 – 2004 : 22, 23
• Joachim Dette (bass) a couple of times : 2000 – 2002
• Joachim Litty (bass clarinet) a couple of times since 2007 : 16, 23
• Johanna Priem (cello) a few times in 1995
• Johannes Kevenhörster (clarinet, oboe) : 2003 – 2009 : 9 – 11, 14, 16, 23
• Johannes Leis (tenor sax, flutes) occasionally since 2002 : 7, 22 – 24
• John Kennedy (voc, guitar) : 24
• Johnny Kalsi (percussion) a few times since 2007
• Jürgen “Meduli” Michelly (violin, instrument building) : 1996 – 2024 : 1 – 9, 23
• Jürgen “Speedy” Schäfer (bass) since 1999 : 9 & 10, 17, 19 – 23, 29, 30
• Karin Ludewig (accordion) a few times in 2000
• Katja Braun (viola) : 22, 23
• Katja Bruisch (violin) 2000 – 2002 : 5 – 10 ( except 8)
• Ken Keppeler (violin) jumped on stage in 2010 : 24
• Kerstin Kaernbach (violin) 2003 – 2023 : 7 – 26 (except 13 & 18), 28, 29
• Klaus Janek (bass) a few times for the Sexy Ambient shows in 2003 : 7
• Klaus Wagner (producer, percussion, and much more) since 1998 : all (except 8)
• Kogure Miwazow (chin-dong) : once in 2002, once in 2006
• Leolo Kebuz (vocals, guitar) quite often from 2004 to 2007 : 8, 20, 23
• Liron Yariv (cello) : 22, 23, 28
  
• Lutz “Lüül” Ulbrich (banjo, ukulele, guitar) 1995 – 2020 : all (except 13, 30)
• Matthias Wagner (violin) : a few times in 2000, once in 2017
• Marc Ribot (electric guitar) live album in 2006 : 12, 24
• Marco Timlin (drums) a few times for some Sexy Ambient shows in 1999
• Marie Renault (viola) : 29
• Mark Rubin (tuba) once in 1998 during a recorded KUT radio show in Austin, Tx : 2
• Martin Schmeing aka. Dr Ignatz Ignatz (accordion) once in Osnabrück
• Mauricio Velasierra (flute) : 30
• Max Weissenfeldt (drums) : 22, 23
• Moe Jaksch (bass, zither, electric guitar) since 2007 : 9 – 11, 14, 22 – 24, 29
• Nano Stern (vocals) once in 2010 for a show at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin
• Niall Keppie (tenor sax) 1996 – 97, first ever recorded 17 Hippies solo on 2
  
• Nitin Sawhney (guitar, piano) WOMADelaide, and WOMAD, NZ in 2011
• Oki Sauer (cello) during their first gig with more than three musicians in 1995
• Oona Böken (harp) a few times in 2010 and 2011
• Orlando Boeykens (tuba) with Aufbruch 2023 & 2024 : 22, 28, 30
• Patrick Votrian (trombone, tuba) a few times in 2007 with deKift in France
• Petra Rosemann (viola, hurdy gurdy, flute, voc) : 1997 – 2001 : 1 – 6, 9 & 10
• Pierre Bloch (violin) once in 2002
• Pierre Carré (vocals) once in Paris in 1999
• Raphael Bord (oud) once in 2009, (violin) occasionally : 8
• Knut Hagedorn (drums) mid 2019 – early 2025 : 28, 30
• Richard Lornac (piano) once, during a France Inter radio session in 2009
• Richard Pappik (drums) once in 2003 : 7
• Rike Lau (cello) 1996 – 2011 : 1 – 17, 19 & 20, 23, 28, 29
• Robert Cummings (drums, electronics) all Sexy Ambient gigs since 1998 : 7
• Roger Schaffrath (electric guitar) twice in 1999 & 2000
• Roland Satterwhite (violin) : 28, 30
• Roman Sassigneux (clarinet) once in 2006
• Romain Vincente (drums, percussion)  2014 – mid 2019 : 22 – 24, 26, 28
  
• Sarah Savoy (washboard) 2010 in England
• Stani Vana (DJ) once in 2006, once in 2007 : 13
• Silke „Frau Schmitt“ Volland (violin) 2002 – 2006 : 9 – 11, 14, 22, 28
  
• Sören Birke (blues harp, duduk) a few times since 2005 : 11, 14, 16, 22 – 24, 30
• Steffan Stoppok (vocals) once or twice in 2006, once in 2014 : 24
• Stefff Gotkovski (vocals) a few times since 1997
• Stephan Gatti (lap steel, pedal steel) a couple of times 2003 – 2004 : 7
• Stéphane Bertholio (guitar, vocals) very occasionally since 2001 : 9 & 10
• Suleyman Celik (darbuka) : 22
• Sven Regener (trumpet) twice on the 1998 „Guinness Book world record tour“
• Tari Tarkanen (electric guitar) a few times in 1998
• Thirza Marx (violin) : 30
• Tunji Beier (percussion) WOMAD, NZ in 2011 : 22, 24
• Vivian Lee (vocals) a few times on stage in China and Berlin since 2008 : 24
• Vladimir Miller (clarinet) on recordings since 2010 : 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 29
• Volker Greve (vibraphone, producer) since 2002 : 5 – 10, 17, 19, 22, 24
• Uli Moritz (drums & percussion) : 28
• Ulla Beneke (clarinet) a couple of times 1996 – 1998
• Uri Kinrot (electric guitar) : 24
• Uzi Feinermann (electric guitar) : 24
• Yaara-Malaika Marx (violin) : 30
• Yuriy Gurzhy (vocals, DJ) once in Hannover : 24
• Wataru Ohkuma (clarinet) once in 2002, once in 2006
• Werner Hofmeister (percussion) once or twice : 1999
• Werner Lützow (trombone, tuba) casually  1996 – 2004 : 2 – 6, 23
• Wolfgang Becker (guitar) a couple of times in 1999
• Wolfgang Böttcher (cello) once in 2005
• Zeruyah-Baiba Marx (cello) : HHT 2023 : 30

• Archimède : 2024 in Laval
• AufBruch Prisontheatre : Aruro Ui in 2023, Threepenny Opera in 2024
• Bandabardò (Florence) : 24
• Bajou Seco (Silver City) : once in England : 24
• Bomrani (Isfahan, Teheran) : jamed and recorded in 2017
• Boom Pam (Tel Aviv) a few times since 2008
• BumCello (la France) once in 2002 during Pop d’Europe
• Cicala Mvta (Tokyo) once in France and once in Tokyo
• Clem Clempson & Stoppok All Stars in 2014
• De Kift (Amsterdam) on double feature tour in France in 2007 : 24
• Deladap! (Vienna) a few times since 2006 : 13
• Deutsches Theater Ensemble (Berlin) often from 2007 to 2009
• Djamawi Africa (Algiers) once in 2008
• Dhoad Gypsies (Rajasthan) once in Bloomington, once in Montreal in 2007
• Dong West (Hong Kong / Berlin) : 24
• Drumtrainer Berlin : 22
• Gangstagrass (New York) once in 2013
• Hurlements d’Léo (Bordeaux) often since 2004 : 8, 20
• I Matti delle Giuncaie (Florence) : 24
• Mars Red Sky (Bordeaux) : 24
• Ogres de Barback (Paris) a few times since 2004 : 18, 20, 24
• Pierre Carré (Paris) once, about 2006 Aux Noctambules
• Sign of Thyme (Amman) once in 2009
• The Beez (Berlin & elsewhere) once in Berlin in 2013, once in 2016 : 24
• Zirkus Cabuwazi (Berlin) quite a few times since 2004

• 1 : 1997 : Rock’n’Roll 13 / CD & Online
• 2 : 1998 : Texas Radio / MC (very rare)
• 3 : 1999 : Wer ist das? / CD & Online
• 4 : 1999 : Berlin Style / CD in France and Italy (mostly made up of 1 & 3)
• 5 : 2002 : Halbe Treppe (OST) / CD & Online
• 6 : 2002 : Sirba / CD in France (made up of 3 & 5, plus extra tracks)
• 7 : 2003 : Sexy Ambient Hippies / CD & Online
• 8 : 2004 : Hardcore Trobadours in France / EP (with Les Hurlements d’Léo)
• 9 : 2004 : Ifni / CD & Online
• 10 : 2005 : Ifni Ifni in France / CD (basically the same as 9, plus extra tracks)
• 11 : 2005 : Live in Berlin / DVD & Online
• 12 : 2006 : Play Guitar feat. Marc Ribot and Jakob Ilja / CD & Online
• 13 : 2006 : Lautlos / Single (with Deladap!)
• 14 : 2006 : Live in Berlin (almost the same track-list as 11) / CD & Online
• 15 : 2006 : Kasimir & Karoline / EP (rare)
• 16 : 2007 : Heimlich / CD, LP & Online
• 17 : 2009 : El Dorado / CD, LP & Online
• 18 : 2009 : Papiuschka Polka  / Track in France (with Les Ogres de Barback)
• 19 : 2011 : Phantom Songs / CD, LP & Online
• 20 : 2013 : 17 Hippies chantent français / CD in France
• 21 : 2013 : Titus träumt (album for children) / CD & Online
• 22 : 2014 : Biester / CD, LP & Online
• 23 : 2016 : Anatomy (Best of first 20 years) / CD, LP & Online
• 24 : 2016 : Metamorphosis / CD & Online
• 25 : 2017 : Play-Along Realbook I&II / Online
• 26 : 2018 : Kirschenzeit / CD, LP & Online
• 27 : 2020 : Regenbogenleicht (Tribute for the band Selig) / Online
• 28 : 2022 : 9000 Nächte (Best of unfinished tracks) / App & Online
• 29 : 2023 : 17 Hippies online Play-Along Platform (beta) / Realbook I, II and III)
• 30 : 2025 : Clowns & Angels / CD, LP & Online