Hellmut Hattler

Hellmut Hattler
Hellmut Hattler (on the right) with Kraan 2008
Hellmut Hattler (on the right) with Kraan 2008
Background information
Born (1952-04-12) 12 April 1952 (age 72)
Ulm, West Germany
InstrumentBass guitar
Websitewww.hellmut-hattler.de

Hellmut Hattler (born 12 April 1952 in Ulm, West Germany) is a German jazz and rock bassist and composer. Hattler took much of his early influences from Jimi Hendrix. As a child, he received violin lessons, and in the 1960s, he played guitar. Joining Peter Wolbrandt's band marked the debut of his changeover to the bass. In May 1971, he founded the pop group Kraan with the Wolbrandt brothers Peter and Jan and Johannes Pappert. Kraan's early Krautrock style later developed towards fusion, combining rock, jazz and ethnic elements.[1] Apart from his own projects, Hattler has toured and recorded with many international musicians of various genres including Tina Turner, Billy Cobham, Joachim Kühn, Torsten de Winkel, Alphonse Mouzon, and Nippy Noya.

  1. ^ Xytras (18 March 2011). "Das Musiker-Board stellt 20 Fragen an Hellmut Hattler" (in German). Grossheubach: Musiker-Board (miCOM GmbH i.Gr.). Retrieved 24 October 2011.