Very Old Stoariegler Dixieland Band - Jazz at the Harb Car Center

The Great Dixieland Gala for the Anniversary: "50 Years of Very Old Stoariegler Dixieland Band"

There aren't many bands that have remained loyal to their music and fans for 50 years: the "Circles" from Passail, "The Who," "The Rolling Stones," and the "Very Old Stoariegler Dixieland Band." It was in March 1976 when some peculiar figures appeared on the Stoarieglberg in Fürstenfeld. Musicians who were hanging around were invited to form a Dixieland band. The spark was the television show "Fatty's Salon," where Fatty George (clarinet), Oscar Klein (trumpet), and other virtuosos fulfilled viewer requests live. In short, Johannes Hödl founded the band, which, after lengthy discussions, became known as "Stoariegler Blechmusi." The founding trumpeter Franz Landgraf (+) added an "Old" in front of it, and in the following years, due to the risk of confusion with "Stoakoglern," it eventually transformed into the "Old Stoariegler Dixieland Band" and, starting in 2016, into the "Very Old Stoariegler Dixieland Band." They won the Styrian band competition (1977), played with Fatty George (1979), were guests live on "Musikantenstadl," and produced records, CDs, and amusing anecdotes.

With these and some very explicit Dixieland classics by Louis Armstrong, Chris Barber, Sidney Bechet, or Louis Prima (Hello Dolly, Ice Cream, Oh When The Saints, Struttin' With Some Barbecue, Yes Sir, Honeysuckle Rose), the founding fathers of the "Very Old Stoariegler Dixieland Band" are touring the country for the anniversary, delighting and entertaining their audience just as they did back in March 1976.