In the organizer's words:

17th Kassel JazzFrühling

Katharina Maschmeyer / Nils Pollheide

"Once you have assimilated the concept of "groove" in your own band name, you have no choice but to put that groove into practice and celebrate it, as is the case with the joint project of saxophonist Katharina Maschmeyer and her long-time musical companion, guitarist Nils Pollheide." - Holger S. Jansen.
The fame of their joint KaMa Quartet / Katharina Maschmeyer Quartet, which has delighted festivals and major clubs alike in recent years, precedes them. They have repeatedly been counted among the "leading and most innovative formations on the local jazz scene". The last album dedicated to John Coltrane was listed in "Die Zeit" as one of the best albums of the year. Now the band is back with a new exciting line-up and devilishly grooving, crisp new compositions. Dirk Schaadt on Hammond organ and drummer Hardy Fischötter (drummer for Susan Weinert, Gunter Hampel, Charlie Mariano, Henrik Freischlader, Larry Carlton, among others) complete the project.
"It goes without saying that the new album operates under the umbrella of the jazz cosmos, but it is precisely the two common threads of cool funk retrospective and unconditional soul harmonies that determine the forward-pushing hustle and bustle here: Schaadt's cool, wafting Hammond organ and the pointed saxophone dextrose from Maschmeyer's experienced hands result in a mixture that lives up to the project name Black Dog Groove Society and makes the work produced jointly by Nils Pollheide and Katharina Maschmeyer really shake.
Six compositions penned by Maschmeyer and Pollheide (vinyl LP) result in a full, punchy and incredibly lively mix that will delight fans of retrospective Hammond jazz and funk values, which live in a community of values with sixties soul and even what we now call deep funk, and will clearly catch your ear but above all get your head nodding and your feet tapping - Jimmy Smith and Jimmy McGriff, to name just two of the great Hammond icons, send their regards." - Holger S. Jansen

Katharina Maschmeyer - tenor saxophone
Nils Pollheide - guitar
Dirk Schaadt - Hammond organ
Hardy Fischötter - drums