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Interview With Hellmut Hattler: Career, Bass, Equipment, Kraan, and More

September 7

Photo Courtesy of Gerald Langer Hellmut Hattler is a German jazz and rock bassist and composer. He founded the bands Kraan, Tab Two, Hattler and Siyou’n’Hell, and he still plays with them. He worked with international ac

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