Michelle Willis - Songpoetin aus Kanada u.a. mit David Crosby, Snarky Puppy

Michelle Willis recently made waves with her outstanding album "Just one voice," not only because rock and folk legends like David Crosby (Crosby, Stills & Nash) and Michael McDonald (Doobie Brothers) participated, but primarily through her powerful emotional songs that are rich in harmonies, profound lyrics, and complex grooves.
Accompanying this is a warm, expressive voice. David Crosby describes Willis with the following words: "One of my favorite singers... simply amazing... fluid, powerful, graceful... such a good composer... a soulful, rich, deep musician and band leader who swings as if her life depended on it."

The British-born Michelle Willis, who grew up in Canada, now lives in NYC and has an impressive resume. For years, she has regularly toured as a special guest with the funk jazz band Snarky Puppy, played with Iggy Pop, and is a permanent member of the Becca Stevens Band.

Michelle studied jazz piano at Humber College in Toronto and then turned to folk and pop songwriting, drawing inspiration from musical icons such as Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Donny Hathaway, CSNY, Ray Charles, Jimmy Webb, Rufus Wainwright, and the Beatles. All these influences are palpable, yet there always seems to linger a certain timeless originality and modernity in her songs.

Now the exceptional musician is performing at the rheinhessische KulturGUT in Bechtolsheim, which has now shed its status as a hidden gem.

The concerts in 2024 and 2025 by Michelle were so grand that people hardly wanted to let her off the stage, and we immediately re-engaged her on the spot. That evening, the best songs from her albums and the new EP "Rich is the wanderer."

Tickets 25 euros, concert starts at 8:00 p.m., doors open at 7:00 p.m.



For ambitious musicians, we offer a songwriting workshop from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on May 9, 2027. Cost contribution 95 euros