There are a few musicians and artists who do not want to commit to any kind of categorizations, who vehemently defend themselves against having to meet expectations in their work, who defy conventions and take the time to look at the bigger picture in order to pick up the challenge of crossing traditional stylistic boundaries. [...]

In the attempt to summarize the musical oeuvre of the internationally acclaimed and respected Austrian jazz guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel in a few words, the appropriate vocabulary would most likely include terms such as “versatile”, “innovative” and “virtuosic”. Wolfgang Muthspiel is a musician who thrives in exploring new musical boundaries. For him, musical borders are there [...]

Last year the bass clarinetist Christoph Pepe Auer and hang player Manu Delago impressively demonstrated their understanding of reinventing music on their second album “Colouring Book”. As the duo “Living Room”, the two Tyroleans virtually followed their self-developed traditions and have once again released a new CD: “Living Room in London” (Session Work Records). With [...]

As a true master of his craft, Klaus Paier is a musician who plays the accordion like few others in this country. There is hardly a musical style, which the Carinthian native Klaus Paier has not virtuosically attempted in his many different projects, both technically and compositionally. No matter whether in world music, jazz, classical [...]