Artist Genre Category: Jazz/Improvised Music

With their ensemble river, electric bassist Nina Feldgrill and saxophonist Robert Unterköfler present a quartet that has established itself as a fixture in the Austrian jazz scene. Together with Erik Asatrian on keys and Simon Springer on drums, the four musicians perform … read more »

Emerging from JazzWerkstatt Wien and Jazzwerkstatt Bern the Ensemble Rom Schaerer Eberle was founded in 2009. Full of wit and imagination this furious cooperation with an unusual line- up (Voice, Trumpet, Guitar) has found it ́s way into the center of the … read more »

Sabina Hank was born in Salzburg in 1976. In 1981 – at the age of five – she began attending Salzburg’s Mozarteum, and she received instruction in classical piano there for 13 years. From 1994 to 1999 she pursued studies in jazz … read more »

Sain Mus – a duo that has musically dedicated itself to creating idiosyncratic soundscapes, while exploring its instrumental possibilities in a gripping and soulful manner. Philipp Erasmus (guitar, electronics) and Clemens Sainitzer (cello, electronics) – the two heads behind this duo project … read more »

For years, SARA FILIPOVA has been one of Vienna’s best-kept secrets. Her voice – capable of both whispered intimacy and full-throated acrobatics – has supported a wide variety of artists in recent years. With her solo debut, Black And White Café, Sara takes … read more »

In live performance, the Linz/Vienna-based band Schmack commands a lion’s share of the audience’s attention. Their second album, In Love (Seayou Records, 2024), encapsulates the raw energy, cohesion, and musicianship of their concerts, at times veering off into tangents before reconvening in … read more »

The band Schmieds Puls is no longer active; for current information on its members’ activities see Mira Lu Kovacs, Walter Singer, and Christian Grobauer. The trio formed around the singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mira Lu Kovacs, with Walter Singer on contrabass and … read more »

Shake Stew has been hailed as Austria’s flagship jazz project, and not without reason. Bassist Lukas Kranzelbinder and his troupe, consisting of the top class musicians Mario Rom (trumpet), Johannes Schleiermacher (tenor saxophone), Astrid Wiesinger (alto saxophone), Oliver Potratz (bass), Niki Dolp and … read more »

She has soul and a particular charismatic tone in her voice that gives each song that special something. Born in 1981, Simone Kopmajer already achieved at a young age what many musicians, bands and ensembles dream of – the launch of a … read more »

Sinfonia De Carnaval – comprised of Anna Lang and Alois Eberl on the cello, trombone, accordion, electronics, percussion and vocals – is inspired by the expressive tonal discours of Jazz using different elements of Classical music, Rock and Funk. Sinfonia De Carnaval … read more »