Artist Genre Category: Jazz/Improvised Music

Sixtus Preiss, a native of Vienna, came into contact with making music as a child and deepened his knowledge in a classical piano training. However, he also developed a fondness for old electrical junk, especially radios, which had to be taken apart … read more »

Leonhard Skorupa somehow manages to leave his mark on every band he’s a part of. The Vienna saxophonist and clarinetist has a penchant for surprise and wry humor; he’s anything but a wet blanket. His Sketchbook Quartet is marked by a lively, … read more »

Sketches on Duality is a hip hop / spoken word / jazz quintet straight out of Vienna’s vibrant music scene. The band project was founded in 2015 by musicians Helmut Mühlbacher (guitar), Felipe Scolfaro Crema (keys), Phillipp Kienberger (bass), Michael Prowaznik (drums) … read more »

SLADEK is a soul band consisting of singer and guitarist David Sladek, bassist Alvis Reid, and drummer Raphael Vorraber. With their 2024 EP Loveless, the group redefined their musical vision, drawing inspiration from the soul music of the late 1960s. The Austria-based … read more »

If you want to emphasise one characteristic of the band sound of the Viennese trio Slowklang, it is its ambiguous musical categorisability. Singer Amina Bouroyen and her two colleagues Robert Unterköfler (tenor saxophone) and Robin Gadermaier (bass) realise their very own sound, … read more »

Sofia Labropoulou is a kanun player, composer and improviser who has developed a distinct sound from masterfully blending the worlds of folk, classical Ottoman, western Medieval, experimental and contemporary music. Classically trained with piano and classical percussion since age of 8, it … read more »

In her first solo cello programme Sophie Abraham combines elements from classical pieces with her own compositions. Musically she expands the sound space of the cello with her voice, her languages (Dutch, German, English), with loops, montages and overlays. The result is … read more »

Sophie Hassfurther grew up near Salzburg, Austria. Her studies took her to Amsterdam, Vienna and New York. Currently based in Vienna, she has made a name for herself as a versatile instrumentalist on the saxophone, flute, and clarinet, as well as a … read more »

The new project of the young Viennese pianist, singer and composer Stephanie Hacker melts personal feelings with unaffected words and transparent music into a compilation of touching songs. The musician, educated in classical music and jazz, takes influences of these styles and … read more »

Studio Dan was founded by the trombonist and composer Daniel Riegler in 2005 as part of Vienna’s first JazzWerkstatt festival. The name of the 17-member ensemble alludes to Frank Zappa‘s album “Studio Tan” and is at the same time a nod to … read more »