Artist Genre Category: Jazz/Improvised Music

“Pongrácz is a young arranger and composer that must be taken seriously. He fortunately also plays his instrument very well.“ – Mathias Rüegg Vincent Pongrácz (born 1985 in Vienna) is an Austrian saxophone and clarinet player, composer and arranger.He graduated in 2013 at the University … read more »

Viola Falb, who is currently based in Vienna, studied classical and jazz saxophone at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. Falb’s artistic interests have always been across a broad musical spectrum, and this can be heard in her many … read more »

The two musicians’ project represents the special production process they have embarked on. Spontaneously improvised playing is transcribed, reassembled, arranged, placed in a rhythmic environment, and then re-recorded on their instruments. VOGELLETTNER stands for energetic, structured improvisation, full of creativity and surprising … read more »

WERNER ZANGERLE is a freelance musician and composer living in Vienna. As a jazz musician, improviser and composer he draws inspiration from contemporary and historical jazz styles as well as from improvisation and contemporary music. He was taught by such great names … read more »

Willi Landl ‘s music is settled somewhere between art song and pop song in German language, is not afraid of emotional closeness and is yet never pathetic, is humorous, but never comedic, sometimes profound and yet never heavy. The composer and singer … read more »

Wolfgang Muthspiel is a musician who thrives in exploring new musical boundaries. For him, musical borders are there to be exceeded. No matter in what formation or context, the Styrian musician, born in 1965, always manages to create a highly individual musical … read more »

Individuality, versatility, an open mind and the will to experiment in addition to technical skills, of course, are the qualities one ideally hopes to find in a jazz musician. One can find all of these qualities united in the music of Wolfgang … read more »

Pianist and composer Wolfgang Seligo is very much at home in many divergent musical styles. His original music is influenced by jazz, rock, and modern classical music and driven by a funky and powerful sound from the piano. In various formations, but … read more »

Woody Black 4 are following a rather unusual musical path. The instrumentation, with four clarinets, is already out of the ordinary. They are a quartet that — driven by experimental curiosity — likes to take a refreshingly undogmatic approach to instrumental lineups. … read more »

“The jazz saxophonist is currently a hot commodity in Central Europe” writes Austrian Music Export about saxophonist & composer Yvonne Moriel. The musician grew up in Tyrol and has spent the last few years in Vienna and Zurich. She studied both classical … read more »