Artist Genre Category: Jazz/Improvised Music

Jörg Leichtfried is a jazz pianist, composer, and lecturer for jazz piano at the Jam Music Lab University in Vienna. Leichtfried has performed in over 25 countries worldwide as part of his international concert activities. He has collaborated with artists such as … read more »

Judith Ferstl can currently be heard in many different formations (such as “Christian Muthspiel’s Orjazztra”, “Orwa Saleh Band” & “Gnigler”) in addition to her bands “June in October” and “chuffdrone”. Composition, improvisation, intricate rhythms, energetic passages and intimate soundscapes with room for … read more »

JUDITH SCHWARZ born 1989 is currently living in Vienna. She is working as a drummer, composer and leader in different groups with main focus on improvised music and Jazz. She did the master Diploma in jazz drums performance and education at Anton Bruckner … read more »

Mention the name Karl Ratzer and you will hear tales told, many between myth, truth and half-truths, rumors stretching out of the past, making the image of the great Austrian guitarist all that more full of mystic and panache. He is one … read more »

The Austrian musician Klemens Marktl is intensively and strongly committed to the exploration of the classic jazz tradition. If you listen to his music, you feel like you are catapulted into the bloom of modern jazz. Straight-ahead jazz at its best in … read more »

The band is no longer active under this name. Here are the links to their current projects: Verena Zeiner:       Verena Zeiner Judith Ferstl:         Judith Ferstl Philipp Harnisch: m o s   The quartet KLIO is dedicated to … read more »

With a genuine blend of musical infuences, unconventional original compositions and energetic live performances, the Austrian trio KO·AX explores the boundaries of Contemporary Jazz. The band’s name derives from a term originating in geometry and describes a three- dimensional element that has … read more »

Martin Eberle (trumpet, horn), Benny Omerzell (organ, rhodes), Manu Mayr (electronics, bass) and Lukas König (drums, samples), the four heads of Kompost 3, are experts in bridging musical gaps. Representing a young generation that has defied and overcome old-school thinking patterns, the quartet … read more »

Kurdophone, a Vienna-based band founded by Omid Darvish, a vocalist, tanbur player, and composer, in 2017, has been gaining recognition for its exceptional compositions and arrangements that fuse Kurdish-Iranian music with other music genres. The band comprises a diverse group of musicians, … read more »

The Viennese quintet KVIN knows how to use the musically unpredictable in a suspenseful and incredibly artistic way. Philipp Kienberger (double bass), Raphael Kasprian (violin), Emily Stewart (viola), Cornelia Perwein (cello) and Tatjana Wurzer (piano) take a refreshing break from the familiar. … read more »