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Genre(s): Jazz/Improvised Music, PopFrom: Vienna, Austria
Label: inkmusic.at/release/high-performer/
Booking: reinhold.seyfriedsberger@spoon-agency.at
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Contact: 5khdmusic@gmail.com
Website: 5khd-music.com
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BIOGRAPHY
5K HD is the moniker of the Austrian jazz ensemble Kompost 3 and singer Mira Lu Kovacs of Schmieds Puls. The band merges jazz, sound experiments, pop, and cinematic surprises, while also excelling at creating a subtle kind of funk. This collective, which prefers not to be called a “supergroup,” released their debut album And To In A to critical acclaim, followed by standout performances at major festivals such as Ment Ljubljana, Eurosonic, The Great Escape, and Primavera Sound. In 2019, they unveiled their second album High Performer, with live shows at Haldern Pop Festival, Südtirol Jazz Festival, and Reeperbahn Festival.
5K HD consists of Martin Eberle (trumpets), Benny Omerzell (keys), Manu Mayr (bass), and Andreas Lettner (drums), who together craft innovative and visionary experimental jazz. Leading the ensemble is singer Mira Lu Kovacs, whose unique and compelling voice adds an idiosyncratic dimension to their sound.
In addition to their musical achievements, 5K HD was part of the “Focus Acts” tour support program, and Mira Lu Kovacs co-curated the Popfest Wien in 2019. Their second album High Performer garnered widespread praise, with Beehype describing it as “possibly the most intense collection of songs you’ll hear this year, not just in Europe.”
5K HD was awarded the MMETA 2020 at Eurosonic and was nominated for “European Album of the Year 2019” by Impala – Independent Music Companies Association.
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