Peter Rom

Peter Rom by Astrid Knie
Peter Rom (c) Astrid Knie

BIOGRAPHY

Peter Rom, guitar player, composer and co-founder of JazzWerkstatt Wien has been a creative cornerstone of many projects in and around the Jazz/Electronic and Improvised Music scene, being part of Ensembles like Synesthetic4, Rom Schaerer Eberle, Die Stottern und JazzWerkstatt Wien… His 2021 release of his first solo album “Wanting Machine” has been critically acclaimed, Sebastian Fasthuber of Falter writing “…a marvellous calm psychodelic flow with a wily sound architecture, rarely does a Jazz Album sound this good”.

In addition, he has received numerous honors, such as the Hans Koller Preis “Newcomer of the Year” in 2006 with JazzWerkstatt Wien, Concerto Poll 2012 – Best Album Jazz, 3rd place with Rom Schaerer Eberle, “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik” with Ensemble Studio Dan in 2010 and with Synesthetic4 in 2020. And most recently he has been awarded the Best of 2021, Top Ten of Falter Feuilleton Journalists with his album, “Wanting Machine”.

 


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