Sketchbook Quartet

Sketchbook Quartet (c) Christoph Hofbauer_web
Sketchbook Quartet (c) Christoph Hofbauer

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Genre(s): Jazz/Improvised Music
From: Vienna, Austria
Booking: booking@sketchbookquartet.com
Contact: contact@sketchbookquartet.com
Website: www.sketchbookquartet.com
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UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL SHOWS

Date City Venue Country
08. Oct. 2023 Baku Jazzfestival Baku Azerbaijan
24. Nov. 2023 Mexico City Zinco Jazz Club Mexico
25. Nov. 2023 Mexico City Eurojazz Festival Mexico
27. Nov. 2023 Guadalajara Buchmesse Guadalajara Mexico

BIOGRAPHY

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, contemporary sound – rooted in the jazz tradition, to be sure, but the band has no problem integrating influences from musical styles, ranging from straight-ahead jazz to surf rock.

The music of this refreshingly unconventional quartet could almost pass for chamber jazz – if it weren’t for the strong syncopated rhythms and the undertone of uninhibited rock-and-roll. In any case, the Sketchbook Quartet is partially responsible for the growing self-confidence of the Austrian jazz scene in recent years, as well as for its international mobility and popularity. The band can be counted on to deliver a fresh, vibrating sound, celebrating a quintessentially modern, joyful, prickly eclecticism.


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