Yvonne Moriel © Elif Cay
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Genre(s): Jazz/Improvised MusicFrom: Vienna, Austria
Website: yvonnemoriel.com/home-english-page
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Booking: booking@moriel.at
Contact: yvonne@moriel.at
BIOGRAPHY
Vienna-based saxophonist and composer Yvonne Moriel is a leading voice in Austria’s contemporary jazz scene. Her music blends jazz, improvisation, electronic textures, and groove-oriented forms with compositional clarity and exploratory energy.
In 2022, she founded her project yvonne moriel :: sweetlife, merging jazz with dub and electronic influences. The ensemble performed at the Kickjazz Festival, Saalfelden Jazz Festival, and Leibnitz Jazz Festival, and released its first EP in November 2024, with a debut album planned for 2025. Moriel was also a monthly performer at Vienna’s Porgy & Bess (2022–2024) and selected for New Austrian Sound of Music (NASOM) 2025/26.
She is an active collaborator with Christian Muthspiel’s Orjazztra, Shake Stew, the Swiss Jazz Orchestra, and other cross-genre projects. In 2024, she won the Austrian Jazz Award – Best Newcomer, cementing her reputation as one of Central Europe’s most compelling emerging artists.
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