Fatima Spar’s roots lie in Turkey, but she was born in Hohenems, Vorarlberg, as Nihal Sentürk. Meanwhile, the jazz musician lives in Vienna and has made a name for herself with her band The Freedom Fries. Originally, Fatima Spar and The Freedom … read more »

39 CDs in eleven years is a lot for a record label that has devoted itself to experimental sound art. Reason enough to get to the bottom of this artistic success story. The Mittersill Composers’ Forum as an organization (or rather: facilitator) … read more »

The Austrian and international jazz scene would not be the same without the drummer, composer and producer Wolfgang Reisinger. For nearly 40 years, he has constantly dedicated himself to new challenges in the music business, working with various formations and constellations. Most … read more »

Traditional folk music in a completely new context – this is the concept of the trio Netnakisum. Reading the name of the Styrian formation from back to front spells nothing other than the word ‘musicians’ in German. And brilliant musicians they are, … read more »

Christina Nemec is a genuine example of an unconventional thinker. A free spirit, who emphatically refuses to submit to established rules. She is an artist that goes her own way, pursuing her own ideas and standing up for them. She is one … read more »

Hardly any other record company is associated with the big Viennese electronic music hype in the end of the nineties as much as the independent label G-Stone Recordings, founded in 1994 by the two music producers and DJs Richard Dorfmeister and Peter … read more »

For the past ten years, the four members of the ensemble Phoen have been working on their own version of a saxophone quartet. With “Verdreht” (Session Work Records), the four talented musicians Viola Falb, Christoph Pepe Auer, Florian Fennes and Arnold Zamarin … read more »

Despite the existing potential, there are only a few local musicians and bands that make the jump to international success. It takes something really special and extraordinary to arouse enthusiasm among music fans outside of Austria. A group that has met all … read more »

Following the first edition in 2008, the music and art festival “Gugginger Irritationen II“ took  place for the second time on the 11th to 12th of June 2010 at the Art/Brut Center in Gugging, a town in Lower Austria. Together with the … read more »

Christian Muthspiel unveils with “Dancing Dowland” his new program and takes us on a musical journey into the past. Together with his two colleagues Franck Tortiller and Georg Breinschmid, the musician picks up the instrumental cycle “Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares” of the … read more »