The 45th Saalfelden Jazz Festival came to an end on Sunday evening (August 24, 2025). For four days, the town in the Salzburg region once again became a stage for contemporary jazz and experimental music forms – and a meeting place for … read more »
Radio FM4, Austrian Music Export, and Waves Vienna are pleased to announce the nominees for this year’s XA Export Award. Since 2017, Radio FM4, Austrian Music Export, and the Waves Vienna festival put their heads together to nominate up-and-coming Austrian acts for the XA Export Award, with … read more »
It’s August baby – heat’s rising, while the motivation for the daily grind: diminishing, at nearly the same speed. What to do with your time, mind and body in this “Sommerloch” (“summer lull”)? You guessed it: music – make it, take it, … read more »
For over three decades, the Outreach Music Festival & Academy has been a place of musical freedom, transcending boundaries, and open encounters. Founded in 1993 by New York-based trumpeter Franz Hackl, the festival in Schwaz (Tyrol) has developed into an internationally acclaimed meeting place for … read more »
MEGA – Music Efforts for Green Activism presents an in-person artistic-professional residency in Castrignano de’ Greci, near Lecce, South Italy, within the settings of KORA – Contemporary Arts Center, from 6 to 10 October 2025. Deadline to apply: 25th of August, 2025. MEGA … read more »
Following a highly successful premiere last year, the Austrian Jazz Prize will be awarded for the second time on November 26, 2025, at Casino Velden. Musicians from Austria or whose main residence is in Austria are invited to submit their projects here. The … read more »
The Vienna based festival Unsafe+Sounds returns this September with a densely layered program. Now in its 11th edition, the festival continues to foreground experimental, electronic, and club music alongside socio-cultural discourse and artistic practices that stretch and subvert contemporary templates. The presented … read more »
The open call for the MAX BRAND Composition Prize is out for the second time and is open to composers of all ages. The submission deadline is August 31, 2025. Looking for: an innovative work that reflects the broad spectrum of new music and breaks … read more »
MBZ LAB // Sonic Collaboration in Unconventional Spaces: Music Biennale Zagreb invites individual artists and small collectives from South East Europe working in sound and music to join MBZ LAB, a ‘project incubator’ experiment. MBZ LAB reimagines how festivals commission and produce new … read more »
July, a funny month: the void and the abundance, all in one sweet summer breath. The city streets are emptier, with the busy-bees buzzing around greener pastures and wetter landscapes, away from the steaming pavement and daily grind; while, at the same … read more »