Each month, we spotlight up-and-coming jazz artists from Austria as part of the “5 Million Pesos” series — a monthly concert and radio broadcast dedicated to young jazz in and from Austria, presented by Radiokulturhaus Vienna and the Ö1 Jazz Department. For November, the spotlight shines on the Tillmann Risse Quintett. Scroll down to find out more!
Concert: Fr. | 11/20/2026 | 20:00 | Studio 3
Broadcast: Ö1 Jazz Night: December 12–13, 2026 (hosted by Gerhard Graml)
In collaboration with the Ö1 Jazz editorial team.
Tillmann Risse Quintett
Tillmann Risse (vocals)
Michael Marginter (tenor saxophone)
Alexander Vounelakos (piano)
Tjan Šoštarič (double bass)
Matti Felber (drums)
Tillmann Risse, a singer born in 2001 and originally from Jena, Germany, who moved to Vienna in 2021 to study at the Private University of Music and the Arts, first drew attention to himself at a young age as a member of the German Federal Jazz Orchestra: Now he is showcasing his talent on the Viennese scene as a vocalist who has absorbed the tradition of jazz singing and interprets it with skill and taste.
In the cycle “The Four Seasons of Love,” which can be heard today, Tillmann Risse explores the emotional states of a romantic relationship: “the exciting and refreshing feelings of spring, the lightness of summer, the minimalism and sensitivity of fall, and the longing of winter,” according to the press release.
For this project, Tillmann Risse has gathered around him young yet already established talents from the Viennese jazz scene: Villach-based saxophonist Michael Marginter, pianist Alexander Vounelakos (who grew up in Lower Austria), double bassist Tjan Šoštarič, and drummer Matti Felber.
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Translated from the German original by Arianna Alfreds.