Austrian Music Export, the joint export initiative of mica – music austria and the Austrian Music Fund, can look back on an exciting year. Together with the Austrian funding bodies, institutions, supporters and international partners we were able to continue successful projects … read more »
Young Jazz from Austria is in and seems to be on it’s way to greater things. At least, that is what it seems like after the success of the first edition of the KICK JAZZ festival in PORGY & BESS in Vienna. … read more »
December 2016 will see the premier of the KICK JAZZ festival in Porgy & Bess in Vienna. Focusing on the young Austrian jazz generation, the event will present six of the most sought after and successful bands of the Austrian jazz scene. … read more »
Klaus Paier & Asja Valcic, Federspiel and Martin Lubenov’s Jazzta Prasta performing as live acts at the World Music Expo in Budapest WOMEX, the annual highlight of the international world music scene will take place this year from October 21 – 25 in Budapest. … read more »
The tenth edition (September 23-26, 2015) of the Reeperbahn Festival 2015 brought 3,700 music industry professionals and media representatives from over 40 countries to Hamburg. The Austrian delegation claimed new record figures with an entourage of eleven local bands and 80 industry professionals … read more »
Formerly known as the Steel Heart of the Republic following on from the discovery of coal in the early 20th century, Ostrava is the third largest Czech city and, as such, a force to be reckoned with. Wedged between the Slovak and … read more »
This article is part of the brochure “Jazz in Austria”. The full brochure is available as a free PDF download at the end of this page. It is the vast musical diversity that distinguishes today’s Austrian jazz scene, providing acclaim and attention well beyond … read more »
35th International Jazzfestival Saalfelden Saalfelden/Austria August 28 – 31, 2014 For more than thirty years, the International Jazzfestival Saalfelden has been a stage for free spirits. Each year at the end of August, musicians from all over the world gather in this … read more »
Zajedno Zusammen, Belgrade/Serbia Various Locations June 19 – July 15, 2014 On the 19th of June, the Serbian capital of Belgrade will commence the first festival highlighting current music from Austria under the title “Zajedno Zusammen”. The festival will present exciting projects … read more »
The secret is out and the winners announced. Yesterday, May 6th, the coveted trophies of the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards were presented to the winners in 15 categories. Star of the evening was Christina Stürmer, who took home two Amadeus Awards (“Album … read more »