I AM ABROAD is the new European project promoted by Taller de Músics, designed to strengthen improvised music networks in the European music ecosystem. Selected through LIVEMX, the project starts in October and launches a series of actions aimed at responding to … read more »
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NASOM – The New Austrian Sound of Music was initiated in 2002 by the Austrian Foreign Ministry (BMEIA) to support young Austria-based musicians. Every two years, five acts in each of the genres classical, jazz, global, contemporary, and pop/electronic are selected to … read more »
Fans of jazz in all its many flavors, rejoice! The long wait is over: Jazzfestival Saalfelden has published the complete lineup for its 44th edition, happening this year from August 22 – 25. As always, the festival is bursting at the seams … read more »
I can still hear the warning: “Trust no one over 30!” – a phrase that has had a particular sting since I’ve passed that mystic border myself. The saying comes from the 1960s, a time when a freedom-loving youth sought to distinguish … read more »
May! A month on the cusp of spring and summer, where the mornings are still cool and the year still seems full of promise (even though we’re already coming up on the halfway point). The headline this month is a slew (from … read more »
The world has changed a lot in the last twenty years, and so has Austrian music. In this series, we’re checking in with artists chosen over the past two decades to take part in NASOM – The New Austrian Sound of Music – an … read more »
In 2023, Austrian Music Export turned lucky 13 – and it was a wild one. The world is in a weird place, what with wars and the environment both smoldering and unchecked corporate power making life tougher for almost everyone. People are … read more »
The Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs has announced the call for applications for the 9th edition of NASOM – The New Austrian Sound Of Music for 2025-26. Selected artists will receive support for international performances for a period of two … read more »
Imagine, if you will, the sprawling, eclectic Jazzfestival Saalfelden program, but compressed into three days and transported from midsummer to midwinter. Or actually – don’t imagine it; get your tickets now! 3 Tage Jazz, the big festival’s little sibling, is happening from … read more »