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 »
Simon Raab is known primarily as the leader of the band Purple Is The Color. Now, the album those things falling (Edition Ö1) features the pianist for the first time as a solo artist – in the truest sense of the word: … read more »
The duo of Asja Valcic (cello) and Raphael Preuschl (bass ukulele) focuses on the sound of low strings. The title of their new album, Velvet, is apt: a uniquely warm, gentle acoustic world, where pulsing grooves coexist with wonderfully elegaic melodies, played … read more »
The goal of the trio otherMother is a rhythmic symbiosis of sound; their path to that goal is the fusion of acoustic and electronic sounds. Markus Deisenberger talks with Judith Schwarz, Jul Dillier and Arthur Fussy about the birth of the band, … read more »
The feel of the wind slapping you in the face…the smell of burnt chestnuts…feeling your “transition coat” gradually soak through because the fashion gods have dictated that, for some unfathomable reason, fall outerwear does not need to be waterproof: it’s November in … read more »
Believe it or not: December isn’t nearly as far off as you think it is. On the bright side, that means Kick Jazz is right around the corner! The annual showcase of local jazz talent at the Vienna institution Porgy & Bess … read more »
Karl Ratzer played with Chaka Khan, Chet Baker, Joe Chambers, Lee Konitz, Clark Terry, and a slew of other jazz legends – and became one himself in the process. He played the opening concert at the Vienna institution Porgy & Bess, and … read more »
Vienna-based saxophonist and composer Yvonne Moriel is a leading voice in Austria’s contemporary jazz scene. Her music blends jazz, improvisation, electronic textures, and groove-oriented forms with compositional clarity and exploratory energy. In 2022, she founded her project yvonne moriel :: sweetlife, merging … read more »
To anyone in Austria with even a passing interest in jazz, Jazzfestival Saalfelden is a familiar name. This year‘s edition of the annual jazz extravanganza will take place from August 17-20, 2023 and will feature around 60 concerts in the mountain village … read more »
How does that old song go? “I like New York in June / I like a Gershwin tune” …be that as it may, we’re more than happy to stick with Vienna and tunes from folks like Willi Landl, Ankathie Koi, and Zion … read more »