After a late-summer heat wave, it’s suddenly fall. And what a fall it is! September is proving more action-packed than ever this year, so let’s get right to it…rejoice, dear reader: it’s your Austrian Music Highlights for September. Jazz and everything after … read more »
Let’s get one thing out of the way: this is not a best-of list. We’re not really into judging, it’s not the end of the year – and most of all, music is not a competition. That being said, April 30th is … read more »
What can you say about March? It’s kind of an in-between month – often too raw to really feel like spring, but definitely no longer winter. It’s a time for planning, for getting all your ducks in a row before spring sashays … read more »
These days, it’s impossible to imagine jazz in Austria without the JazzWerkstatt Wien. In point of fact, however, the artistic collective was founded twenty years ago, in 2004, by Daniel Riegler, Peter Rom, Clemens Salesny, Bernd Satzinger, Wolfgang Schiftner und Clemens Wenger, … read more »
February is kind of an in-between month: the holiday hoopla is long gone and we’re left staring down the long, cold, damp tunnel until the weather starts to turn appreciably warmer (climate change notwithstanding). But wait – is that a glimmer of … read more »
September! That peculiar month where, with a little effort, you can pretend it’s still August. The evenings are darker, but people are still sitting outside the cafés without the benefit of heat lamps or slightly ratty-looking fleece blankets. And Austrian music rolls … read more »
There’s a lot to hear this March and April. The releases keep releasing and the good vibes keep flowing – just in time for the festival season about to kick off. Music is to spring like butter is to bread – it’s … read more »
It’s fair to say that the Austrian jazz scene has experienced a real upswing in recent years. At least, one can come to this conclusion when observing the increased international interest in jazz from Austria; and is true across all genres. Following … read more »
Don’t know how it is where you’re currently sitting, but over here it’s cold and windy, as it should be this time of year in this Alpine region of the northern hemisphere. But no, gosh darn it, we will not let winter … read more »
Four years after his debut “The Material”, the sought-after producer, musician and songwriter CLEMENS BACHER aka CID RIM now returns with the album “Songs of Vienna” (Lucky Me). Musically, the native Viennese – who nowadays commutes between his hometown, London and Los Angeles … read more »