Raising the curtain once again on local jazz talent: KICK JAZZ will gather the most promising acts of the up-and-coming local jazz scene at PORGY & BESS on December 6 and 7, 2022. KICK JAZZ festival offers up-and-coming domestic jazz formations the … read more »
KICK JAZZ
“We use our imagination. It’s one style, one sound.” – Lofoten Cello Duo
Two cellists playing folk music together sounds unusual, but comes quite naturally in Lofoten Cello Duo’s case. Their repertoire combines the diverse oral tradition of ethno music from around the world from time immemorial to the present. Carles Muñoz Camarero and Håvard … read more »
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY: A LOOK AT THE AUSTRIAN JAZZ SCENE
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 »
What went down at Kick Jazz VI (NEW VIDEOS!)
The 2021 edition of KICK JAZZ – the two-day festival organized by Austrian Music Export together with Porgy & Bess – was originally planned to take place live and in-person, bringing together local acts, fans and international promoters. However, as the well-known … read more »
2021 in Retrospect
The eleventh year of AUSTRIAN MUSIC EXPORT’S existence was, unsurprisingly, filled with special challenges. What began as a shock to the domestic and global systems in 2020, continued into 2021 as something like a pesty splinter in the foot, which still hasn’t … read more »
Kick Jazz 2021 – Streamed!
It’s curtain-up for Austria’s local jazz scene! Following five successful editions, the KICK JAZZ 2021 festival will gather the most promising local jazz formations on the main stage of PORGY & BESS on December 6-7, 2021 and show what the local music … read more »
KICK JAZZ 2020 – Performance Videos
The renowned KICK JAZZ FESTIVAL that is hosted in collaboration with Porgy & Bess took place in an altered form in late December of last year. That we are all looking forward to a future of live events is undeniable. However, the … read more »
Kick Jazz 2020: December 15-16
Curtains up for Austria´s local jazz scene: After four successful editions in previous years the KICK JAZZ 2020 festival will gather the most promising local jazz formations on the main stage of PORGY & BESS on December 15-16 and virtually show what the local … read more »
KICK JAZZ 2019 – TWO EVENINGS DEDICATED TO YOUNG AUSTRIAN JAZZ
This year’s KICK JAZZ FESTIVAL at Vienna’s PORGY & BESS was once again a very colourful musical event. With SKETCHBOOK QUARTET, SOPHIE ABRAHAM, TUBONIKA, SAIN MUS, RDEČA RAKETA and PURPLE IS THE COLOR, six acts arrived on the jazzclub’s stage for two … read more »
Kick Jazz 2019
Curtains up for Austria´s local jazz scene: After three successful editions in previous years the KICK JAZZ 2019 festival will gather the most promising local jazz formations on the main stage of PORGY & BESS on December 9 & 10 and show what … read more »