This April, Austrian Music Export will once again be hosting musicians, music professionals and jazz heads of all descriptions at the Austrian Heartbeats umbrella stand at jazzahead!, Europe’s biggest trade fair for all things jazz-related. Moreover, we are proud to announce that Yvonne Moriel’s sweetlife has been chosen … read more »
For its inaugural year, the Austrian Jazz Award has chosen three winners for 2024, each of which will perform at a gala at Vienna’s Porgy & Bess on December 5th and will receive a cash prize and two follow-up concerts each. Jazz … read more »
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 »
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 »
The Jazzfestival Saalfelden is a cornucopia of musicians, styles, and stages. It can be hard to know where to start, how to decide which artists you absolutely cannot miss. We get it – and we’re here for you. Allow us to suggest … 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 »
In this series, mica – music austria and Austrian Music Export have collected the experiences and perspectives of women in the music business. No matter the categories, quotas or breakdowns, the goal is 100% of us working together in the struggle for … read more »