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 »
Porgy & Bess
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 »
PORGY & BESS – AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTOPH HUBER
CHRISTOPH HUBER has dedicated half of his life to Vienna´s PORGY & BESS. The artistic director has played a major role in turning the club into an institution of international standing. In 2018 the club celebrated its 25th anniversary. For the occasion, … read more »
A look back at Kick Jazz 2018
At the beginning of December 2018 the third edition of the KICK JAZZ festival took place in the renowned jazz club Porgy & Bess. On two evenings, young local musicians were not only offered a stage with international appeal as a venue, … read more »
KICK JAZZ 2017
After a very successful premiere last year, this December’s motto is once again: “Curtain up for the young Austrian jazz scene”! On December 18-19, the KICK JAZZ festival will focus its spotlight on the lively, diverse, and innovative activities in the young … read more »
KŒNIG – “BEST OF 28”
“Best of 28” is the title of the second official album release from KŒNIG. Why did the multi-instrumentalist choose the number 28? Because the nine tracks were based on 28 sketches that the artist has been working on during his first 28 … read more »
KICK JAZZ – TWO EVENINGS WITH THE YOUNG AUSTRIAN JAZZ GENERATION
December 2016 will see the premier of the KICK JAZZ festival in Porgy & Bess in Vienna. Focusing on the young Austrian jazz generation, the event will present six of the most sought after and successful bands of the Austrian jazz scene. … read more »
Austrian World Music Awards: Finalists 2015
After last year’s successful installment of the Austrian World Music Awards, the new bestowal of the significant award for the Austrian world music scene will take place once again at the end of this year. The recent call for applications was well received: organizers counted more … read more »
Christian Muthspiel Trio performing at Porgy & Bess
Christian Muthspiel unveils with “Dancing Dowland” his new program and takes us on a musical journey into the past. Together with his two colleagues Franck Tortiller and Georg Breinschmid, the musician picks up the instrumental cycle “Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares” of the … read more »