Last spring, some of the finest figures from the Viennese music scene – both present and past – told their stories, while some even played their music at the FM4 studio, for NPR’s World Cafe series, “Sense of Place: Vienna”. Subsequently the … read more »
Hello, autumn. Hello, releases. Hello, concerts. Hello, corona? Is this potentially (hopefully) the farewell tour? Oh well, there is still lots of hot ‘n’ fresh music flowing all around us, and we can still catch it in live concerts, on albums and … read more »
In October 2021, CATALYTIC SOUND FESTIVAL will take place every weekend of the month, worldwide – each one focusing on its own scene. The mini-festivals can be experienced both live in the respective cities and via stream. A Catalytic Sound Festival will … read more »
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL SAALFELDEN took place once again, for its 41st time at the end of August 2021. It was, as usual, a strong, long and explosive program. Therefore packing it into a collection of words won’t do it justice, however, there … read more »
CHRISTIAN REINER is this year’s Artist in Residence at the 41st INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL SAALFELDEN (August 16th-22nd, 2021). In light of this, Arianna Fleur spoke with CHRISTIAN REINER about his heavy metal days, his love for handicraft, the suffocation of expectation, who … read more »
Composer/improviser/performer; bass clarinet/contra alto clarinet/alto saxophone She works in the fields of “multi-idiomatic“ improvisation, experimental rock, contemporary music and multimedia sound research. Susanna Gartmayer studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna and the Glasgow School of Arts and was self-taught in … read more »
As the bass player in KOMPOST 3 and 5K HD, MANU MAYR moves between jazz and pop. His solo works are dedicated to sound research, and this Viennese man’s versatility is very well illustrated by projects such as SCHTUM and GABBEH. In … read more »
The 40th International Jazzfestival Saalfelden is taking place from August 22 to 25, 2019. Again, Austrian Music Export will invite jazz professionals and festival promoters from all over Europe to Saalfelden, turning the spotlight on the local jazz scene. On the occasion … read more »
Maja Osojnik, Susanna Gartmayer, derhunt, Raumschiff Engelmayr and DDKern – the names of the involved musicians in the project BROKEN.HEART.COLLECTOR already promise a very exciting and unusual listening experience. BROKEN.HEART.COLLECTOR take us on a sound journey free from all stylistic concepts in … read more »