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Chris Kronreif
soprano sax
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- born in Salzburg,
Austria, in 1980.
- 1998 Winner of "Outstanding Soloist" Award at "Fiestaval" Toronto,
CAN
- 2001-2007 Instrumental Studies at Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität
Linz, Austria, Graduation as B.A.
- 2005 Winner of "JazzFirst Award" and recording session
with Nouvelle Cuisine Big Band ("Mozart Revisited") as
featured soloist.
- Performed with... Peter O'Mara, Marc Copland,
Martin Stepanik / Lovely Rita, Martin Reiter, David Murray, Don
Menza, Jochen Rueckert,
John Hebert, Nouvelle Cuisine, Lungau Big Band, Heinz v. Hermann,
Jazzwerkstatt Wien, Vienna Jazz Composers, S.K. Invitational
/ Texta / Blumentopf, etc.
- Own Projects: Chris Kronreif Quartet,
JazzIT Stage Orchestra, Present Tension, Hausmusik for Coulin,
Trio Grande, div. kleinere
Ensembles.
Discography:
- 2001 Present Tension "Entering the Living Room"
- 2004 The JazzIT Stage Orchestra Workshop "Session One" (Jazzit
Edition 1001)
- 2004 David's House "New Point of View" (DH01)
- 2005 Nouvelle Cuisine "Mozart Revisited" (Quinton Q-0502-2)
- 2005 Ballaststofforchester "Frauen brauchen immer einen Hausfreund" (BSO
04)
- 2006 Present Tension "In Detention" (Jazzit Edition
1004)
- 2007 Ballaststofforchester "Ausgerechnet Bananen - Yes, we
have no bananas" (BSO 05)
- 2007 SK Invitational "SK Invitational" (Jazzit Edition
1007)
- 2007 Lovely Rita "My Life Between the Exit Signs" (RR001012,
LC5021)
- 2007 Hausmusik for Coulin "Hausmusik for Coulin" (PAO10730)
- 2008 Nouvelle Cuisine "Gdoon" (PAO11040)
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Michael
Erian
tenor sax
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1990 diploma in jazz and popular music
at carinthian conservatory and at the Jazzakademie in Graz › 1999
master degree at the »Royal
Conservatory« The Hague, Netherlands, with John Ruocco › member
of J.A.M. – Austrian Jazz Orchestra with Erich Kleinschuster › performed
at: Jazz-Fest-Vienna, Jazz-Jamboree Warschau, Jazz-Festival in
Montreaux, North Sea Jazzfestival The Hague, Concert at Noor Al
Hussein Foundation, Amman, Tours in France, Italy, Germany, Spain,
Denmark, Poland, Turkey, South-America with various Jazzgroups › Award
on the Shak-Jazz-Concours 1993 The Hague, Award on the Europ Jazz-Contest-Belgium
1994, Award on the Middelsee Jazz-Concours 1995 › discography:
J.A.M. – Austrian Jazz Orchestra »Round Christmas«,
Arnulf Ochs Quintett »Welcome to my world«, »isonzo« Extraplatte,
Vienna Concert Big Band feat. Wolfgang Muthspiel, Quintone; »In
the meantime«, Arnulf Ochs, JAZZ´n´ARTS, »Winnetou« couch-ensemble,
JAZZ´n´ARTS, Klemens Marktl, JAZZ´n´ARTS
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Christoph »Pepe« Auer
alto sax
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studied at the University of Music in Graz and also got lessons
from Dick Oatts, George Garzone, Donny McCaslin, Branford Marsalis,
David Binney, Tony Malaby, Marcus Strickland, Jason Lindner and
more. He has played with the musicians Adam Holzman (keyboard,
Miles Davis Band), Joseph Bowie as well as the Vienna Art Orchestra.
2005 he was sent to the I.A.S.J. meeting, directed by David Liebman,
a representative of the University of Graz ›Tours:
Serbien, Slowenien, Kosovo, Polen, Deutschland, Jerusalem, Zypern,
Slowakei, Italien, NYC › Awards: 2004 Jazzprice Biberach, 2005
Hans Koller Price »New York Scholarship«, 2005 Scholarship
University of Music Graz, 2005 Student represententative of University
of Music Graz at the IASJ Annual Jazzmeeting in Poland directed by
David Liebman, 2006 2nd Scholarship University of Music Graz, 2007
Hans Koller Price »Newcomer of the Year« ›
Discography: Chillin' con Karma, EP (2006), Jazzit Stage Orchestra,
Vol.1 (2006), (Lotus Records), Christoph Pepe Auer Quartet, White
Rain (2006),
Flip Philipp / Ed Partyka Dectet, Opium (2007), (FP Records), Vienna
Art Orchestra, All That Strauss Vol. II, (Hoanzl) (2007), Matthias
Löscher Quartet, VOX (2007), (ATS Records), Christoph Pepe Auer,
The New York Sessions, (Sessionwork Records 01/07, Distribution:
Lotus Records), Christoph Pepe Auer b- cl/ Manu Delago – hang,
Living Room, (Sessionwork Records 02/07, Distribution: Lotus Records)
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Heinrich
Werkl
bass, Composition
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studied at the Vienna conservatory › 1980 founded Jazztrio
MEXAS › worked with: Al »Fats« Edwards, Lee Harper,
Elly Wright, Wolfgang Puschnig, Leo Wright, Mario Lima and others › since
1977 member of the »Roland Batik Trio« › performed
at: Brucknerhaus Linz, Musikverein Vienna, Konzerthaus Vienna, etc. › performed
with: Angel Romero »Vienna Virtuosi« (Europe and Asia) › since
1995 member of BRIDGES › tours: Europe, Asia, Mexiko, a. o. › discography:
Mexas–Jazz, Mario Lima: »Spring Time Fever«, Roland
Batik: »Roots«, »Streams«, »Batik plays
Batik«, »Neighbourhood«, »Bridges«,
Helmut Lohner: »Jazz und Lyrik«, Trio Sued: »Space«
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Emil Kristof
drums
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born in 1957 in Hof/Dvor, Austria › diploma in jazz and
popular music at carinthian conservatory › drummer, conceptual
artist, performer › worked with: Wolfgang Puschnig, Klaus Dickbauer,
Uli Scherer, Ali Gaggl, Hélène Labarriere, Linda Sharrock,
Mike Mantler, Michel Godard, Herbert Joos, Rick Iannacone, Radu Malfatti,
Stefan Wittwer, Wolfgang Mitterer, Fred Frith, Bennie Maupin, John
B. Williams a. o. › author of site-specific music performances › tours:
Europe, North- and Central America, Asia › discography: »Grenzjazz/obmejni
jazz« KUNDALINI, Extraplatte 76 (Vienna 1988), »Sarajevo
Suite« with Wolfgang Puschnig ED 13039, Harmonia mundi (Paris
1994), Liverecording with »Hommages« (WDR, Cologne 1995), »Roots & Fruits« with
Wolfgang Puschnig (Polygram 1997), »Aspects« with W.
Puschnig & Herbert Joos, PAO Records (1999), »Nature way« with
Klaus Dickbauer, PAO Records (1999), »Adagio II« with
Herbert Joos, PAO Records (2001), »For Roses« with Lubric
Flow, (Vienna 2002)
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