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mica focus Jazz East-West - Common Approaches, History and Visions
On the 14th of December 2011, mica music austria and the jazz club Porgy & Bess organized a mica focus panel discussion to represent and analyze the current situation of different presentation forms and co-operations between Austria and the countries of the former East.
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Auer/Delago/Fagg/Norris/Riddell – Living Room in London
Last year the bass clarinetist Christoph Pepe Auer and hang player Manu Delago impressively demonstrated their understanding of reinventing music on their second album "Colouring Book". As the duo "Living Room", the two Tyroleans virtually followed their own tradition and have once again released a new CD: "Living Room in London" (Session Work Records). With the addition of a string trio, they are now working on illuminating the concept of chamber music in a whole new light. The very tonal orientation of the new founded quintet is a piece of music which leaves the listener in awe. The unusual combination of bass clarinet, hang, and a string ensemble creates a highly individual and varied sound, which simpy abolishes all open questions on stylistic measures. more
Austrians listed in The Wire’s Top Releases of the Year 2011
It is highly gratifying for us in Austria to see local musicians and bands being recognized by such prestigious magazines as the English avant-garde music magazine The Wire. This year quite a few Austrian musicians and bands are listed in The Wire’s Rewind Charts for 2011.
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Jazz East-West - Common Approaches, History and Visions
Jazz is communication between musicians, jazz is communication between countries. On the 14th of December 2011, mica focus will host a discussion session on the subject "Collaborations and Exchange Projects of Organizers and Musicians between Austria and the Countries of the Former East" in Vienna's jazz club Porgy & Bess.
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