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In the December issue of the austrian Concerto magazine you can also find a very nice interview of mine, mainly about the new Big Band CD and of course also some words about the Hans Koller Prize for my latest quintet CD "Travelling Hard." In this issue there is also the result of the Concerto Readers Poll 2006, in which we have been voted "Best National Jazz Artist 2006" with the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra, largely due to our latest and very successful Thomas Bernhard CD. This is really great, also because the first track (listen & and download it in iTunes) of this remarkable CD is a big band arrangement of mine :-) November 2006
Next, just two quick concert recommendations in Lower Austria: on 18th with SchwarzMarkt in Krems, and on 23rd with the Concert Jazz Orchestra Vienna in Strasshof near Gänserndorf, at 19:30, Haus der Begegnung. We did not play with the CJOV for quite some time, so it will be great to meet all the guys again; we will perform some "big band jazz history" there on this evening. Speaking of Lower Austria, my CDs are now also available at the Musikfabrik NÖ, Musik Aktuell CD Club. Also check out the very nice "Rate Your Music" page - I think this one makes much more sense than the current "My Space & YouTube hype." But maybe, I should get my own "My Space" page too? But please tell me first why.
October 2006
And we will finish the last details for my first, own Big Band CD at ATS-Records in Molln (which is quite near Salzburg :-) this month. The planned release date is December 2006, which is just perfect for christmas. Here also a nice article about Karin in the current issue of the austrian Concerto magazine. I recently also did a short interview for Mac Essentials which you can hear on their website on 15th. Well, I did quite a few interviews for radio and print already, but being interviewed by a Macintosh news site was really a new experience for me (and as it seems now it won´t be the last time...) September 2006
August 2006 Now we finished all the rehearsals with the VAO for the new "3" program(s) - 39 compositions - and I can just tell you: you will have the ultimate listening experience if you come to all 3 consecutive nights. If you are a "hardcore" VAO fan, there will be no doubt anyway ;-) So maybe better take some days off from work then to be ready for this. But there is still some time left, the premiere in Vienna will be in May 2007. The "3 CD box" recordings will start end of August now. We also would have planned two VAO gigs in Israel in August now, but it doesn´t look to good for this at the moment.
Please also note the new "Free Download" section. Here you can download some free, unreleased mp3 files and sheet music of mine. To download simply click on the blue arrow right next to the filename. July 2006 Oh yeah! My new quintet CD "Travelling Hard" has been nominated for the Hans Koller Prize (the austrian "Jazz Grammy") in the category "CD of the Year 2006." Very funny side note here: this news is now even on Jamie Cullum´s website, since Jamie is nominated for the European Jazz Prize. Hopefully the jury likes my CD best, because then I would be able to release my new Big Band CD earlier. On 29th there will be an interview in the austrian radio Ö1 "Jazznight", also presenting my new CD "on air."
In the last weeks I wrote a new composition for the ensemble Trombonica and I also did a new arrangement for the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra - for our latest program "Wein, Weib & Gesang." Btw, the first concert with this new music will be on September 14th in Wels. End of July there will be the start of the rehearsals for the new Vienna Art Orchestra program "3" and later on in August & September we will record 3 new CDs with it. Watch out for our VAO mega tour in 2007! June 2006 On 4th we already had a very nice concert with the extraordinary band "HEAVY TUBA" in Linz at the Brucknerhaus and the big crowd there really loved it. Wow, what a remarkable band - thanx Heimo! If you haven´t heard Schwarzmarkt live yet, then your next chance to hear this great ensemble will be on 19th at the Jazzland here in Vienna. We will play the music of our current CD and also some new compositions.
Later on this month I will also do some mixing of my new upcoming Big Band CD. This CD will be probably called "Moments of Noise" - after an older composition of mine. The release of this CD is planned for late summer this year. The next concert with my own Big Band will also be this month on 26th at the Jazzland. May 2006 Wow, this is really a very nice start into the new month. In the current issue (May & June) of the austrian magazine Jazzzeit I got a five star review for my new quintet CD "Travelling Hard." Dear journalists, if you are also interested in reviewing/broadcasting this new CD then please contact me. Here also a nice online photo gallery from our last quintet concert in Bad Hofgastein on march 28th by Werner Maresch.
Now new available in Apple´s iTunes Music Store for download: Spring is on the Way, 101 Years Glenn Miller & Schwarzmarkt. If you are in or near Linz then maybe also visit the concert of the OÖJJO on may 20th at the Brucknerhaus. They will play a great new program (also some very nice originals) with an extended line up. Full Big Band plus tuba and 5 (!) french horns. Something you won´t hear that often. Also have a look at this very nice video featuring Carl Fontana in the Netherlands. Hier auch noch etwas "off topic" - Information & Kritik zu Dan Brown´s Sakrileg (original "THE DA VINCI CODE) April 2006
On this CD you can also hear my brother Christian Bachner (on saxophone & clarinet) who also did most of the recording, mixing and mastering of this wonderful CD. He is an oustanding saxophone player with an incredible sound. He is doing more and more recording work in his own studio lately, so maybe also contact him if you plan to record your new band project. My new CD "Travelling Hard" is now also available at the Red Octopus Onlinestore and at the EMI Store in Vienna´s 1st disctrict.
March 2006
In the 2nd half of march and in the beginnig of april I will also play quite a few gigs with the Lungau Big Band again. We will do a groovy soul program featuring the british Singer Tony Momrelle. Speaking of Big Bands, I can tell you that the recordings with my own Big Band in february went really great. At the moment I am listening to all the takes and soon we will start the process of mixing & editing, so stay tuned for the latest news here. On 5th I also did a very nice gig with the Würzburg Jazz Orchestra at the "Bockshorn" in Würzburg, where I was a featured soloist on trombone and euphonium. This is a great band of young "jazz-enthusiasts" directed by the german trombonist and composer/arranger Markus Geiselhart. By the way, Markus also just moved to Vienna this month. So, if you need a bone player, composer, arranger or a conductor, then give him a call ;-) February 2006 The jazz scene here in Vienna is very busy at the moment and a lot of people are writing new music, doing gigs and recording new CD´s. I am no exception to this as I also just recorded 2 new CD´s myself ;-) And I will record another CD this month - my very first CD with my own Big Band. I am really excited about that and it´s also a nice chance for me to play again with my New York room mate Adrian Reiter from Munich, whom I invited to be the guitar player for this recording session.
Another very nice CD which also has been released just right now is the latest project of the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra called "101 Years Glenn Miller" arranged and conducted by Michael Gibbs. I am doing section rehearsals with the OÖJJO ´Bones now again and last but not least as a little preview here: on march 28th there will be a very special "double" presentation concert of my new quintet CD "Travelling Hard" at the Birdland together with Karin and the new CD of her own quartet. January 2006
On 4th of january I will also play a concert with the Duo with Helmar Hill at Sandras Salon starting at 19.30. We will play the program of our new Duo CD there, including Helmar´s great concerto for trombone and piano called "Ein feiner Zug". This CD will be released in spring 2006. On 19th we will again play with my own big band at the Jazzland. Be sure to come, because it will be the last time we play the wonderful Ella Fitzgerald Special there, featuring my lovely wife Karin Bachner on vocals ;-) From 10th to 15th I will be in New York City again to perform with the Jazz Big Band Graz at the IAJE Conference and end of this month we will also record the "Thomas Bernhard program" with the UAJO. Finally also the new book of Kurt Dietrich - "Jazz Bones" is out now! It´s a book about "the world of jazz trombone" and he was also so kind to include a few lines about myself. Haven´t got and read it yet, so I am really thrilled about that one too ;-) By the way, do you "skype" already? If not then please go to www.skype.com and download this great communication tool. With this very nice program (available for Mac, PC & Linux) you can call me for free via the internet. My skype username is "bachnerr" - you will need it for calling me with Skype. |
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