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Biography
Personal - Education - Further Education - Teaching Experience - Current Freelance Work Past Freelance Work - Work as a Composer - Prizes & Scholarships - Selected Discography
Personal Robert Bachner - trombone, euphonium - composer & arranger born on 27th of April 1972 in Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria (UA), Austria/Europe Living and working in Vienna, Austria since 1996
Education First music experience with my parents. Playing Euphonium since the age of 10, started to play trombone at 14 1991-1995 Jazz & Popular Music (trombone) at the Bruckner Conservatory in Linz with Christian Radovan 1996-1999 Composition & Arrangement at the Conservatory of the City of Vienna with Thomas Huber & Heinz Czadek 2000 Studies at the New School University in New York City with Conrad Herwig.
Further Education Masterclasses/Workshops & private lessons also with George Lewis, Ed Neumeister, David Liebman, Hugh Fraser, Bill Watrous, Robin Eubanks, Benny Powell, Bobby Dodge, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Bobby Shew ...
Teaching Experience 2008-2009 trombone at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna 1996-1999 Jazz Trombone & Improvisation at the Music School in Neuhofen/UA 1996, 98 Int. Tuba Festival in Stadl-Paura/UA (Euphonium) 1996-99, 01,02,04 Big Band Workshop of the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra 1997-2000 Jazzacademy Scheibbs in Lower Austria 1998, 2000 Academy for teachers in Weinberg/UA
Current Freelance Work 1993-present Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra 1994-present Heavy Tuba (Euphonium & Trombone) 1997-present Lungau BIg Band 2003-present Flip Philipp & Ed Partyka Dectet 2004-present Jazz Big Band Graz 2004-present Schwarzmarkt 2005-present Chameleon Changes 2008-present Bastian Stein Oktett
Past Freelance Work 1996-2008 Vienna Art Orchestra 1998-2004 Sanmera 1998-2002 Achim Tang Quintet 1997-1999 Nouvelle Cuisine 1996-1999 Doretta Carter 1999-2006 Concert Jazz Orchestra Vienna 2001-2005 Groovehunters 2003-2004 Kombinesch 1994-2000 Numerous recordings with the austrian Rock´n Roll Star Andy Lee Lang
Further performances also with Kenny Wheeler, Django Bates, Ray Anderson, Bill Watrous, Bob Mintzer, Bobby Shew, Michael Gibbs, Elliot Sharp, Andy Sheppard, Bruckners Unlimited, Ray Charles, Tony Momrelle, Count Basic, Madita, Georg Nußbaumer...
Work as a Composer Compositions mainly for my own projects, but also for the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra, Heavy Tuba, Lungau Big Band, Juvavum Brass, Flip Philipp & Ed Partyka Dectet, Trombonica, Ensemble Pro Brass, Sanmera, Trompeteria ...
Recent works/commissions: "Song Song Overture" (2008) for the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra "Hoamatswing" for the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra "Morning Shift" for Trombonica (Trombone Quartet) "Backup" for Heavy Tuba "Währinger Walzer" for the mund.ART Quintett (Brass Quintet) Arrangement of "So Rare" & " To anyone who performs it" by Flip Philipp for the Flip Philipp/Ed Partyka Dectet "Die Ursache - Eine Differenzierung" for the program "Dessöwe aundas" of the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra "Crucial Qualities" for the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra , recorded on the latest CD "Deference to Anton Bruckner" Arrangement of "The way you look tonight" for the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra featuring Johnny Griffin "Brasstime" for the Lungau Big Band featuring Bill Watrous "Kleinkunst" for the new Heavy Tuba program "Count Phenomium" for Heavy Tuba, recorded on the CD "Live at Montreux" "One for sure" for the ensemble Trombone & Rhythm
Prizes & Scholarships
2006 Hans Koller Jazz Prize "CD of the Year 2006" for my quintet CD "Travelling Hard" 2006 Financial support for my CD Production "Travelling Hard" from SKE and the state of Upper Austria 2004 Financial support for my CD Production "Heart Disc" from SKE and the the state of Upper Austria 2000 Scholarship from Bundeskanzleramt, SKE & the state of Upper Austria for my Jazz Studies in New York City 1999 Scholarship for composition of the austrian "Bundeskanzleramt" 1998 Scholarship for composition of the austrian "Bundeskanzleramt" 1994 Musical portrait in the austrian TV series "Masters of tomorrow"
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