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Heinrich von Kalnein, Horst-Michael Schaffer and JBBG Smal
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 April 2026 | ||||||
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For more than 10 years, the Austrian collective JBBG - JAZZ BIGBAND GRAZ has been one of Europe's leading large ensembles. Under the direction of trumpeter, singer and composer Horst-Michael Schaffer and saxophonist, flautist and composer Heinrich von Kalnein, the JBBG has developed its very own sound, combining a jazz-rock fusion with pop, minimal and world music. Their productions have taken the band to the most renowned European jazz festivals.
In 2018, Heinrich and Horst developed the idea of distilling the sound aesthetics of the big band into a quintet - "JBBG in pocket format", so to speak. Expressive and very virtuoso music with plenty of room for musical surprises and the joy of the spontaneous moment!
"Fruits of Passion & Sorrow" is the title of their latest album, which was released on December 5, 2024. In addition to the music of both band leaders, it primarily features the compositional world of the two Armenians Karen Asatrian and Arto Tunçboyacıyan.
Program and cast
Horst-Michael Schaffer: vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn
Heinrich von Kalnein: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Karen Asatrian: piano, keyboards
Thomas Wilding: bass
Tom Stabler: drums
PORGY and BESS Jazzclub
Porgy & Bess (actually, Jazz and Music Club Porgy & Bess ) is a jazz club in the Riemergasse 11 in the 1st district of Vienna. The club , founded in 1993 is considered " the most important jazz organizer and trendy meeting point " of the Austrian capital .
The program of Porgy & Bess speaks to a very large audience , about 70,000 guests a year ; is accordingly Jazz " understood very pluralistic ," and the program " even in fringe areas , such as electronic music , contemporary music and world music penetrated . " Many international artists , particularly from the U.S. space , see also Austrian musician here an opportunity to perform . The club also offers the stage for events, such as the award of the Austrian World Music Award.
Musicologist Christian Scheib According to the Porgy & Bess " at the same time essential for the development of the musical ( jazz ) reality of a City" and needs and uses ' plain commonplace as urban space music. " It creates itself " through artistic preferences, acoustic quality , capacity and real capacity, the necessary exclusion of other clubs. " Here, the different areas of the jazz clubs allow - the area in front of the stage with tables, upstairs gallery , a lateral area with a bar at counter - different intense concentration on the concert scene . For Jazzthetik Porgy & Bess is even a " traditional club . "
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