BAND   COMPOSER  
MUSICIANS
DISCOGRAPHY   PRESS   BOOKING
         
  Stefan öllerer   soprano sax

1992–1996 studied at the conservatory Vienna › since 1995 works with the austrian jazz-blues-soul and funkscene: The Original Brothers › Farmers market › Michael Kneihs Quintet › Concert Jazz Orchestra Vienna, Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra, Richard Österreicher Bigband, Teddy Ehrenreich Bigband, Trompeteria, Gansch & Roses, Stella Jones, Gloria Gaynor › discography: ConcertJazzOrchestraVienna + Wolfgang Muthspiel »continental call«, Quinton 2-0201; Trompeteria »in the end it’s yellow«, Extraplatte EX 531-2; Lorenz Raab lubric flow »four roses«, Lotus records CD 0544; Michael Kneihs Quintet »Quintessence«, Mons records MR 874313; The Original Brothers, MPM + euroton CD 12001
 
  Michael Erian   TENOR sax
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
 
  Christoph »Pepe« Auer   ALTO sax
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)
 
  Heinrich Werkl   bass, Composition
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«
 
  Emil Krištof   drums
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)