Georg Breinschmid
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Georg Breinschmid is an Austria
n double bass player, composer and jazz musician.
, touring Europe, America and Asia.
In 1999, Georg Breinschmid quit being a (well-paid) classical orchestra musician, playing pre-fabricated music, in favour of his all-important love: jazz music. He played with the Vienna Art Orchestra
, with the Zipflo Weinrich Group and gave concerts with various other ensembles all over Europe. Charlie Mariano
, Jasper van’t Hof and Archie Shepp
were among his international playmates, as well as Austrian jazz musicians like Harry Sokal, Thomas Gansch, Christian Muthspiel
, and many others. He issued the CD Tanzen (Dancing) with singer Agnes Heginger in 2005, both (clearly) obviously enjoying themselves improvising and experimenting with voice and double bass. With violinist Benjamin Schmid (Beni Schmid), in cooperation with Biréli Lagrène
and Stian Carstensen, Georg Breinschmid has revived the music of Stéphane Grappelli
and Django Reinhardt
with his own original compositions.
In March 2008, his new CD, “Wien bleibt Krk”, with original compositions closely connected to Vienna, is being released.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n double bass player, composer and jazz musician.
Biography
Breinschmid studied classical double bass at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna and substituted in various Viennese orchestras as a student. From 1994 to 1996 he played with the Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich, then with the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraVienna Philharmonic Orchestra
The Vienna Philharmonic is an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the world....
, touring Europe, America and Asia.
In 1999, Georg Breinschmid quit being a (well-paid) classical orchestra musician, playing pre-fabricated music, in favour of his all-important love: jazz music. He played with the Vienna Art Orchestra
Vienna Art Orchestra
The Vienna Art Orchestra was a European jazz group based in Vienna, Austria. Organized at different times as either a big band or as a smaller combo, it was regarded as one of the leading European jazz ensembles and was an official cultural ambassador of the Republic of Austria.-History:Founded in...
, with the Zipflo Weinrich Group and gave concerts with various other ensembles all over Europe. Charlie Mariano
Charlie Mariano
Carmine Ugo Mariano was an American jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Cologne, Germany.-Biography:Mariano was the son of Italian immigrants....
, Jasper van’t Hof and Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp is a prominent African-American jazz saxophonist. Shepp is best known for his passionately Afrocentric music of the late 1960s, which focused on highlighting the injustices faced by the African-Americans, as well as for his work with the New York Contemporary Five, Horace Parlan, and...
were among his international playmates, as well as Austrian jazz musicians like Harry Sokal, Thomas Gansch, Christian Muthspiel
Christian Muthspiel
Christian Muthspiel is an Austrian composer, trombonist, and pianist most associated with jazz.He started with the piano at six and began study of the trombone at 11. From 1987 to 1988 he had a scholarship to study in Banff, Alberta. He also does new classical music.His brother is guitarist...
, and many others. He issued the CD Tanzen (Dancing) with singer Agnes Heginger in 2005, both (clearly) obviously enjoying themselves improvising and experimenting with voice and double bass. With violinist Benjamin Schmid (Beni Schmid), in cooperation with Biréli Lagrène
Biréli Lagrène
Biréli Lagrène is a French guitarist and bassist. He came to prominence in the 1980s for his Django Reinhardt-influenced style on the classical guitar, as well as for being a jazz fusion virtuoso on the electric guitar...
and Stian Carstensen, Georg Breinschmid has revived the music of Stéphane Grappelli
Stéphane Grappelli
Stéphane Grappelli was a French jazz violinist who founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934. It was one of the first all-string jazz bands....
and Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt was a pioneering virtuoso jazz guitarist and composer who invented an entirely new style of jazz guitar technique that has since become a living musical tradition within French gypsy culture...
with his own original compositions.
In March 2008, his new CD, “Wien bleibt Krk”, with original compositions closely connected to Vienna, is being released.
Awards
- 2002 Hans Koller Prize for the CD of the Year "Mauve"
- 2003 Hans Koller Prize Newcomer of the Year
Discography
- 2001 Mauve, with Arkady Shilkloper and Alegre Correa
- 2005 Tanzen, with Agnes Heginger
- 2005 stepping out, with Pago Libre
- 2007 from fritz to django, with Benjamin Schmid and Biréli Lagrène
- 2007 The Music of Werner Pirchner & Harry Pepl, Christian Muthspiel Trio
External links
- www.georgbreinschmid.com - Official Website