Displaying items by tag: THOMAS KUGI

Matrix Mussorgsky Club Street Doll. The Devil and the Nomad Do Da Doo Awake. Trance of Noiz Matrix PX Hongkong Tavern Mirror Me

JM-2102-2

The third solo album of Andi Steirer, the highly gifted and perfect percussion-player/soloist from Austria!
He doesn‘t just play the percussion, he IS percussion! So he also invented the Body-Drumming! Here on this concept album he presents himself as a composer, too. It was recorded and produced by his fellow Ostinato musician Rens Newland. What we get here is 100 percent percussion, full power beats and colourful, diversified music. Meant to dance on or to just listen and dream away. A main influence for these recordings - besides Jazz and Funk – was his affinity with Tech House, which also popped up in his preceding album. The songs are arranged very precisely and feature some saxophones (Thomas Kugi), some alto flutes (Heinz von Hermann), several guitars (Rens Newland) and some high trumpets (Josef Burchartz). Partly the tracks are JUST percussion with underlaid beats, out of a series of percussion works you can also find on his recent EP “Perc House X”. A rich statement of the Austrian master percussionist.

Waltz for Jonathan Boppin` in D-Minor 
Ed`s Blues Go Wes! Trikonasana 
Savoy Ballroom The Big Band Theory 
Velhos Amigos

JM-2098-2

The Austrian guitarist Roland Stonek is at home in several styles, like Jazz, Country and Latin. Here he finally presents his first album as a bandleader, of course with his favorite kind of music: Jazz in the tradition of Wes Montgomery.

My Instrument is the Orchestra Crazy Concepts from Vienna I remember Hans and Marcus Homecoming Brainwash Airport St. Petersburg The Spirit of Don Ellis Just a Short Idea Think about it!

JM-2082-2

 „My Instrument is the Orchestra“ is the result of the work over the previous 10 to 15 years. Bandleader, arranger and composer Markus Geiselhart has tried to go new ways with this production – based on tradition in music. So he experimented in the matters of line up, composition and arrangement, but also with the way the production was mixed. It's a great Big Band, featuring soloists like THOMAS KUGI (tenor saxophone), HERWIG GRADISCHNIG (baritone saxophone), MARTIN KOLLER (guitar), HERBERT JOOS (flugelhorn), ROMED HOPFGARTNER (alto saxophone), CLEMENS SALESNY (alto saxophone), MARIO ROM (trumpet), MARIO LACKNER (drums), STEFAN THALER (bass), ALOIS EBERL (trombone), GERMAN MARSTATT (flugelhorn), finding new ways and new combinations using interesting sounds like rock guitars and electronics!

01. My Instrument is the Orchestra 02. Crazy Concepts from Vienna 03. I remember Hans and Marcus 04. Homecoming 05. Brainwash 06. Airport St. Petersburg 07. The Spirit of Don Ellis 08. Just a Short Idea 09. Think about it!

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Windjammer What The World Needs Now Sunshine Superman

JM-2074-2

This very groovy band around drummer Andi Weiss plays real cool funky stuff, as the group name indicates. Austrian masters of groove-Jazz, like Christian Havel and Thomas Kugi are featured, completed by the strong rhythm of Erwin Schmidt(organ), Herfried Knapp(b) and Anton Mühlhofer(perc). A mix of big/well known songs and some special ones are brought in the fine, reduced sound of the band! (recorded live!)

01. Sunshine Superman 02. Windjammer 03. What The World Needs Now Is Love 04. Boogie On Reggae Woman 05. Ain‘t It Funky Now 06. Deep Down Soul 07. Drive My Car 08. Jan Jan 09. Sweet Emma 10. Motown Vamp

Doujie Gazelle Groove

JM-2061-2

Christian Havel, one of the leading Jazz guitarists of Europe, started “just for fun” jamsessions in the oriental club/restaurant „Aux Gazelles”, somewhere in Vienna. Out of this Session grew a really tight band, this studio recording is a document and a prove for that! The lovely combination of a warm sounding Jazzguitar, a smokey Hammond organ, a light and swingy drums and a snake charming saxophone bring us in the feeling to be right between New York and the Orient.

01. Doujie 02. The Jody Grind 03. Get Out Of Town 04. Andalucia 05. Olvidar 06. Calypsos 07.Can't Buy Me Love 08. Mr.Walker 09. E.S. Bonus Track: 10. Gazelle Groove

Saudades do Sol

JM-2035 2

One of the great Austrian Jazz guitar talents presenting his rich compositions in a warm and smooth sound, with interesting sideman like Allegre Correa, Reinhard Micko, Thomas Kugi.....

Vienna Nightline Deuce Ha Ha Ha Kita Weekend in BM

JM-2027-2

Grown up fusionjazz, tasty arranged and played by hi-end musicians around bass and guitar player Werner Feldgrill!(with Oliver Kent, Thomas Kugi, Heimo Wiederhofer).

Kinderparty-Ouverture

JM-2013-2

A fresh and interesting concept for young intellectuals and youthful grown-ups!! Also for educational goals. (Thomas Kugi, Gerald Preinfalk,Werner Feldgrill, Paul Urbanek....)