MARKUS GEISELHART ORCHESTRA
The Markus Geiselhart Orchestra (MGO) was founded summer 2010. It features some of the best Jazz musicians of Austria, among them several awardees of the Hans-Koller prize, like Herwig Gradischnig, Clemens Salesny and Martin Koller. The Orchestra exclusively plays original compositions of Markus Geiselhart or programms of guest soloists arranged by him. Markus Geiselhart was born 1977 in Stuttgart and since 2006 he lives and works in Vienna as a freelance bandleader, composer, arranger and trombonist. 2005 he founded and was leader of the Würzburg Jazz Orchestra (WJO) till 2010. After that he especially made his mark with the Don Ellis Tribute Orchestra feat. Thomas Gansch. Since 2013 he has a lectureship for Big Band conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
My Instrument is the Orchestra
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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!„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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- SAXOPHONE
- ROMED HOPFGARTNER
- CLEMENS SALESNY
- THOMAS KUGI
- PAUL GRITSCH
- SOPHIE HASSFURTHER
- ANEEL SOOMARY
- HERWIG GRADISCHNIG
- TOBIAS REISACHER
- AXEL MAYER
- MARIO ROM
- GERMAN MARSTATT
- DOMINIK STOGER
- MARIO VAVTI
- ALOIS EBERL
- PHILIPP FELLNER
- ERIK HAINZL
- MARTIN KOLLER
- STEFAN THALER
- MARIO LACKNER
- THOMAS KAFEL
- HERBERT JOOS
- MARKUS GEISELHART
- BIG BAND