Georg Breinschmid

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Georg Breinschmid (born April 25, 1973 in Amstetten , Austria ) is an Austrian double bass player and composer in the field of jazz .

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Georg Breinschmid ( Poorboy Lounge , Vienna 1997)

Breinschmid completed a classical training on the double bass at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna . During his studies he stepped in for musicians who were dropped out at short notice in various Viennese orchestras. He was also in chamber music - ensembles operate such. B. the Amadeus Ensemble . From 1994 to 1996 he was a member of the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria . He was then engaged in the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic and toured with them through Europe, America and Asia.

In 1998 Breinschmid left classical music and the Vienna Philharmonic and from then on devoted himself to jazz. He performed with the Zipflo Weinrich Group and was part of the Vienna Art Orchestra between 1999 and 2006 . As a result, Breinschmid was heard in numerous concerts throughout Europe with various ensembles. He played with international jazz greats Charlie Mariano , Adam Taubitz , Jasper van't Hof and Archie Shepp, as well as with many Austrian jazz musicians such as Harry Sokal , Klaus Dickbauer , Sabina Hank , Christian Muthspiel and his brother Martin Breinschmid . In addition, he has performed with the Kraah trio of Christian Zehnder on.

In a duo with the singer Agnes Heginger , the album Tanzen was created in 2005 , which is characterized by free improvisation and experimentation. With the violinist Benjamin Schmid and changing line-ups (e.g. Biréli Lagrène , Stian Carstensen ), Breinschmid revives the work of Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt, among others . With the record released in 2008, Vienna remains Krk and Brein's World (2010), Breinschmid documents his proximity to Viennese music and the Wienerlied with his own compositions .

The duo with trumpeter Thomas Gansch was formed in 2007 , with whom Breinschmid also composes and writes texts. The Trio Brein's Café was also formed in 2007 (initially with Roman and Frantisek Janoska), which is also located in the field of tension between jazz, classical and improvisation.

Breinschmid also realized large orchestral projects with his music; there were concerts with the Tonkünstlerorchester Niederösterreich, the Symphonieorchester Vorarlberg, the Württemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen and the Czech Philharmonic Brno. In 2010 Breinschmid opened the Wiener Festwochen with Brein's Café and the RSO Vienna. His compositions were u. a. played by the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. In 2014, Promenade for brass quintet, strings and percussion was premiered, a work commissioned by the Vorarlberg Symphony Orchestra and the Sonus Brass quintet.

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as a leader and co-leader
as a sideman

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SURNAME Breinschmid, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian double bass player and jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Amstetten , Lower Austria