INNtöne Jazz Festival

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Paul Zauner welcomes the guests, 2019

The INNtöne Jazz Festival is a three-day international jazz festival that takes place annually at Whitsun in Diersbach in the rural Innviertel in Upper Austria. The organizer is a festival team whose artistic director has been organic farmer , jazz bandleader and music label entrepreneur Paul Zauner together with Klaus Stumvoll for many years. In 2018 the festival had 3500 visitors.

history

In the “barn” at the beginning of a concert
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic as an open air event in 2020
Performance by the Gavino Murgia Blast Quartet . The right set was designed by Rosa Parz.
The Southern Brothers Band will play the traditional Sunday morning pint in 2019
The up-and-coming band FunChord in the “St. Pigs Pub “2019

The festival was first held in 1986 under the name Jazzfestival Sigharting in the community of Sigharting , then for years in the Rothuberhalle in the small town of Raab (Upper Austria) as the Raab Jazz Festival . Internationally known musicians were involved from the start: in 1986, for example, Billy Cobham , Lou Donaldson , Ray Anderson and Terje Rypdal with their bands, in 1987 Christian Muthspiel , Dave Holland & Kenny Wheeler , Bob Stewart , Steve Coleman .

The festival has been called INNtöne since 1995 and took place this year and the following on the grounds of Sigharting Castle. Between 1997 and 1998 the jazz festival moved to Zell Castle in the municipality of Zell an der Pram , and then took place again for two years at Sigharting Castle. For a year in 2001 they tried the KIK in Ried im Innkreis .

Since 2002 the Inntöne Jazz Festival has been taking place on Paul Zauner's organic farm with the subtitle "Jazz on the farm". In order to make this possible technically and, above all, in terms of building regulations (escape routes, fire protection), extensive renovation work was carried out and the free-range organic breeding pigs moved away from the premises. The main stage is in the “Stadel”, there are also concerts in the old farm buildings, the “St. Pig's Pub "(the old pigsty) and the" Blue Horse Club ". An art exhibition in the “Nordstallgalerie” and a children's program complete the offer. Since 2010 the artist Rosa Parz has designed the "right stage design".

In 2020 the festival was postponed to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The program was largely limited to European artists due to travel restrictions. The number of visitors was limited to 750 guests per day. A total of 1650 paying guests came over the three days, which corresponds to around 60% of the usual visitors.

Structures

The festival is supported by the municipality of Diersbach, the federal state of Upper Austria and other sponsors named on the website. Around 70 radio stations worldwide (in the USA, Canada, Japan and Europe) broadcast concert recordings from Zauner's remote organic farm. The largest, most well-known in the German-speaking region, are Deutschlandfunk , the cultural channel WDR3 and ORF . Only through these media partnerships are the invitations of top-class, international musicians economically feasible.

There are still no gates and VIP areas guarded by a security service , but there is an atmosphere of mutual respect. A shuttle bus service is offered from Passau and Schärding train station for those arriving by train. It has also had its own children's program for years.

The music program conceptually offers not only international jazz greats but also a number of Austrian jazz musicians and those who draw inspiration from the respective traditional folk music. A special feature here is that Zauner "... gives all musicians the same status, regardless of whether they are jazz legends or newcomers."

The trade journal Downbeat wrote in 2019: “For a quarter of a century, INNtöne was hidden from the world. (Most of the visitors come from Austria, Germany and Switzerland.) It is financed through tickets, government grants, catering income (do you like vegan or vegetarian?) And occasional sponsors. Zauner, who also owns the independent label PAO Records , gets along with the fact that parking on his land is free of charge. Some festival goers have suggested building an amphitheater across from the farmhouse where his 83-year-old mother lives. He dismisses such ideas. 'I'll continue doing the same,' he said, 'Getting bigger wouldn't be good for my soul.' "

The reviewer wrote in the specialist magazine LondonJazzNews : “INNtöne is the remarkable creation of a remarkable figure in jazz. The food and the wine and the beer and the community and the family feel of this festival is something special. The Austrians use the word 'Servus!' as a greeting, goodbye or as 'Prosit!' That conveys the happy spirit of this hospitable festival. "

Jazzzeitung .de called the festival "the most beautiful jazz festival in the world"

Web links

Commons : INNtöne Jazzfestival  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

supporting documents

  1. ↑ www.inntoene.com
  2. ↑ Paul Zauners Jazz-Hof is simply a good place on www.nachrichten.at (accessed on May 29, 2018)
  3. ↑ INNtöne Jazz Festival postponed to August. In: ORF.at . May 27, 2020, accessed May 27, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Raimund Meisenberger: Inntöne 2020: Listening to music is freedom, the mask doesn't matter. Retrieved August 28, 2020 .
  5. ↑ JazzZeitung editors: The Corona edition of the “Inntöne” festival. In: JazzZeitung. August 25, 2020, accessed on August 28, 2020 (German).
  6. ↑ Sponsors and partners of the INNtöne Jazz Festival ( Memento from November 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ New Volksblatt from June 14, 2011: Hypnotic jazz grooves of the finest quality. The 26th “INNtöne Jazz Festival” on the farm in Diersbach near Schärding
  8. ↑ Deutschlandfunk - program tip
  9. ↑ Sebastian Scotney in Allaboutjazz from June 25, 2011
  10. ↑ Shuttle Service
  11. ↑ a b ORF of June 9, 2011: "... a balanced mix of local and international jazz"
  12. ↑ Farm Vision: INNtöne Celebrates 25 Years (accessed on June 22, 2019) “INNtöne has been hidden away from much of the world for a quarter century. (Attendees largely come from Austria, Germany and Switzerland.) It stays afloat via ticket sales, some government funds, catering fees (would you like vegan or vegetarian?) And the occasional sponsor. Zauner, who also owns PAO Records, is fine with not charging fees for parking or camping on his land. Some festivalgoers have suggested that he build an amphitheater on the other side of the farmhouse, where his 83-year-old mother lives. He brushes aside such notions. 'I'm doing this just the same way', he asserted. 'Getting bigger would not be good for me, soul-wise.' "
  13. ↑ INNtöne Jazz Festival 2019 (accessed on June 22, 2019) “INNtöne is the remarkable creation of a remarkable figure in jazz. The food and wine and beer and companionship and family feel of this festival are very special. The Austrians use the word 'Servus!' when they greet, or part, or want to say 'cheers!' It conveys the happy spirit of this convivial festival. "
  14. ↑ JazzZeitung.de ( accessed on June 23, 2019)