Josef Novotny
Josef Novotny (born February 22, 1963 in Meggenhofen / Upper Austria ) is an Austrian composer and musician specializing in jazz and new music .
From 1978 to 1983 Novotny attended the Linz Music High School and the Bruckner Conservatory , where he studied organ with August Humer and jazz with Adelhard Roidinger . From 1984 to 1993 he was organ student of Peter Planyavsky and composition student of Erich Urbanner at the Musikhochschule Wien .
He works with musicians such as Elfi Aichinger , Burkhard Stangl , Jonathan Bepler , the Ensemble Wien 2001 , Elisabeth Harnik , Joanna Lewis , Achim Tang , Patrice Héral , Peter Herbert , Lol Coxhill , John Russell , David Tronzo , Gerry Hemingway , Tony Buck , Julia Fischer or Jonas Hellborg together. He has performed at festivals in Europe, the USA, Asia and Australia.
Novotny is u. a. Member of Max Nagl's quintet , the group touching (with Hannes Löschel and Thomas Lehn ) and a quartet with Katharina Klement , Martin Zrost and Paul Skrepek . He performs as a pianist and organist, plays synthesizers, also works with live electronics and did the mastering and remixing for many recordings .
Discography
- Maneuverboard , solo album, 1996
- Duos plus ... with Joanna Lewis, Katharina Klement, Burkhard Stangl, Max Nagl, 1998
- My own, GrabenFestTage '98 with Thomas Lehn , Christof Kurzmann , Boris Hauf , Bertl Mütter , 1999
- Linz Symphony / Mozart Remix with August Humer, 2006
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| SURNAME | Novotny, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian musician (jazz, new music) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meggenhofen , Upper Austria |