Robert Riegler
Robert Riegler (born November 6, 1963 in Kapfenberg , Styria ) is an Austrian bass player and composer .
Live and act
After studying at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz , he moved to Vienna in 1986. During his long-term collaboration with the trumpeter Karl Fian , in 1988 he provided the compositions for his album "Fian". In 1988 he played in a duo with Werner Pirchner , and with Harry Pepl in the band Airmail. He formed the Bob R. Band and began experimenting with his own compositions. As a sideman he worked with the singer Timna Brauer and the funk band Ostinato .
He concentrated intensively on the music of JSBach and recorded the album "Anima" in 1997. In the same year he became a member of the Vienna Art Orchestra , in which he stayed until 2003, and founded the formation "bass doublings". In the following years he played with Don Alias , Victor Lewis , Billy Jenkins , David Gilmore , Andy Sheppard , Harry Pepl , Michel Portal , Wolfgang Puschnig , Bobby Previte , Albert Mangelsdorff , Harri Stojka , Wolfgang Muthspiel , Joseph Bowie and Cindy Blackman .
In 2003 he finished his bass book "Das Vierbundsystem". He became a lecturer at the Tyrolean State Conservatory and at the Vienna Music Institute . In 2004 he put his solo pieces on paper and played in Rebekka Bakken's band . In October 2005 he was the only European finalist of the 1st International Solo Bass Competition in Myrtle Beach, where he was to appear with jurors Victor Wooten , Anthony Jackson and Steve Bailey . Due to a strike by the Air France airline, he missed his appearance and received fourth prize out of competition. Since 2012 he has also been working at the Art University Graz .
Works
- The four-network system (2003)
- 10 solo pieces (2004)
- The Four Fret Concept (2005)
- 10 Solopieces (2006)
Discographic notes
- 1988 - Harry Pepl / Light blues / Universal 835 305-2
- 1988 - Bumi Fian / Fian / Polygram
- 1991 - Ostinato / Pump up the horns / Jive
- 1992 - Pentadom / The very moment / Ex-164 CD LC8208
- 1995 - Ostinato / Modern line event / Jive
- 1996 - Martin Siewert / Trash test / Ex-286-2
- 1997 - Robert Riegler / Anima / Hoanzl H-042
- 1997 - Sigi Finkel / Heart Beat / Koch LC 5680
- 1997 - Alegre Corrêa / Terra Magica / Ex
- 1998 - Vienna Art Orchestra / American Rhapsody / BMG
- 1998 - M. Siewert / Duck you / Ex 336-2
- 1999 - Doop Troop / Don't tell me / Sony Lc 00162
- 1999 - Dorretta Carter / Look to the Light / Tough time TT99 dc002
- 2000 - Vienna Art Orchestra / Artistry in Rhythm
- 2000 - Sigi Finkel & African Heart / African Echoes / Edel LC 05777
- 2000 - Robert Riegler / Bass Doublings (limited edition)
- 2000 - Robert Riegler / Essence of Sweetness / 2Morro 6002-2
- 2001 - Vienna Art Orchestra / A centenary Journey / Quinton
- 2002 - Vienna Art Orchestra / Art & Fun
- 2002 - Bumi Fian / Fian / Reissue Universal LC 00699 835849-2
- 2006 - Ostinato / Best of / Jive LC06073
- 2008 - Robert Riegler / Bass Doublings / Rosenrot, ATS-Records LC7352, CD 0650
- 2009 - Ostinato / Still funky / Jive LC 06073
- 2010 - Chris Stone / A golden day / Hoanzl Records
- 2010 - Vienna Art Orchestra / The Big Band Years / Universal LC 00699
- 2011 - Gu Gabriel / Animal / Nomad Records
- 2015 - Austrian Collective / Nearly a Song / Universal LC 00107
- 2017 - Keytrio / According to the motto / Schuller-Records
- 2017 - Ostinato / Isn't that jazz? Yes it isn't! / Jive LC 06073
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Riegler, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian bass player and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kapfenberg |