BREIN'S CAFÉ
Georg Breinschmid was born in 1973 and lives
in Vienna. He is one of the leading Austrian
jazz musicians on the international scene.
Breinschmid studied classical bass at Vienna
University. As a student he worked as a substitute
in the big Viennese orchestras, and also played
chamber music with orchestras such as the Amadeus-Ensemble,
Ensemble Kontrapunkte and Die Reihe. At the same
time he started out as a jazz musician, cooperating
for instance with the violinist Zipflo Weinrich.
From 1994 to 1996 he performed with the Lower
Austrian Tonkuenstler Orchestra and from 1996
to 1998 he was a member of the Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra.
Quite soon he decided to turn his back on a career
as a classical orchestra musician and to dedicate
himself fully to jazz. In 1999 he became a freelance
jazz musician, excelling as one of the most versatile
and virtuoso bass players on the international
jazz scene. He worked with Archie Shepp, Charlie
Mariano, Kenny Drew jr., Biréli Lagrene, Wolfgang
Muthspiel, the Vienna Art Orchestra, Triology,
Megablast and many others.
Since 2005 Georg Breinschmid has increasingly
made his mark as a composer. His compositions
are also performed by other groups, such as Ensemble
Amarcord Wien, the duo "Bach & Bosnisch",
or the ensemble Bass Instinct. His devotion to
Vienna and Viennese songs is clearly recognizable
in his CD project "Wien bleibt Krk" (2008).
His 2002 production "Mauve" won him
(together with Arkady Shilkloper and Alegre Correa)
the Hans Koller Prize as CD of the year. The
same contest the year after saw him become "newcomer
of the year". In 2007 and 2009 Georg Breinschmid
was nominated for the Hans Koller-Prize as "Musician
of the year", in 2007 as the bassist of
the Christian Muthspiel Trio also for the "CD
of the year" (for "Against The Wind
- The Music of Pirchner & Pepl").
The double DVD "Georg Breinschmid Live" and
the double CD set "Brein's World",
which has garnered much critical acclaim in Europe
and overseas, was released in 2010. In May 2010,
Georg Breinschmid and his trio Brein's Café performed
at the opening of the Vienna Festival, which
was seen live on television by millions of viewers
all over Europe. He also appeared on the television
shows "Annettes DaschSalon" and the
NDR literature matinee "Herbstblätter",
in which Breinschmid and violinist Daniel Hope
treated audiences to a variety of original compositions.
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