j(A)zz! | Synesthetic Octet (AT)

Andreas Felber, Journalist and head of the Jazz department of the Austrian Broadcasting Network called the music on Uya “complex and rhythm driven music that you won’t hear from anyone else even on an international level” and “ingeniously wonky chamber jazz / dada rap”. The raps in an invented language are supposed to remind the listener of what it’s like to be touched by vocals that you can not understand. As a young teenager, band leader Vincent Pongrácz was fascinated by the expressive power of American rap music even though he couldn’t understand the words. The composer and clarinet player founded Synesthetic Octet in 2013 during a concert series at the renowned jazz club Porgy & Bess in Vienna. The name of the ensemble is inspired by Olivier Messiaen, who was a synesthete himself.

FEATURING:

Vincent Pongrácz - clarinet

Doris Nicoletti - flutes

Clemens Salesny - bass clarinet, stritch

Martin Eberle - trumpet

Alois Eberl - trombone

Peter Rom - guitar

Manu Mayr - double bass, bass guitar

Lukas König - drums

Supported by Österreichisches Kulturforum Budapest.