The Project

THE STORY OF JAZZ is the largest and most risky, but (for me) also greatest project I have ever committed myself to: a multi-part, potentially inexhaustible concert series about the most important eras, styles, developments, personalities, places, instruments and always new aspects of the now more than 120-year history of jazz.

My project goal: Aiming at inspiring and growing audiences for jazz.

I have been pursuing this goal of getting people – older and younger ones – excited about this music (again or new) since 2015. So far, I have been able to attract more than 10,000 guests together with my trio and hand-picked special guests on different instruments for our music and my story-telling. In autumn 2021, THE STORY OF JAZZ celebrated its 100th concert anniversary, and in spring 2025 it will be the 150th.

Like a book,THE STORY OF JAZZ consists of chapters. Just that I’m constantly adding new chapters and you can start at any time. Each chapter is a self-contained part and will be performed over several days in order to offer my audience the greatest possible flexibility. The venue is usually a theater, but in special cases it can also be a concert hall or a jazz club.

Public Voices

“So much enthusiasm, so much love for jazz, so much ambition – it’s just nice to listen to you.”

„You are a gift to Vienna and the world with the combination of your talent, vision and love of Jazz!“

„Jazz at its best on a new highway!“