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Karlheinz Miklin

1983-2000 dean of the Jazz department at the Music University Graz. Associate Jazz Artist at the Royal Academy London. 2003 - 2012 Chairman of the IASJ - International Association of Schools of Jazz. 2002 - 2009 Vice-chairman Advisory Board of the EYJO - European Youth Jazz Orchestra, Denmark Several times voted as „Austrian musician of the year“. Soloconcerts „Wiener Festwochen“, „Solo,Duo,Trio“ Krakow... Since 1978, Karlheinz Miklin Trio (Ewald Oberleitner b, Karlheinz Miklin jr.d); nine CD/LP released, Festivals, TV- and Radiorecordings all over the world, with guests such as Art Farmer, Albert Mangelsdorff, Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy, Enrico Rava, Bill Dobbins, Ed Neumeister, Armen Donelian, Karl Ratzer, Wolfgang Puschnig... Since 1984, frequent tours in Europe and South America with the „Quinteto Argentina“, ten CD/LP/DVD released. 1989 - 2000 Quartet with Fritz Pauer p, Ron McClure b, Billy Hart/Adam Nussbaum/Victor Lewis d, three CD released. 2000 - 2008 Trio Karlheinz MIKLIN - Ron McCLURE - Billy HART, two CD released Since 2008 Trio Karlheinz Miklin - Heiri Kaenzig - Billy Hart two CD released Since 2009 Karlheinz Miklin DOUBLETRIO (Ewald Oberleitner/Milan Nikolic basses, Howard Curtis/Karlheinz Miklin jr. drums) Leader of various groups with drummers such as Mel Lewis, Kenny Washington, Bill Elgart, Bob Wyatt... bass players such as Chuck Israels, Barre Phillips, Sizao Machado, Ronan Guilfoyle... pianists such as Horace Parlan, Jarmo Savolainen, Phil Markowitz... CD with Big Bands such as Graham Collier (London Jazz Festival), Lapouble & Asociados (guest soloist with Michael und Randy Brecker), KUG Big Band (Arrangements by Chuck Israels and Pocho Lapouble)... TV-Festival All Stars with John Lewis, Benny Bailey (Zagreb) or Herbie Mann (Grahamstown, South Africa), TV „The Holy Grail of Jazz and Joy“ of George Gruntz (soloist with Bobby McFerrin, Sheila Jordan...) Composer of the soundtrack of the film „Purgatory/Fegefeuer“ Composer of "JURA SOYFER - Auf uns komm es an", dance theater directed by Hans Kresnik Appearances with his own groups at Festivals such as „Umbria Jazz“ Perugia, „Belga Jazz“ Brussels, „Euro Jazz“ Athens, „Jazz Jamboree“ Warsaw, „Jazz Peak“ Sofia, "Jazz at the Hermitage Garden" Moscow, „Mostra de Jazz Europeu“ Barcelona, Leeds, Belgrade, Istanbul, Malta, Kiev, „Yatra Jazz Festival“ Bombay and New Delhi, „Cachagua Jazz Festival“ (Chile), "Virada Cultural" Sao Paulo, „Patagonia Jazz Festival“ (Argentina), Grahamstown (South Africa), Tabarka (Tunesia), „Jazzfest Wien“, „Jazzherbst Salzburg“, Wiesen, Saalfelden, „Bregenzer Festspiele“, „Styrian Autumn“ ... ...and venues such as „Blues Alley“ Washington, „Ryles“ Boston, „100 Club“ London, „Domicile“ Munich, „St.Louis“ Rome, „Bim Huis“ Amsterdam, „De Weerf“ Bruges, "Moods" Zurich, „Cafe Central“ Madrid, "Hot Clube" Lisbon,„BP Club“ Zagreb, „Agartha“ Prague, „Juttutupa“ Helsinki, „Liize“ Riga, „Von Krahl baari“ Tallinn, „Art Club 44“ Kiev, "Jazz & Sound" Minsk, „Notorius“ Buenos Aires, „San Ildefonso“ Mexico City, „Carlos Brussa“Montevideo, "AO VIVO" Sao Paulo, "La Casa del Artista" Caracas, „El Perseguidor“ Santiago de Chile, „La Zorra y el Cuervo“ La Habana...

Awards

"Karl-Boehm-Interpretationspreis" - Music Award of Steiermark/Styria. "Großes Goldenes Ehrenzeichen des Landes Steiermark" 2nd highest award of Steiermak/Styria "Grosser Josef Krainer Preis" - Cultural Award. "Bundesehrenzeichen" - Cultural Award of Austria


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Karlheinz Miklin & Quinteto Argentina: Aniversario - Sketches from Illyro-Argentina

Read "Aniversario - Sketches from Illyro-Argentina" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Austrian saxophonist Karlheinz Miklin may not be a household name. Nevertheless, collaborations with trumpeters Art Farmer and Randy Brecker, trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff, bassists Chuck Israels and Graham Collier, and saxophonist Michael Brecker (not forgetting his long association with bassist Ron McClure and drummer Billy Hart) testify to the esteem in which his peers hold him.

Aside from his trio with McClure and Hart and his own Austrian quartet of nearly thirty years standing, Miklin has led the Quinteto ...

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...is finally recognised outside his own country as one of the great jazz saxophonists. "Jazz Changes" (England) ...belongs to the best of contemporary European Jazz. "El Pais" (Spain) ...a musician with glowing expression. "Jazz Podium" (Germany) ...multi-reed-player with a strong sound. "Coda Magazine" (Canada) ...a blues-rooted force in the tenor playing that is deep seated and effective. "Cadence" (USA) ...has a big, soulful, breathy sax sound. "Cue" (South Africa) ...surprised with the depth of his interpretation. "La Nacion" (Argentina)

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