Jazz Articles about Wolfgang Reisinger

Wolfgang Reisinger: Refusion

by Phil DiPietro
June 30, 2007

It's a long way from a stint in the Vienna Boys Choir to fronting an ultra-modern electro-acoustic sextet, but with Refusion the adventurous Austrian drummer Wolfgang Reisinger shows how it's done. First gaining notoriety with the Vienna Art Orchestra, Reisinger is best known for his current work with Dave Liebman and pianist Joachim Kuhn.

Here, Reisinger's concept brings Dark Magus (Sony, 1974) electric-period Miles up to the moment, emphasizing the freakish talents of the formidable cast he has brought together ...