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Heinrich von Kalnein
The high-profile solo-artist, works as saxophonist / flutist, bandleader, composer and professor for saxophone in Austria and Central Europe.
About Me
Born in Baden-Baden, Germany, Heinrich von Kalnein has lived in Austria for for more
than 25 years , where he figures among the most high-profile musical personalities.
As saxophonist and flutist open to many stylistic facets he developed his musical profile
out of the contemporary jazz tradition. Coming from a melody-orientated concept and
never neglecting the importance of a groove he tries to expand his musical range up to
worldbeat and electronic music. As far as his music is concerned the word 'jazz' primary
means an attitude, - not a style.
Since his graduation from the University of Music Graz in 1987 and master classes with
David Liebman and Oliver Lake he worked as a free-lance musician, high-profile soloist as
well as composer / arranger, producer and professor for Saxophone in Linz at the Anton
Brucker Conservatory (A) and Graz. In addition to touring with his own ensembles since
2003 he is co-leading the Jazz Bigband Graz with trumpeter / composer Horst - Michael
Schaffer.
Heinrich von Kalnein performs regularly in Austria and abroad and has given guest
performances in the USA and the Far East. He has been a curator for the well-known
Vienna jazz club Porgy & Bess and works as producer and director for recordings. Since
2004 he is working as a professor for jazz saxophone and jazz flute (IGP) at the renowned
Jazz institute of the University of Music & Dramatic Arts in Graz (KUG).
Other credits include CD productions, TV- and filmproductions with his own ensembles as
well as with The Quartet, Free Winds, Songlines, jbbg - Jazz Bigband Graz, the Vienna Art
Orchestra, the Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass, the Nouvelle Cuisine
Bigband, DZihan & Kamien, Madita, George Gruntz, Adelhard Roidinger and German
harpist Rüdiger Oppermann.
He also worked a.o. with Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Bob Brookmeyer, Jay Clayton, Wayne
Darling, Kurt Elling, Gil Evans, Heiner Goebbels, Peter Herbert, John Hollenbeck, Jerry
Granelli, Doug Hammond, John Hendricks, Peter Herborn, Marc Johnson, Sheila Jordan,
Nguyên Lê, Charlie Mariano, Bob Mintzer, Glen Moore, Christian und Wolfgang Muthspiel,
the New York Voices, Simon Nabatov, Ed Neumeister, Fritz Pauer, Marc Ribot, Paquito
d‘Rivera, Arkady Shilkloper, Diane Schur and the Grammy award-winning vocalensemble
Take 6.