BiographY

Studied Drums at the University of Music Department Jazz in Graz (A)
with Wolfgang Tozzi, Günter Meinhart, Erich Bachträgl, Manfred Josel and Alex Deutsch

Studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, (USA)
with Casey Scheuerell, Kenwood Dennard, Bobby Sanabria, Ed Uribe, Jamey Haddad, Mike Ringquist, Victor Mendoza, Walter Beasley, Sa Davis, Hal Crook, Phil Wilson, Greg Hopkins, Walter Beasley, Dave Samuels a.o.

1999 – 2003
independent Musician, resident in Boston, USA

since 2004
independent Musician resident in Vienna (A)

Education:

Teacher and Head of the Drumdepartment of the Conservatory VIENNA MUSIC INSTITUTE
Teacher at the Summer-Jazzcamp of the Webster University / St. Louis (USA) in Krakau (PL) and Jazzacademie Zeillern (A)

international Collaborations
Hal Crook, Chico Freeman, Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, Richard Galliano, George Garzone, Grace Kelly, Barry Ries, Jon Damian, Rick Beckham, Howard Alden, Aki Takase, Benny Bailey, James Morrison, Gary Wittner, Willem von Hombracht, Joachim Mencel, Victor Mendoza, Bob Brookmeyer, Andy Middelton, Jerry Bergonzi, Greg Hopkins, James Morrison, David Clark, Doug Johnson, Gerald Trottman, Martin Lubenov Orkestar, Mark Murphy, Clark Terry, Jay Clayton, Jim Galloway, Sheila Jordan, Ewa Bem, Karimski Club, Kuba Stankiewicz, Joachim Mencel, Piotr Wyleżoł, Janusz Muniak, VooVoo, El Greco, Orwa Saleh, Alegre Correa, a.o.

National Collaborations
Richard Oesterreicher, Heinrich von Kalnein, Lorenz Raab, Sigi Feigl, Stepko Gut, Karlheinz Miklin, Ewald Oberleitner, Wolfgang Puschnig, Martin Fuss, Herwig Gradischnig, Dejan Pecenko, Berndt Luef, Gisele Jackson, Dorreta Carter, Carl Avory, Geri Schullers MISS MORAVIA, Gina Schwarz, Mario Rom, Alois Eberl, Erwin Schmid, Christian Havel, Christian Maurer, Heinz von Hermann, Juan Garcia Herreros, Celia Mara, Jose Ritmo y Cacao, Endrina Rosales Group, Ismael Barrios’ SALSA EXPLOSION, Carla Natascha Oh, Carlos Quintana’s KUARE, Kris Jefferson & Hubert Tubbs Groove Coalition, Gerald Gradwohl Group, Reich-Palme Fivetet, Eli Meiri, Timna Brauer, Mario Vavtis RTS, BULLHORNS, Heinz Cadeks PROJECT TWO, Anna Maurer Trio, Heinz von Hermanns Jazzahead Picante a.o.

Harry Tanschek AWARD @ the AUSTRIAN DRUMMER AWARDS 2018