Gina Schwarz (Doublebass, Electric Bass & Composition)
Christoph Helm (Guitar & Composition)
Max Plattner (Drums & Composition)

ELMO NERO brings three exciting protagonists of the Austrian jazz scene together:
The exceptional bass player, composer and Hans Koller Prize winner Gina Schwarz, the guitarist Christoph Helm who expertly oscillates between various kinds of popular music genres, and the subtle yet experimental drummer Max Plattner who can be found at the forefront of young jazz in many innovative projects.
With compositions and improvisations fed by a wide variety of influences they manage to captivate their audience and transform a seemingly familiar line-up such as the guitar trio into an exciting playground, where many a surprise awaits the listener!

"ELMO NERO is beautifully exploring what's possible in a guitar 
trio setting, finding many ways to express honesty, joy and beauty 
in this classic format." (Gilad Hekselman)

Photos ©Gerhard Wasserbauer | Artwork ©Julia Leeb | Sonnenrad Weinviertel ©Gerhard Kohlbauer

ELMO NERO (Galileo Music Communication Gmbh | GMV132)

Elmo Nero

Sketch me if you can

Ping Pong

Decisions, decisions

Loophouse

Morpheus

CHRISTOPH HELM - guitar
GINA SCHWARZ - bass
MAX PLATTNER - drums

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ELMO NERO brings three exciting protagonists of the Austrian jazz scene together:
The exceptional bass player, composer and Hans Koller Prize winner Gina Schwarz, the guitarist Christoph Helm who expertly oscillates between various kinds of popular music genres, and the subtle yet experimental drummer Max Plattner who can be found at the forefront of young jazz in many innovative projects.
With compositions and improvisations fed by a wide variety of influences they manage to captivate their audience and transform a seemingliy familiar line-up such as the guitar trio into an exciting playground, where many a surprise awaits the listener!

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Bei ELMO NERO treffen drei spannende Akteure der österreichischen Jazzszene aufeinander:
Die Ausnahme-Bassistin, Komponistin und Hans-Koller-Preisträgerin Gina Schwarz, der virtuos zwischen verschiedensten Spielarten der populären Musik pendelnde Gitarrist Christoph Helm sowie der feinsinnige und experimentierfreudige Schlagzeuger Max Plattner, der an der Speerspitze des heimischen jungen Jazz in zahlreichen innovativen Projekten tätig ist.
Mit ihren aus den unterschiedlichsten Einflüssen gespeisten Kompositionen und Improvisationen schaffen sie es, ihr Publikum zu fesseln und eine scheinbar vertraute Besetzung wie das Gitarrentrio in eine spannende Spielwiese zu verwandeln, auf der so manche Überraschungen lauern!

Photos ©Gerhard Wasserbauer | Artwork ©Julia Leeb | Sonnenrad Weinviertel ©Gerhard Kohlbauer