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

Debut solo album FROM A TO BE is OUT NOW >>> https://elenashirin.lnk.to/album

Guido Spannocchi, Vienna born London based woodwind specialist, composer, radio host, studied at Conservatoire of Vienna and Université Paris VIII, previous releases "Ahead Only" 2017, "Terms & Conditions" 2018, "All The Above" 2019, "Elevated Music" 2020, "Perihelion" 2022, "Live at Porgy & Bess" 2023 and "Live at London Jazz Festival" 2024 gained him international reviews and touring.
Artist in resident for Vogue Fashion Night out Tokyo 2019, Asa Baako Ghana 2020/2023, Lagos Miliki 2023, Cité des Arts Paris 2019, Hotel Pupik Austria 2019 and Nosturi Helsinki 2019, most important shows Jazzfest Vienna, Jazzfest London, Intro Jazz Spot & Cotton Club Tokyo, Porgy & Bess Vienna, The Vortex London, The Crypt London, Ronnie Scott's, e.a. Endorsed by Marca Reeds France, Corry Bros Mouthpieces UK & Austrian Audio Microphones.

musician | composer | artist • 1/3 of Imbraiserhed

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The transition from signs which dissimulate something to signs which dissimulate that there is nothing, marks the decisive turning point. The first implies a theology of truth and secrecy (to which the notion of ideology still belongs). The second inaugurates an age of simulacra and simulation, in which there is no longer any God to recognize his own, nor any last judgment to separate truth from false, the real from its artificial resurrection, since everything is already dead and risen in advance.

Simply put, the music is slow and requires patience. Not much more explanation is needed. Published scores available from Edition Peters/Wise Music.

Max Plattner is an Vianna, Austria based drummer, composer and producer not bounding to any musical style since good music is good music, regardless of the genre.

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