Valentin Duit Quartett
The quartet interprets pieces by Valentin Duit that offer space for collective and solo improvisation in different ways. It emerged from the Tobias Meissl Trio in 2023 and has existed as a regularly researching ensemble ever since. In 2025, the quartet's first album “SINN/ist” will be released on the Klanggalerie label.

Slowklang
If there’s one element that characterizes the sound of the Vienna trio Slowklang, it’s the difficulty in categorizing them musically. Together, the three musicians realize a truly unique sound: the starting point is jazz, to be sure, but that’s a root with many branches. As their name suggests, their method is deliberate and unhurried: instead of dazzling listeners with virtuosity, their focus is more on creating atmosphere, using the tension between composition and improvisation. They tell stories in their own way – sometimes calm and vulnerable, sometimes emotional, sometimes with energy and groove.

Schmack
Danceable, grooving jazz, jazz disguised as pop, a sound somewhere between jazz, pop, and who knows what: whatever you call Schmack’s music, it’s probably not 100% correct. The Linz-based quartet works intensively with rhythm and complex beats, leavening them with catchy melodies and experimental interjections. Wonderfully weird harmonies, spanning the spectrum from calm to highly explosive, etc., etc., etc. Still, they manage to pack all that diversity into truly unified songs. Music that both entertains and challenges.