In the first set, we invite you into the mesmerizing sound world of György Ligeti’s Musica Ricercata, masterfully adapted by Stepan Flagar. The saxophonist of Purple is the Color has taken on the challenge of reimagining Ligeti’s solo piano work for the band’s unique instrumentation. How does such a monumental piece of music history sound in this unexpected new form? An intriguing question that will find its resounding answer tonight.
The second set is dedicated to eclecticism. The Stageband series with Purple is the Color is approaching its grand finale—May marks the penultimate act of this extraordinary concert cycle. Each of these evenings has been a kaleidoscope of newly created soundscapes, filled with world premieres that unfold unpredictably and organically. In a charged interplay of influences, the music is interwoven, shaped, and cast into its own identity. Highly electric, highly eclectic—a musical Purple Noise. (Simon Raab)

Jazz music of a tremendously elegant quality, the kind that does not linger in the classical realm, but rather unfolds many interesting interconnections to other styles. PURPLE IS THE COLOR sets sail to special musical shores, to shores on which the dignified sound of jazz can develop its full radiance free of conventional constraints. The aim of Simon Raab (piano), Stepán Flagar (saxophone), Martin Kocián (bass) and Michal Wierzgon (drums) is to touch the audience with their music, release deep-rooted feelings and trigger emotions. Purple is the Color have been selected as NASOM “New Austrian Sound of Music” act 2020-21. (Michael Ternai, Mica Austria 2019)