Mario Rom, Lukas Kranzelbinder and Herbert Pirker have been playing together in the trio Interzone for more than 13 years and have long been among the most important representatives of the Austrian jazz scene. At countless concerts from Mexico, Canada, Argentina, South Africa, to Morocco and China, they have earned a reputation as a highly energetic trio that reaches new magical heights night after night: “Their flawless interplay breathes a vitality that leaves the audience begging for encores until the repertoire runs out.” (PNP) They also form the core of Kranzelbinder's formation Shake Stew, which has been considered “Austria's jazz band of the hour” (Die Zeit) since its foundation in 2016 and was awarded the Amadeus Austrian Music Award in 2023 and the German Jazz Prize in 2021. With their mixture of hypnotic grooves and captivating melodies, the group succeeded early on in being invited to the most important international festivals and gaining a broad fan base: “You don't have to like jazz to love Shake Stew”, as the Wiener Zeitung put it in 2022. (Pressetext)