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It is both a testament and a reflection of the ever shifting landscape of European jazz that a Graz based

band features musicians of four nationalities, among them Greece, Brazil, Sweden and, of course, Austria

with its rising trumpet star Gerhard Ornig. Conservatories, such as Graz are fertile ground for producing

strong ensembles and, between them, Ornig & Eriksson have formed a compelling quartet of sympathetic

musical comrades.

The two horns, no chords structure is is an ideal platform to showcase the individual talents up front of

Ornig on trumpet, ably abetted by the Swedish trombone of Karel Eriksson. Underpinning this frontline is a

tight rhythm section in Koutsonanos and de Oliveira which provides ample space for all musicians to

exercise their will on the band.