Clemens Wenger (Austria - exploring Hong Kong)


Clemens WengerClemens Wenger – Composer, Piano and Keyboard Player
born in 1982 in Krems / Donau, Austria
lives and works in Vienna, Austria
co-founder and musical director of JazzWerkstatt Wien

Musical Studies:
- 2005 Jazz Piano at Gustav Mahler Conservatory, Vienna with Paul Urbanek
- 2006 Jazz Theory and Composition at the Conservatory Wien University with E.Gaebelein and Ed Partyka

Prices:
2001 Austrian Young Lions Award (2nd prize)
2006 Fidelio Price
2006 Hans Koller Price “Newcomer of the year” with JazzWerkstatt Wien
2007 European Jazz Newcomer of the Year with Falb Fiction
2008 Fair Music Certificate with JazzWerkstatt Wien
2009 Amadeus Austrian Music Award “Best Album” nomination with JazzWerkstatt Wien
2009 Hans Koller Price “Newcomer of the year” nomiantion
2010 Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik with Ensemble Studio Dan

Collaboration with:
Steven Bernstein, Max Nagl, Wolfgang Reisinger, Klaus Maria Brandauer, J.G. Thirlwell a.k.a. foetus / steroid maximus, Kelomat, Andy Manndorff, Alex Machacek, Gerald Preinfalk, Studio Dan, Maja Osojnik, 5 Achterl in Ehr´n, Ausseer Hardbradler, Georg Breinschmid, Clemens Salesnsy, Die Strottern, Benedikt Leitner/Florian Bogner, ...

Organizer, Developer:
JazzWerkstatt Wien festivals 2005-2011, JazzWerkstatt Graz 2005, JazzWerkstatt Wien-Tirol 2006, 2007
programs for JazzWerkstatt Wien @ Moers New Jazz Festival 2006, Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2007, Jazzfest Wiesen 2006, Salzburger Jazzherbst 2008, Inntoene Festival 2006, Jazzfest Wien 2008
curated Piano Festival “Soundgrube 15″ with Hannes Löschel in 2006

Discography:
Andy Manndorff “Dirt & Soil” 2011, cracked anegg records
Studio Dan feat. Nika Zach “Things” 2010, jazzwerkstatt records
Georg Breinschmid “Brein´s World” 2010, preiser records vienna
Maja Osojnik Band “Crne Vode” 2010, viennese soulfood records
5 Achterl in Ehr´n “Bitteschön” 2010, viennese soulfood records
Die Strottern & JazzWerkstatt Wien „Elegant“ 2009, jazzwerkstatt records
Studio Dan „Creaturs & Other Stuff“ 2009, jazzwerkstatt reocrds
5 Achterl in Ehr´n “Es muss was wunderbares sein” 2009, alp ficition
Velvet Elevator “At The Movies” 2009, cracked anegg records
Max Nagl Trio „Boulazack“ 2008 HatHutRecords
Max Nagl „Market Rasen“ 2006 handsemmel records
„JazzWerkstatt Wien 2006“ jazzwerkstatt records
Maja Osojnik Band „Oblaki so rdeci“ 2006 jazzwerkstatt records
Max Nagl „Quartier du fasan“ 2005 hat-hut
Duo Salesny/ Wenger – „die wilden jahre“ 2005 jazzwerkstatt records
Clemens Salesny/ Bumi Fian Quintet „Always Blue“ 2004 alessa records
„JazzWerkstatt Wien 2005“ jazzwerkstatt records
„Jazz bei Ralf“ 2003 jbr-records
Kelomat „Kelomat“ 2005
Ausser Hardbradler „Live“ 2004 ylee
Ausseer Hardbradler „Cuba“ 2003 ylee
Comedy Hirten „Mörderisch“ 2004 hoanzl

Movie / Theatre / DVD:
- “Alltägliche Musik”, Klaus Maria Brandauer reads Rolf Dieter Brinkmann, reading w/ piano music, 2010
- “Peer Gynt”, Volkstheater Wien 2008, musician, director: Michael Struminger
- piano recordings for play “Der Ozeanpianist” with Bodo Hell, music: Renald Deppe
- piano and musical director in “Alma – A Show Biz ans Ende, Petronell 2005 and Semmering 2007, director: Paulus Manker
- silent picture piano improvisations at Gasthaus Vorstadt 2004 “Nosferatu” and “Café Electric”
- musician in TV Movie “Die Villen der Frau Hürsch” ORF/arte/BR, director: Julian Pölsler
- “Stadt, Land, Fluss” DVD 2005, director: Botho Butzmühlen
- experimental short movie “tonart”, cut, music, camera and concept w/ Werner Angerer, 2002
- piano in “Flow Show”, director: Florian Randacher, 2004, Wien, Graz, Gössl

www.clemenswenger.com