Newcomer: Yvonne Moriel

Yvonne Moriel studied both classical and jazz saxophone. She can be heard performing with internationally successful bands such as Shake Stew, renowned Swiss Jazz Orchestra, as part of Christian Muthspiel's Orjazztra and in many other ensembles. As a member of the Porgy & Bess Stagebands led by Christoph Cech and Ralph Mothwurf she was performing there monthly from 2022 to 2024. In collaboration with Vincent Pongrácz she also curated the 2024 season of the Synesthetic Wednesday series, resulting in several new projects with various exciting artists. In 2023, she debuted with four concerts at the Saalfelden Jazz Festival, including a performance with her quartet sweetlife, which she founded a year earlier and was just recently selected as New Austrian Sound of Music Act for 2025/26.