Newcomer: Urs Hager

Urs Hager *January 4, 1996, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany), has lived in Vienna since 2018. After studying jazz piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz and Vienna, he works both as a versatile sideman and as a composer and bandleader. Concerts with: Vincent Herring, Andy Middleton, Jim Rotondi, Herwig Gradischnig, Dusko Goykovich, Klemens Marktl, Tommy Campbell, Dave Taylor Performances at festivals: Thailand Jazz Conference, Bratislava Jazz Days, Langnau Jazz Nights, Inntöne Jazzfestival, Nicaragua Jazzfestival, Outreach Festival, Pakistan International Jazzfestival CD recordings: “Megalopolis”, “Silent City” - Lutrio, “Outside” - Dusha Connection, “Romantic Symmetry” - Daniel Holzleitner, “Retrospection” - Raphael Käfer Radio productions for Ö1