Herwig Gradischnig

Herwig Gradischnig, born on December 18, 1968, in Bruck an der Mur, Austria, is an Austrian jazz saxophonist. He trained on saxophone at the Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität in Linz and the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz. After joining the Vienna Art Orchestra in 1993, he collaborated with numerous big bands and musicians such as Benny Bailey and Jimmy Cobb. He released the collaborative albums 5 Moons Around Venus (1994) and We Three (2000). The album Day Dreams (2004) earned the Hans-Koller-Preis for Album of the Year. Subsequent projects included the albums Herwig Gradischnig's Ghost Trio (2008) and Herwig Gradischnig's Fine Four (2010). Gradischnig taught at the JAM MUSIC LAB in Vienna and performed with ensembles such as the European Jazz Orchestra. Other notable releases include Ohr-Geld Rio (2011) and Mo Is On: The Music of Elmo Hope Vol 2 (2019).