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Impressions from the studio of the latest Album by my Jakob Helling Concert Big Band feat. Fay Claassen, recorded September 2022, released November 2023

Fay Claassen –  vocals, Jakob Helling – comp, arr, flgh

woodwinds: Sebastian Gerhartz Lukas Diller Lennart Allkemper Matthew Halpin Jonas Brinckmann // trumpets: James Davison Matthias Schwegler Jim Rotondi Jan Kaiser // trombones: Adrian Prost Alistair Duncan Karel Eriksson Johannes Oppel // rhythm: Sebastian Scobel (p) Ivar Roban Krizic (db) Mario Gonzi (dr)

Teaser for Jim Rotondi’s Album “Finesse”, recorded with Symphony Orchestra and Big Band in September 2021, released February 2024

Notes and Tones Jazz Orchestra:
Mario Gonzi – co-leader, drums
Daniel Nösig – co-leader, trumpet, flugelhorn
Tobias Weidinger (lead), Markus Pechmann, Simon Plötzeneder – trumpet/flugelhorn
Clemens Hofer, Mario Vavti, Johannes Herrlich, Christina Lachberger – trombones
Martin Fuss – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet
Fabio Devigili – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Michael Erian – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet
Robert Unterköfler – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Herwig Gradischnig – baritone saxophone,, bass clarinet
Danny Grissett – piano
Karol Hodas – bass

Guest soloists
Dick Oatts – soprano saxophone
Steve Davis – trombone

Orchestra
Joanna Lewis (concertmaster)
Damir Orascanin, Mariya Orininskaya, Balazs Schwartz, Tomas Novak – Violin 1
Anne Harvey-Nagl, Ion Scripcaru, Maximillian Bratt, Amora De Swardt – violin 2
Lena Fankhauser, Emily Stewart, Annamaria Kowalsky – viola
Asja Valcic, Mara Achleitner, Philipp Preimesberger – cello
Tim Dunin – bass
Wolfgang Lindenthal – flute
Stefan Peindl – oboe
Julia Gutschlhofer – basson
Melissa Danas – horn


The Big Band Live in Düsseldorf in 2020

Trumpets: James Davison I Matthias Schwengler (Solo) I Christian Mehler I Jan Kaiser I Jakob Helling I Trombones: Adrian Prost I Philipp Schittek I Karel Eriksson I Johannes Oppel I Woodwinds: Sebastian Gerhartz (alto sax) I Lennart Allkemper (tenor sax) I Matthew Halpin (tenor sax) I Malte Dürrschnabel (tenor sax) I Jonas Brinckmann (bari sax) I Rhythm: Sebastian Scobel (piano & mellotron) I Ivar Roban Križić (bass) I Mario Gonzi (drums)

“Opening” featuring the Band and “Held In Suspense” feat. Matthias Schwengler on Flügelhorn @Jazzschiede Düssedorf in Feb 2020

The Quintet live in Vienna in 2021

Miloš Milojević (ts/cl) I Mátyás Bartha (p) I Miloš Čolović (bs) I Mario Gonzi (dr) I Jakob Helling (trp/flgh/comp)

The River Quartet – Teaser from 2021

Gerhard Ornig – Trumpet & Flügelhorn I Luis Bonilla – Trombone & Tuba I Luis Oliveira – Drums I Jakob Helling – Mellotron & Synth

The Big Band Live in 2019 – Album Teaser

Trumpets: James Davison I Matthias Schwengler I Jim Rotondi I Jan Kaiser I Jakob Helling I Trombones: Mátyás Papp I Alistair Duncan I Karel Eriksson I Johannes Oppel I Woodwinds: Sebastian Gerhartz I Lennart Allkemper I Matthew Halpin I Miloš Milojević I Jonas Brinckmann I Rhythm: Mátyás Bartha (piano + mellotron) I Ivar Roban Križić (bass) I Mario Gonzi (drums)

some impressions of the Jakob Helling Concert Big Band live in January 2019The Quintet live in Vienna in 2021

also live in 2019: (same personnell as above)

“Not Yet” featuring Lennart Allkemper on Tenor Sax and Mario Gonzi on Drums