Vienna Art Orchestra
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The Vienna Art Orchestra was a European jazz group based in Vienna, Austria. Organized at different times as either a big band or as a smaller combo, it was regarded as one of the leading European jaz
Vienna Art Orchestra, Hamburg, 1985
Mathias Rüegg
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Mathias Rüegg is a European musician, composer, and bandleader best known as founder and director of the Vienna Art Orchestra from 1977 to 2010.
Vienna Art Orchestra
…one of the leading European jazz ensembles and was an official cultural ambassador of the Republic of Austria. Founded in 1977 by director and composer Mathias Rüegg, the band started out by performing Rüegg's postmodern compositions on stages throughout Europe. Among the founding musicians were singer Lauren Newton…
The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band in 2011 playing at Porgy & Bess, the music club Rüegg founded