Shake Stew

Today marks the 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘄. On August 26, 2016 this band was premiered as part of the opening concert of Jazzfestival Saalfelden. Last Saturday we could not have wished for a better way to celebrate than returning to the place where everything began.

For this special occasion we invited the musicians of Bürgermusik Saalfelden and Eisenbahner Stadtkapelle for a unique project: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗲 - 𝗔 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴

Together we performed some of the most famous songs from our repertoire and marched through the city of Saalfelden to celebrate music as the ultimate power of bringing people together across all sorts of backgrounds.

We want to give our heartfelt thanks to Mario Steidl, Daniela Neumayer and the whole team of the festival for giving us the chance to form and premiere Shake Stew ten years ago and for constantly working to create an ideal surrounding for music of all sorts to flourish and evolve.

We also want to thank everyone from the Bürgermusik and Eisenbahnermusi for their dedication and the respect towards our music and this project, as well as Wolfang Schwabl and Andi Wimmer for getting the best out of everyone.

Big shout out to Siegmund Andraschek for arranging our music in the most beautiful way, leading to highly emotional moments along the way.

And last but not least a big thanks to all the musicians who joined us for the legendary rendition of Albert Aylers „Truth is marching in“ in front of the Congress. We will keep this moment with us forever.

Finally we want to take this chance to thank everyone who has supported our band and our music over the years. You are the reason why we keep going and looking back at the last decade its still incredible how lucky we are to be able to surf on the wave of music together with you. ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

📸 Michael Geißler
🎥 Don Baba | Bob | Roberto Tubaro Siegmar Brecher Jana Krawall Clemens Radauer

some more impressions from Popfest Wien

📸 Johannes Schleiermacher
🎥 Lukas Kranzelbinder

Popfest Vienna

“Of course, why not?” was the common response in our bubble after thousands of people celebrated at the end of our show last Saturday. In reality there were plenty of reasons why this was anything but business as usual. Instrumental jazz bands like ours are rarely booked to perform at festivals like Popfest. If so, it’s mostly at fringe slots or venues. But a headline show on the last day of the festival is incredibly rare.

I have to admit I started to feel my nerves watching Cordoba78 right before us. The crowd was going crazy and the band gave everything. Who on earth had the idea that our music – not only instrumental but with long arcs and extended quiet periods – would be the right act to follow this? And how should I possibly address a crowd that’s been screaming its lungs out for the last hour?

What happened then was pure magic. As soon as we started to play I felt safe, the music leading the way, as always. There was a fascinating period when the audience and we started to “discover” each other. The music was certainly different from what most people expected, but note by note it found its way across the crowd.

As we dove into the fast grooves of “Heat” the energy kept rising. People started to move, getting lost in the hypnotic beats, until everything exploded into a finale of horns, drums and basses.

What followed sent a shiver through my body. The reaction from the crowd confirmed what we also started to feel: you were with us. This was exactly the right place and time for this music.

From then on it became a celebration. A celebration of music as a universal language, connecting people beyond genres and other fictional boundaries. Moments like this are rare, which made this one all the more historic for us.

A big shout out to everyone who boldly booked us into this slot and trusted both us and the audience to be ready for it. And a heartfelt thanks to all of you for your energy, screaming and support that night.

You gave us the confidence to dream even bigger, so we’ve booked an 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝗔𝗶𝗿 Show on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 – and hopefully we can go on another musical trip with all of you.

Vienna we love you ❤️‍🔥

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july 25 Popfest Wien
oh wow

recently on tour 🚌
We‘re back on the road this thursday at and on friday we‘re guests at radio jazztime which is broadcasted 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 from (café) at 19:30pm

We’ll talk about our anniversary album, ten years as a band and all kind of stuff. You can even come by and see and hear us talk (in which case you need to be there at 19:00)

After that our focus will shift towards our show at Glatt & Verkehrt Festival Krems on July 24th featuring the incomparable ❤️🔥 Please make sure to get your tickets IN TIME for that one - its our only show in Austria with this line up and program

Good times

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