www.ulrichdrechsler.com -- limited version
 
 
Personal Management & Booking
for all projects except Drechsler
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Martina Laab
T +43-1/236 5388, M +43-699/1913 3332
Hernstorferstrasse 18/17, A-1140 Wien
 booking@ulrichdrechsler.com 

 
Booking for Drechsler, Austria
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Martina Laab
T +43-1/236 5388, M +43-699/1913 3332
Hernstorferstrasse 18/17, A-1140 Wien
 booking@ulrichdrechsler.com 

 
Booking for Drechsler, Worldwide
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o-tone music att: Gordian Schweitzer
T +49-641/948 8930, F +49-641/948 8932,
M +43-699/1913 8932,
Kerkrader Strasse 11, D-35394 Giessen
 gordian.schweitzer@o-tonemusic.de 
 www.o-tonemusic.de 

Personal Correspondence
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Ulrich Drechsler
T/F +43-1/276 2419, M +43-699/1913 8932
Mollardgasse 34/1/29, A-1060 Vienna
 mail@ulrichdrechsler.com 

 
CD Purchase, Promotion Copies
and Distribution
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Cracked Anegg Records
T/F +43-1/602 6815, Landgutgasse 37/19,
A-1100 Vienna
 www.crackedanegg.com 

 
Website: Lichtwitz – Büro
für visuelle Kommunikation,
 www.lichtwitz.com 

Photography: Wolf-Dieter Grabner,
 www.theflow.cc 

 
On Stage 
Sep 10, 2009   Ulrich Drechsler Quartet   Backstage Bar, Wr. Neustadt/A, 08.00pm  
Sep 17, 2009   Drechsler Release Concert   Gartenbaukino, Wien/A, 10.00pm  
Oct 23, 2009   Ulrich Drechsler Quartet   Schloss Lamberg, Steyr/A, 08.00pm  
Nov 04, 2009   Daily Mysteries Trio   Sandra's Salon, Wien/A, 07.30pm  
Nov 19, 2009   JOV feat. Ulrich Drechsler   Orpheum, Graz/A, 08.00pm  
Nov 27, 2009   Drechsler   Egon, St. Pölten/A, 08.00pm  
Nov 28, 2009   JOV feat. Ulrich Drechsler   Spielboden, Dornbirn/A, 08.00pm  
Dec 03, 2009   Silent Movie Sessions Vol. I   Backstage Bar, Wr. Neustadt/A, 08.00pm  
Dec 04, 2009   Drechsler   Jazzit, Salzburg/A, 08.00pm  
Feb 18, 2010   Drechsler/Gülün/Mikula   Jazzfestival Ankara, Ankara/TR, 08.00pm  
Feb 25, 2010   Silent Movie Sessions Vol. II   Backstage Bar, Wr. Neustadt/A, 08.00pm  
May 20, 2010   Silent Movie Sessions Vol. III   Backstage Bar, Wr. Neustadt/A, 08.00pm  
 
Projects
Drechsler
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Ulrich Drechsler - tenor saxophone/contrabass clarinet
Oliver Steger - double bass
Jörg Mikula - drums
Zuzee - turntables

latest release: "Fortune Cookie" (2006, Cracked Anegg)

The music of Drechsler goes back to the roots: to the rhythm, to dancing!
An irresistible blend of HipHop, drum'n'bass, R&B, Bossa Nova etc. A totally independent and contemporary sound combining the best of acoustic and electronic music that prevents you from sitting in your chairs.

Ulrich Drechsler who plays at Drechsler not only the tenor saxophone, but also the monster contrabass clarinet, is well known as the long lasting member of the internationally celebrated band "Café Drechsler". The same counts for the contrabassist Oliver Steger. Both are bond by a long successful cooperation. Jörg Mikula, the drummer of the band has a great reputation by working with Timna Brauer and the Sandy Lopicic Orchester. Last but not least Zuzee: gangster of the DJ-syndicate "Waxolutionists" and an exceptionally gifted turntable artist.



Ulrich Drechsler Quartet
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Ulrich Drechsler - bass clarinet
Tord Gustavsen - piano
Oliver Steger - double bass
Jörg Mikula - drums

(also available as a trio without Tord Gustavsen)

latest release: "Humans & Places" (2006, Cracked Anegg)

"Touching gently, floating, slowly expanding this music finally seduces the listener with its memorizable melodies, the harmonious interplay and its unresistable calm."

With "Humans & Places" Ulrich Drechsler presents his own, very personal compositions.

"Humans & Places" is taking him back to his first and favorite instrument, the bass clarinet. Together with longtime compaignons bassist Oliver Steger and drummer Jörg Mikula, furthermore pianist extraordinaire Tord Gustavsen from Norway, he put together a fantastic group. In Tord Gustavsen he found a partner who perfectly absorbs his ideas, processing them in his unmistakable, unique way. 



Ulrich Drechsler Trio
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Ulrich Drechsler - bass clarinet
Heimo Trixner - guitar
Jörg Mikula - drums

latest release: "Daily Mysteries" (2007, Cracked Anegg)

The compositions in “Daily Mysteries” tell the stories of the small personal phenomena which occur to us every day, which every one of us lives in a different way and which we cannot explain.

The musicians’ inspiration comes from a universe of landscapes and atmospheres filled with sound; sometimes elegant, sometimes sharp but constantly with a balance and peacefulness, which is unbroken note in the entire album.

Together they emerge out of a variety of constantly changing forms of expression and ideas, building a fine net, from which a warm, unique sound comes into light.

Similarly to the music of the quartet with Tord Gustavsen, the melodies and their gentle motion play a dominant role. The distance to the “proper” rhythm-group, the unique interpretation of the  bass clarinet, guitar und drums, as well as the absolute equilibrium of the instruments allow the musicians to move much more freely within the context. The music acquires an ascending atmospheric character. 



Drechsler/Steger/Tanschek
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Ulrich Drechsler - bass-/contrabass clarinet
Lorenz Raab - trumpet/flugelhorn
Oliver Steger - double bass
Harry Tanschek - drums

(also available as a trio without Lorenz Raab)

latest release: "The Monk In All Of Us" (2005, Cracked Anegg)

The music of Thelonius Monk fascinates musicians as well as audiences since more than half a century. The matchlessness, the originality, the wit! These characteristics, which are not frequently found nowadays, describe Monk’s work. Ulrich Drechsler, Loreny Raab, Oliver Steger and Harald Tanschek introduce “The Monk in All of Us” in new, unknown ways through the making of one of the greatest geniuses of Jazz.

The unconventional configuration f the quartet, which is made up of bass and contra-bass clarinet, trumpet, contra-bass and drums, brings new musical features in Thelonious Monk’s music.
 
Discography
Daily MysteriesUlrich Drechsler Trio2007
Fortune CookieDrechsler2006
Humans & PlacesUlrich Drechsler Quartet feat. Tord Gustavsen2006
The Monk In All Of Us  Drechsler/Steger/Tanschek Trio feat. Lorenz Raab  2004
RadiosnacksCafé Drechsler2004
Café DrechslerCafé Drechsler2002
NebensonnenPoesis2001
 
Press Kits

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Image 03 (© Markus Rössle) *JPG, zip   5.0 Mb  
Biography (English) *RTF   5 Kb  
Biografie (Deutsch) *RTF   5 Kb  
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Image 08 (© Markus Rössle)   *JPG, zip   4.6 Mb  
Presstext (English) *RTF   2 Kb  
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