Big Sky - Sargfabrik - 2026

Sargfabrik - Verein für integrative Lebensgestaltung, Wien

Big Sky – The Sound of the '90s

The sky—big and wide! That’s how we saw it in the ’90s: having just finished school, finally savoring our freedom, finally starting our own lives. We, the musicians of Generation X, created our own soundtrack, perfect for that era. Samplers and Atari 1040ST computers became part of our gear, and in my case, a whole bunch of digital keyboards were added to the mix.

Having started out as a young pianist in the ’70s at the Margareten Music School in Vienna, and after a music-hungry teenage phase in the ’80s, the ’90s were my time to shine. I made my living as a musician through commercial CD productions and numerous live performances as a keyboardist with artists all over the world. My own music was influenced by lounge, downbeat, and acid jazz—music whose laid-back vibe provided a counterpoint to my work.

This led to many compositions, preserved on hard drives and forgotten over the years, which I am now, at 59, bringing back to life. Simply to see that vast, open sky again…

All-instrumental pieces, performed and infused with a healthy dose of improvisation by a quartet (drums, double bass, keys, trumpet) featuring Dominik Fuss on trumpet and a special guest as a little surprise!