Woody Black 4 are following a rather unusual musical path. The instrumentation, with four clarinets, is already out of the ordinary. The varied language of jazz serves as their foundation, but they combine that with distant musical lands, from New Music to Pop. But no matter the mix, the sound of this quartet always remains warm, mellow and pure. That doesn't mean it's always smooth, though. Woody Black 4 is best described as a collection of clarinet virtuosos that enjoy the experimental, flirt with the avant-garde, and sometimes wander into the dissonant.
Austrian Music Export
DANIEL MOSER
bassclarinet, composition
LEONHARD SKORUPA
bassclarinet, composition
STEPHAN DICKBAUER
clarinet, composition
OSCAR ANTOLI
clarinet, bassclarinet, composition
„Vier Klarinetten in Reinform, ohne Begleitung. Mal warm mal knorrig mal heimlich mal aggressiv und immer hochmusikalisch. Und sie zeigen auch: man muss nicht immer reinblasen, um Töne zu erzeugen.“ Sie zelebrieren Spielwitz und ganz viele Style. Das ist jazzig in allen Variationen aber auch mal klassisch und ein bisschen Weltmusik kommt auch immer wieder durch. Schwarze Hölzer mal ganz anders. Woody Black 4 eben. Das geht in Bauch und Kopf und ist auch für den Zeitgeist was ganz neues“
Daniella Baumeister - hr2-kultur
"On “Curiosity” they set off a musical firework that is colourful, spectacular, and completely new. The incredibly layered and unbelievably varied sound combined with a high level of musical finesse makes all of the difference here."
Michael Ternai - Austrian Music Export
"A spine-tingling chamber-jazz-album for heart, head and feet."
Klaus Nuechtern - Falter
"It’s as delightful as watching shadows and sunlight dance upon a wood floor."
Dave Sumner - Bird is the Worm
"I enjoyed listening to their music... the sound is refreshing, the music creative, the playing terrific and fun to listen to."
Eddie Daniels
"The second album “Couriosity” captivates (...) with compositional sophistication and dazzling virtuosity."
Andreas Felber - Buehne
"the music as well as the sound makes it one of the jazz highlights in 2017.“
Fidelity Magazin
"Fantastic group, really fresh and special!"
Mike Stern - explanatory statement 2nd Prize at "Made in New York Jazz Competition"
Jazz im Goethe-Garten
Lissabon, Portugal
Kunsthaus Hafenstrasse
Linz, Austria
Outreach Music Festival
Schwaz, Austria
KulturSommer Wien
Vienna, Austria
Multiphonics Festival
Cologne, Germany
Skylark Labelnight at Porgy&Bess
Vienna, Austria
MuTh - Big Fat Clarinet Mob
Vienna, Austria
Kulturhaus Rössle
Lichtenstein
Zomer Jazz fiets tour
Groningen, Netherlands
Varna Jazz festival
Varna, Bulgaria
No Black Tie Club
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Niavaran Culture Center
Teheran, Iran
Carpathian Space
Ivano Frankivsk, Ukraine
Hua Hin Jazz Festival
Hua Hin, Thailand
State Institut of Arts
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Kozlov Club
Moscow, Russia
Scarborough Jazz Festival
Scarborough, England
AKBank Instanbul Jazz Festival
Istanbul, Turkey
Jazz in the Ruins
Gliwice, Poland
Saulkrasti Jazz Festival
Saulkrasti, Latvia
Royal Park Fest
Brussels, Belgium
Technopolis Jazz Festival
Athens, Greece
Carinthischer Sommer
Ossiach, Austria
CD Release at WUK
Vienna, Austria
NattJazz
Bergen, Norway
KICK JAZZ, Porgy and Bess
Vienna, Austria
Saalfelden Jazz Festival
Saalfelden, Austria
Aarhus Jazz Festival
Aarhus, Denmark
Suedtirol Jazz Festival
Bolzano, Italia
Opus Jazz Club
Budapest, Hungary
Tokyo Jazz Festival
Tokyo, Japan
Teatros del Canal
Madrid, Spain
JazzAhead
Bremen, Germany
Maastricht Jazz Festival
The Netherlands
Dekadenz
Brixen, Italy
CD Presentation, Kulturcafé MAX
Vienna, Austria
Saxstall
Pohrsdorf bei Dresden, Germany
Splendor
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Péniche Anako
Paris, France
Boris Yeltsin Presidental Center
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Dubrava culture center
Sergiev Posad, Russia
DK Mir
Dubna, Russia
City Center of Visual Arts
Novosibrisk, Russia
Hermon Chapel
Oswestry, England
Preveza Jazz Festival
Preveza, Greece
Jazz Point
Linz, Austria
Austrian Culture Days
Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Injazz Festival
Rotterdam, Netherlands
International Clarinet Fest
Ostende, Belgium
Den Hopsack
Antwerp, Belgium
Green Hours
Bucharest, Romania
Philly Joe's
Tallin, Estonia
Haapsalu
Estonia
SlowFest
Suprasl, Poland
SlowFest
Orla, Poland
Porgy and Bess
Vienna, Austria
B-flat
Tokyo, Japan
Jazz am Bauernhof
Kremsmuenster, Austria
Clarinet Fest
Gent, Belgium
The music Village
Brussel, Belgium
Den Hopsack
Antwerpen, Belgium
Sargfabrik
Wien, Austria
Kulturhaus Karl Schoenherr
Schlanders, Italy
Porgy and Bess
Vienna, Austria
Jazzwerkstatt
Graz, Austria
European Jazz Contest Finals
Maastricht, Netherlands