| J.HONK - timeless pop & jazz – hits |
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J.Honk was born 1957 in Linz, Upper Austria. For the past 30 years, he’s been a resident of Vienna, Europe’s musical metropolis. He is, without a doubt, one of the longest-standing and most successful Austrian pop and jazz musicians, songwriters and producers. As a guitar and keyboards virtuoso, he is at home in both, classical and popular music. His songs are catchy and melodious, with a jazzy touch, immediately bringing to mind the timeless 60s sound of The Beatles and Burt Bacharach. In the early 80s he created his own inimitable sound mix of pop, jazz and latin rock elements with the legendary live-band J.HONK & THE FUNKPLANET. His first vinyl singles in the late 80s, ‘Space me to the stars’ and ‘Lovedancer’ (both instrumentals) hit the charts on Austrian’s ORF/Ö3 and are popular airplay hits on many radio stations worldwide (Tokyo FM, NY Radio, etc). Together with Andy Bartosh, he founded the HIP-HONK INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT in 1993. By 1998, he’d released three mini-albums (‘Sunrider’, ‘Moonrider’ and ‘Stardance’) under his own label HONK RECORDS. Again these were, and still are, popular airplay hits on numerous radio stations. 1996 he was contracted by WARNER/CHAPPEL Austria for the classic rock album ‘Live at the garage’ (THE HONK ROCK PROJECT), yet another milestone production. The very same year, ‘Highway of fame’ was featured no less than 930 times on the Austria’s English language BLUE DANUBE RADIO. At the same time, the live-band was hugely successful. In 2006 the acclaimed ‘J.HONK – The definitive collection’, a compilation of his most popular instrumental hits, was released. 2010 he produced the alternative-underground-chill-out jazz CD ‘Cosmic funk’. Currently J.HONK is working on a new album. |
 J.HONK - zeitlose pop & jazz – hitsJ.Honk, geb. 1957 in Linz, Oberösterreich, lebt seit 30 Jahren in der Musikmetropole Wien und in Niederösterreich und zählt zu den erfolgreichsten und langlebigsten österreichischen Pop & Jazzmusikern, Komponisten und Produzenten. Als Gitarrist und Pianist beherrscht er souverän sämtliche Stile der Klassischen und Modernen Musik. Seine Songs sind melodiöse Hit-Ohrwürmer mit Jazzeinflüssen, die teilweise an den zeitlosen 60er Sound der Beatles oder Burt Bacharach erinnern. Anfang der 80 er Jahre hat er mit der legendären Live-Band J.HONK & THE FUNKPLANET einen eigenen, unverkennbaren Popjazz und Latinrock – Sound kreiert. Die Instrumental – Titel „Space me to the stars“, „Lovedancer“ der ersten Vinyl-Singles charteten alle auf dem österreichischen Radiosender Ö3 und wurden in der Folge auf mehreren Radiostationen der Welt ( u.a. Tokyo FM, NY radio, etc. ) zu beliebten Airplay –Hits. 1993 gründete er mit Andy Bartosh das Instrumental – Studioprojekt HIP – HONK INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT und veröffentlichte auf dem eigenen Label HONK records bis 1998 drei Minialben ( „Sunrider“, „Moonrider“ und „Stardance“ ), die bis heute von zahlreichen Radio- und Fernsehstationen gesendet werden. 1996 wurde er vom Major-Musikverlag WARNER/ CHAPPEL Austria für das classic rock – Meilenstein Album „live at the garage“ ( THE HONK ROCK PROJECT ) unter Vertrag genommen. Der Song “Highway of fame” wurde im selben Jahr insgesamt 930 mal auf ORF Blue Danube radio gespielt und die Live band absolvierte eindrucksvolle und fulminante Konzerte. 2005 veröffentlichte er eine greatest instrumental –hits Kompilation mit dem Titel: “the definitive collection“. 2010 folgte die underground chill out jazz CD „cosmic funk“ mit restaurierten Originalaufnahmen seiner Anfangszeit in den Wiener Clubs von 1980 - 1985. Zur Zeit arbeitet J.Honk an einem neuen Album und an verschiedenen re-releases der erfolgreichsten Songs und Alben. Diskographie: J.HONK & THE FUNKPLANET : got my style (1990) HIP – HONK INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT : Sunrider (1993) HIP – HONK INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT : Moonrider (1994) HIP – HONK INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT : Stardance (1998) THE HONK ROCK PROJECT: golden days (1994) THE HONK ROCK PROJECT: live at the garage (1996) J.HONK: the definitive collection (2006) J.HONK: cosmic funk (2010) |
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| LOS GITANOS - latin pop & world music |
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They are into a sort of Gipsy King - style of latin pop.
Super – fine flamenco guitars and the charismatic, crispy voice of David Zuniga (Peru) are their receipt of success since 2002. Radio - Hit: “La rampla de Barcelona” www.losgitanos.com Discography: Noche de gitanos (2010) Concierto en vivo (2010) |
| TUTU RECORDS artists / jazz- & worldmusic |
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Since 1997 honkmusic.com represents the famous German jazz and worldmusic label TUTU RECORDS founded in 1988 by Peter Wießmüller and Horst Weber ( ENJA records ), in Austria. For more information about TUTU artists & CDs please visit www.tutujazzrecords.com. JIM PEPPER NICOLAS SIMION SIMON NABATOV AKI TAKASE ED SCHULLER ULI LENZ GEOFF WARREN KU UMBA LACY MAL WALDRON AMIT CHATTERJEE BADAL ROY and many other brilliant artists |
| BIBER RECORDS artists – audiophile new instrumental and worldmusic |
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Since 1995 honkmusic.com represents the well-established German label BIBER RECORDS ( owner Friedemann Witercka ) in Austria. For more information about BIBER – artists & CDs please visit www.vollton.com ELENA LEDDA FRIEDEMANN ANNE WYLIE BONNIE DOBSON CHRISTIAN STRAUBE TAMMORRA MAURO PALMAS RALF ILLENBERGER HUMAN FACTOR TALKING WATER EOS GUITAR QUARTETT and many other great artists |
| DENISE FONTOURA - latin pop | |
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Denise Fontoura ( vocal, saxofone ), born 1963 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, entered the professional world of music in 1982. She can be attributed with over thirty recordings with famous South American and European music – artists such as: Bebeto Alves, Tontonho Villeroy, Alegre Correa, Timna Brauer, Christian Radovan a.m.o. Since moving Vienna, Austria in 1992, she can be seen regularly with Mato Grosso and Alegre Correa Sextett. Discography: DENISE FONTOURA: “Samba Da Janela” ALEGRE CORREA: “ Infancia “ ALEGRE CORREA: “ Negro Coracao “ |
| ALEGRE CORREA - worldmusic |
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Alegre Correa, born in 1960 in Passo Fundo, Brazil, is a musician-composer equally adept on guitar, cavaquinho, vocals, berimbau and percussion. In1973, he began working in Porto Alegre, Brazil, as composer, arrangeur and player, entering the professional world of music in 1982. At the “Fampop” festival, 1987, in Avare, Sao Paulo, he was awarded first prize of composition. Moving to Vienna, Austria, in 1989, Correa became a steady member of the group Mato Grosso. He has since appeared throughout Europe accompanying Jose Feliciano, Timna Brauer, Mario Lima and Bertl Mayer. The formation in 1993 of the “Alegre Correa Sextett” culminated in his first album – CD “Infancia” ( Honk Music) and had excessive airplay on the Austrian Culture Radio Programme Ö1. Since then the group Alegre Correa – Sextett is touring permanently through sold out European music clubs and festivals. The second CD “ Negro Coracao “ features the “Brazilian music-legend” Hermeto Pascoal and has powerplay on many public stations all over the world since release februaray 1996. Discography: ALEGRE CORREA : “ Infancia “ ALEGRE CORREA : “ Negro Corcao “ For further albums on other labels please visit www.wikipedia.com or the artists website. |
| CONTAINER - alternative & indie rock |
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The Nirvana influenced Austrian underground band CONTAINER knows how to play
grunge, sounding dirty as ….and convinces with the charismatic, powerful voice of Martin K.,who has also written half of the lyrics of this fine alternative rock album. Discography: Dark On Grey (1995) |
| ANDY BARTOSH - rock / soul / funk / jazz | |
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Andy Bartosh has made himself a name as an electric guitar-virtuoso backing up such acts as Idris Muhammed, Harri Stojka and The Honk Rock Project. Discography: GO feat. Eddie Cole (1993) The Honk Rock Project - Live At The Garage (1996) H.I.P. 1-3 (1993-1998) |
| PAUL URBANEK - jazzpiano | |
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Paul Urbanek, born 1964 in Vienna , is one Austria`s well asked virtuoso, jazzpiano and keyboard players. His funky , groovy riffs, excellent chord voicings and almost “romantic” melodies are characteristic for his original style in the so called “Wiener Jazzklavierschule” of Joe Zawinul and Fritz Pauer. His actual bands FUNBOARD and ALEGRE CORREA SEXTETT are permanently touring through Europe and Brazil. Discography: GO feat. Eddie Cole (1993) Allegre Correa Sextett - Negro coracao (1994) |
| I.G. FORRESTER - groovy jazz-guitar | |
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Born 1955 in St. Johann, Austria, he started playing guitar at the age of 12, well known for his virtuoso jazz guitar style, he played with J.HONK in the early eighties live in Vienna`s music clubs with the duo "2 on 4" and the jazz funk group " NowHere". Discography: J.HONK - Cosmic Funk (2010) |
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