David Helbock

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David Helbock
Helbock in Concert
Helbock in Concert
Background information
Birth nameDavid Helbock
Born (1984-01-28) 28 January 1984 (age 37)
Koblach, Austria
GenresJazz, Modern Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsPiano
LabelsACT Music, Traumton Records
Websitedavidhelbock.com

David Helbock (born 28 January 1984 in Koblach) is an Austrian jazz musician.[1]

Music education[]

Helbock studied classical piano at the conservatory in Feldkirch, Austria with Prof. Ferenc Bognar. In addition he also was a private student of the NY jazz pianist Peter Madsen.

Activities[]

With his different musical projects, like the "David Helbock Trio", "David Helbock's Random/Control"[2] and also as a solo artist, Helbock toured all over the planet. [3][4][5]

In 2010 he released his "Personal Realbook", a compositional project, where he wrote one tune every day for a whole year, inspired by the Brazilian jazz legend Hermeto Pascoal.[6] Hermeto also contributed a song to Helbock's CD "Think of Two" in 2014.

In 2014 Helbock appeared as a soloist on Michael Mantler's CD "The Jazz Composers Orchestra – Update" published on ECM.[7]

Since 2010 till 2015 Helbock's CDs as a leader were published on the label Traumton[8] in Berlin. Since 2016 Helbock is an exclusive artist with the record company ACT Music from Munich. Up to date Helbock released four albums on ACT - "Into the Mystic" (2016 with the David Helbock Trio), "Tour d´Horizon" (2018 with Random/Control), "Playing John Williams" (2019 - Solopiano) and ."The New Cool" (2021 with Arne Jansen & Sebastian Studnitzky)

Awards[]

Helbock is a prizewinner at the world-biggest Jazzpianosolo Competition in Montreux 2007 and 2010 and in addition also won the audience prize.[9] In 2011 he was awarded the Outstanding Artist Award of the government of Austria.[10]

David Helbock on piano during an open-air concert in The Old Town's Square in Warsaw, Poland on July 16, 2016.

Selected discography[]

  • 2003: Emotions (Solopiano)
  • 2004: Transformation (David Helbock Trio)
  • 2006: Celebrating modern Genius (HDV Trio)
  • 2007: Time (Solopiano)
  • 2008: Suite of Philosophical Sounds - SUN RA (with Peter Madsen´s CIA)
  • 2008: All In (HDV Trio)
  • 2010: My Personal Realbook
  • 2010: Thousand Miles Journey (with Peter Madsen´s CIA)
  • 2010: David Helbock's Random/Control
  • 2011: Diagonal (Frick/Helbock Duo)
  • 2012: Purple (Solopiano)
  • 2014: Think of Two (Random/Control)
  • 2014: What's Next? I Don't Know! (Raab/Helbock Duo)
  • 2014: The Jazzcomposers Orchestra – Update (with Michael Mantler)
  • 2015: Mistura (with Peter Madsen)
  • 2015: Aural Colors (David Helbock Trio)
  • 2016: Into the Mystic (David Helbock Trio)
  • 2018: Tour d´Horizon (Random/Control)
  • 2019: Playing John Williams (Solopiano)
  • 2021: The New Cool (with Arne Jansen & Sebastian Studnitzky)

References[]

  1. ^ "Austrian Music Export". Austrian Music Export. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Reviews Trio and Random/Control". jazzdagama. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. ^ "David Helbock in China". Youtube. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. ^ "David Helbock in Southamerica". Youtube. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ^ "David Helbock in Africa". Youtube. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Personal Realbook". davidhelbock.com. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  7. ^ "with Michael Mantler". ecmreviews. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. ^ "David Helbock – piano". traumton.de. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Montreux Jazzcompetition". montreuxjazzartistfoundation. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Awards Austria". kunstkultr.bka.gv.at. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

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