Vienna Art Orchestra

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Vienna Art Orchestra
Vienna Art Orchestra, Hamburg, 1985
Background information
Origin	Vienna, Austria
Genres	Jazz
Years active	1977–2010
Labels	Extraplatte, hat ART, Amiga, Moers Music, Amadeo, Quinton, Verve, Art
Past members	Thomas Alkier Robert Bachner Juraj Bartos Walter Bosshardt Florian Bramböck Georg Breinschmid Alegre Correa Klaus Dickbauer Joris Dudli Urszula Dudziak Karl Fian Sebastian Fuchsberg Thomas Gansch Mario Gonzi Nico Gori Herwig Gradischnig Herbert Joos Heiri Känzig Martin Koller Thomas Lang Anna Lauvergnac Ronny Matky Jojo Mayer Adrian Mears Matthieu Michel Christian Muthspiel Lauren Newton Ingrid Oberkanins Ed Partyka Harry Pepl Werner Pirchner Dominique Pifarély Wolfgang Puschnig Christian Radovan Joris Roelofs Mathias Rüegg Jon Sass Woody Schabata Uli Scherer Andy Scherrer Arkady Shilkloper Roman Schwaller Harry Sokal Dominik Stöger Hans Strasser Hans Theessink Tobias Weidinger Jürgen Wuchner Stephan Zimmermann
Website	www.vao.at

The Vienna Art Orchestra was a European jazz group based in Vienna, Austria. Organized at different times as either a big band or as a smaller combo, it was regarded as one of the leading European jazz ensembles and was an official cultural ambassador of the Republic of Austria.