Franz Hautzinger

Franz Hautzinger is an internationally renowned avant-garde trumpeter and composer. With his quarter-tone trumpet, he explores the finest nuances and creates sound worlds at the intersection of free improvisation, contemporary composition, jazz, and electroacoustic music. His work focuses on sound, breath and space — music as a living, constantly changing sculpture. Hautzinger has established himself at the forefront of the international improvisation scene through pioneering collaborations with artists including Derek Bailey, Keith Rowe, The Temptations, John Tilbury, Christian Fennesz, Hamid Drake, Lou Reed, John Cale, Otomo Yoshihide and Sachiko M, as well as through his long-standing involvement with Ensemble Zeitkratzer.