Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf

24/04/2026

A TRIBUTE TO HANS FALB.
July 24th-26th 2026.
https://www.konfrontationen.at/
We look forward to seeing you there.

24/04/2026

Philipp Schmickl's essay on Hans Falb's life's work is now available in English, translated by Frederike Kulscar. Check out here:

Read the review of Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe: Obituary for Hans Falb (1954–2025) on The Free Jazz Collective

10/04/2026

12/03/2026

The ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) has launched a new series on the decline of traditional inns in Austria. The third episode featured the "Cafe Restaurant Falb" and its new owners Johanna Maroušek and Yannik Steer, who are both working hard to keep the place alive with new ideas. There is also a brief appearance by the late Hans "Hauna" Falb.

https://on.orf.at/video/14314304/aufsperren-statt-zusperren-ist-das-wirtshaus-noch-zu-retten

(Non-German speakers use "Live Caption" by watching the report through Google Chrome)

Kira Schinko ist diesmal im burgenländischen Nickelsdorf unterwegs, um mit Neuinterpretationen rund um das Gansl und Techno statt Blasmusik einen letzten Rettungsversuch für das "Wirtshaus zum dritten Tage" zu starten. Das junge Team um Yannik Steer, Johanna Maroušek und Elli Hackstein startet mi...

08/02/2026

Herzliche Einladung!
... zum Fest anlässlich der Promotion von Philipp Schmickl und zum Gedenken an Hans Falb.

Am Freitag, 13. Februar 2026

im Celeste, Hamburger Straße 18, 1050 Wien

Programm:

Teil 1, 19 Uhr: Über das Akademische und die Dissertation Konfrontationen Nickelsdorf: Cosmopolitan Improvising at a Jazz Festival at the Borders, musikalisch eingefasst. Mit Dr. Philipp Schmickl und Prof. André Doehring (Institut für Jazz- und Popularmusikforschung, Kunstuni Graz)

Teil 2, 21 Uhr: Improvisationen für Hans Falb

Teil 3: Tanzmusik

Mitwirkende:

Franz Hautzinger (trompete), Thomas Berghammer (trompete), Susanna Gartmayer (bassklarinette), Jakob Gnigler (saxophon), Philipp Quehenberger (synthesizer), Didi Kern (schlagzeug), dieb13 (turntables), Billy Roisz (electronics), Klaus Filip (sine waves), Laura Pudelek (cello), Ingrid Schmoliner (klavier), Judith Schwarz (schlagzeug), Christof Kurzmann (ppooll), Burkhard Stangl (gitarre), Alexander Babikov (gitarre), Angélica Castelló (tapes y más),

DJs Peter Nachtnebel, Heido, Didi Kern und Michael Moser sowie

Elvira Faltermeier, Andrea Mutschlechner und Karin Weinhandl (Photographie und Licht).

Verpflegung: Tizian's Planty Pizza !

20/01/2026

People of Nickelsdorf, followers of "Konfrontationen", people of Vienna and planet earth! A true legend will come to rhiz (Vienna) very soon. Get tickets for Ted Milton (Blurt) here:

https://rhiz.wien/?copilot-slug=25-01-2026_ted-milton-blurt-matinee

January 25th 2026
at rhiz (U-Bahnbogen 37, A-1080 Vienna)

Watch out! The concert will start in the late afternoon, not in the evening.

https://www.tedmilton.net/

16/01/2026

Philipp Schmickl, long-time companion of Hans ‘Hauna’ Falb, musicologist and chronicler of ‘Konfrontationen’, has written an obituary on https://freistil.klingt.org/blog/musik-liebe-weltoffenheit/ Non-German readers use https://www.deepl.com/de/translator to get a proper translation in the language of your choice.

Nachrufe Veranstalter:innen Musikarbeiter und Abenteurer Philipp Schmickl u.a. 13. Januar 2026 21 Min. 218 Hans Falb (1954-2025) Hans Falb hat am 26. Dezember zu leben aufgehört. Wir bringen einen ausführlichen Nachruf von Philipp Schmickl, sukzessive angereichert durch Statements und Erinnerungen...

27/12/2025

A beloved person, music expert in many fields and legendary festival promoter has passed away. R.I.P. , Hans 'Hauna' Falb! We will miss you.

28/07/2025

Beautiful piano sounds in the morning for a good start into a new week. Many thanks, Bogdana aka The Dancing Lady.

Much ❤ to the audience and our contributors.
See ya next year again!

24/07/2025

Looking fwd to tomorrow´s opening:

CHRISTIAN MARIEN QUARTETT

w/

Tobias Delius (tenor sax, clarinet)
Jasper Stadhouders (guitar, mandolin)
Antonio Borghini (double bass)
Christian Marien (drums)


https://www.konfrontationen.at/ko25/

22/07/2025

Just a few more days ... watch out for these ladies and gentlemen (among others) !

https://www.konfrontationen.at/ko25/