Vocals
Joey Green has been playing keyboards & singing since the 1970's. He has recorded and performed in a wide variety of cover & original bands in Massachusetts, Florida, New York and more recently Vienna, Austria. He co-founded the RayVille Big Band in 2013 with trombonist & composer Alex Lag.
Drums
Tommy Böröcz studied percussion and jazz theory at the Vienna Conservatory. He is an accomplished drummer, composer/producer and has performed with many Internationally known artists including: Birelli Lagrene, Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius, Karl Ratzer, Harri Stojka, and Stella Jones. He is co-founder of the popular Jazz-Fusion band Ostinato.
Guitar
Guitar and bass player Lukas Vendl was born and raised in Vienna, Austria. Since finishing his jazz guitar studies in 2001, he has toured extensively throughout Europe, as well as internationally. When he is not performing and touring, Lukas teaches guitar at a music school in Lower Austria.
Piano
Uli was born & raised in Hollabrunn, Lower Austria. He started piano lessons at age of 8, and joined his first band when he was 12. He studied jazz and composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.
Bass Guitar
Gerhard grew up in Vienna, Austria, and began performing professionally with The Vienna Boys Choir at the age of 10. With the choir, he toured Scandinavia, South Africa & the USA. He studied electric bass at the Conservatory of Vienna---immersing himself in jazz, blues, and R & B. He has performed alongside Johnny Logan, Joy Fleming, Dennis Jale & Andy Lee Lang.
Trombone
Alfred has performed with many of Austria's most popular big bands including, The Albert Kreutzer Big Band, The Leo Libal Concert Jazz Big Band, The ORF Big Band, the Lungau Big Band, The L.A. Funk Collective and The Clark Uptown Swingsters.
Baritone Sax
Saxophonist and flautist Martin Jank was born in Vienna. He is an accomplished big band arranger, focusing on Jazz & Blues genres. His passion is Baroque music--a musical genre in which he plays the flute. Martin also leads a jazz quartet as well as his own big band.
Alto Sax & Flute
Feli Pistorius studied flute at the Conservatory of Music in Vienna. She is a multi-talented musician who plays saxophone, piano and cello. Feli teaches at music schools in Vienna and performs regularly as a freelance musician in the Greater Vienna region.
Alto Sax, Clarinet, Flute
Born 1960 in Vienna, Helmut has studied Saxophone and Theory at Vienna Conservatory. He has performed for over 40 years with several bands all over Europe, including Ray Charles, Harry Edison, Art Farmer & Joe Zawinul,…..
Tenor Sax
Sophie Hassfurther is a vibrant force in the jazz and improvised music scene, deeply committed to experimentation. Based in Vienna, she's an accomplished performer on saxophone, flute, and clarinet, as well as a composer and sought-after educator. London Jazz News lauded her CD "Mind Like Water" as 'an intense and different experience'.
Tenor Sax
Alwin Miller is a multi-talented musician/composer who plays saxophone, clarinet, flute, and piano. He is well versed in classical, jazz, blues, R & B, soul and even rock music. Moreover, he teaches as well as directs some of Austria's most popular and well-visited summer theater events in his "off-season" from teaching!
Trombone
Trombone/Composer/Arranger
Alex Lag studied musicology at the University of Vienna, as well as “Jazz Trombone” with Bobby Dodge at the Conservatory of the City of Vienna PU. He is a co-founder of RayVille and is an extremely gifted compositionist and big band arranger. Alex studied “Jazz Composition” with Ed Partyka and Andy Middleton at the Conservatory of the City of Vienna. He has also participated in Masterclasses & Concerts with: Roland Neuwirth, Bobby McFerrin, Dave Liebman, Andy Middleton Quartett, Bo Nielsen & Don Menza. Website:
Trumpet
Trumpet
Born in Vienna, Jan Kolaja is the lead trumpeter and section leader of the RayVille Big Band. He also plays with many of Vienna'a most popular big bands including, the Vienna Big Band Project, Swingdance Big Band, Brucklyn Bigband, Golden Melodies Orchestra, Original Swingtime Bigband, Wolfgang Steubl Bigband, Vienna Ballroom Orchestra & the Alex Ehrenreich Bigband.
Trumpet
Gerhard was born and raised in Vienna, Austria. He studied music at the Joseph Haydn Konservatorium and The University of Graz. In 1999 he completed an MFE in Trumpet Education at U-California/Irvine in California. Gerhard has performed with Tom Kubis and Bill Holman. Or • 1989 IGP I, • 1991 Jazz Diploma Trumpet Vienna Johannesgasse • 1998 IGP II, University Graz • 1999 MFE Trumpet Education, UCI Irvine, CA • Teaching Experience… • Prinzipal Position since…
Trumpet
Stefan Fellner, is a gifted & versatile jazz trumpet player. He studied at the Anton Bruckner Private university in Linz. His passion for big band music is noteworthy. He performs regularly in various jazz orchestras and big bands and is also the founder of "Big Band Theory". Stefan Fellner has worked with renowned artists such as: James Morrison and Thomas Gansch. He has been performing with The RayVille Big Band since 2015.