Harry Sokal (musician)

Biography

Sokal attended piano and clarinet lessons since he was six years old and studied clarinet and musical theory at the Vienna Conservatory.

Between 1977 and 1985, he performed with his own band "Timeless", and joined the Vienna Art Orchestra in 1977, to which he, with a four-year break, have played until he left in 2010. His most recent band project is the group Depart, an energetic saxofontrio with Jojo Mayer on drums and Heiri Känzig on bass, which was founded in 1985 and revives the alpine music tradition with the most varied Forms of contemporary jazz.

In addition to his collaboration with a variety of great European and American jazz musicians such as Art Blakey, Wolfert Brederode, Dave Holland, Terje Rypdal, Daniel Humair, Michel Portal, Mike Richmond, Mino Cinelu, Friedrich Gulda, Idris Muhammad, Joe Zawinul, Harry Pepl, Gene Jackson, Andy McKee, and his membership in the legendary Art Farmer Quintet from 1979 to 1999 Projects with national and international musicians.

Sokal has also contributed to many Austrian pop productions, including the Hallucination Company, Wolfgang Ambros, Falco s album Single album.

He also teaches saxophone and improvisation at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz.

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