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GROßMÜTTERCHEN (means "Grandma") HATZ SALON ORKESTAR is a humorous "Worldjazzfolkskapopp-Quintett".Their influences are drawn from Klezmer, Balkanfolk, Latin America and from classical music.

From Austria comes this quintet, or orkestar as they call themselves. Grouped around singer and accordion player Franziska Hatz. The band plays Balkan traditionals mostly, arranged by the musicians. With their own sound and style. It's great, sometimes explosive, music. Energetic and the fun and pleasure of the musicians is always evident a bit raw,an interpretation of trad tunes. Nice jazz elements, a bit of SKA and a few moments of cliché sounding melodies and dances, never getting boring.

This rather new "five-piece-crossover-band" excels with a very unpretentious and highly entertaining sound, combining Worldmusic from Klezmer-, Balkan- and Latin-influcences with some joyful sidesteps into Jazz , Raggae, Ska and Classical music.

A combination of virtuouso musicians, who have played with Randy Brecker, Dean Bowman and for DJ Shantel and the Bucovina Club Orkestar.

It's a wicked mis and one that has to be experienced first hand.

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Grosmutterchen Hatz Salon Orkestra