On today's episode I am talking to the first jazz accordionist on the podcast, Klaus Paier. The episode is in German, but you can find and read a transcript of the episode in English in my blog.
We talk about how Klaus started playing the accordion, going from "not-a-fan" to becoming a professional musician, the importance of connecting with other musicians and allowing music projects to grow in time, Klaus' current projects and future engagements and much more!

On this episode you will also hear some tracks which Klaus kindly provided for this episode. To hear the tracks, go to the time stamps shared below:

06:04-11:30 - "Cocoon" composed by Klaus Paier, from the 2011 album "Dragonly", performed by Klaus Paier Trio

15:00-18:43 - "FlyUp" composed by Klaus Paier, from the 2008 album "Radiotree", performed by Klaus Paier and Radio String Quartet

22:26-27:21 - "Fables of Faubus" composed by Charles Mingus, from the 2023 album "Inspired Rendezvous", performed by Klaus Paier and Florian Dohrmann

28:54-33:51 - "Quasirondo" composed by Klaus Paier, from the 2000 album "More than tango", performed by Klaus Paier and Gerald Preinfalk

35:37-42:00 - "Vision for Two" composed by Klaus Paier, from the 2019 album "Vision for Two", performed by Klaus Paier and Asja Valcic

To find out more about Klaus, listen to his music, see if he is performing in a city near you, buy his albums and sheet music of his compositions, check out his website at https://www.klaus-paier.com/.

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This episode is brought to you by Dr. Herbert Scheibenreif who is a friend and a supporter of the podcast, who sponsored the episodes featuring guests from Austria.

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