Michael Kahr

Austria (residence) °1975
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I am a jazz pianist/composer/arranger and musicologist and work at the institutes for jazz and jazz research at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria. I am also lecturing at the Institute for Musicology at the University of Vienna.

 

 

Michael Kahr MMus. PhD.

 

michael.kahr@kug.ac.at

 

mkahr.wordpress.com

www.jazzandthecity.org

 

research

research expositions

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    Upper Styrian Big Band Folk: Exploring Local Identity and Authenticity in Jazz (2013) author(s): Michael Kahr published in: Journal for Artistic Research
    Upper Styrian Big Band Folk is an arts-based research project which has aimed for the exploration of local identity, authenticity and meaning as manifested in and interrelated with jazz composition and performance. This exposition outlines the project, its underlying aesthetic values and presents a critical reflection of the work. Two videos show the musical scores and audio recordings of two selected compositions for large jazz orchestra which represent a significant aspect of artistic research in this project. A hermeneutic reading of the music offers insight into the work's contextual background and aesthetic matters.
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Exposition: Upper Styrian Big Band Folk: Exploring Local Identity and Authenticity in Jazz (01/01/2013) by Michael Kahr
Michael Kahr 15/03/2020 at 16:32

A detailed response to the comments is published in Michael Kahr, “Artistic Research in Jazz: A Case Study and Potential Developments”. Music and Sonic Arts: Theories and Practice. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, eds. Mine Dogantan-Dack and John Dack (2018), 184–199.