Muriel Grossmann (AUT, ESP, SRB)

Viennese saxophonist and composer Muriel Grossmann is considered a hot commodity in London, the epicentre of the spiritual jazz boom. She is signed to the renowned London indie label, Jazzman, among others, and Giles Peterson is a fan. In Austria, she doesn’t get as much recognition she deserves yet, and this could be because she now lives a secluded life on Ibiza and isn't exactly seeking the hype her recent albums have generated. “The majority of her fans are in the USA and the UK. This puts her in the pantheon of the few globally celebrated Austrian jazz musicians”, wrote Samir Köck in Die Presse. And: “She simply plays what flows out of her, which could be flamboyant, intense and in several vocal ranges, also on the tenor, alto and soprano saxophone”.