GRAZ – First Single from PEOPLE. PLACES. Out Now

I'm happy to share GRAZ, the first single from my upcoming album PEOPLE. PLACES., released today on Challenge Records.

The piece was inspired by the city that became my home after…

After more than two years of writing, rehearsing, recording and post-production, I'm very happy to announce that my new large ensemble album, PEOPLE. PLACES., is finally finished and entering its release phase.

The album features seven original compositions and…

After a very intense April — concerts, Jazzahead, traveling, and many beautiful moments on the road — May became a quieter month.

Less performing, more writing.
A lot of time spent working on new music, ideas, and everything surrounding PEOPLE.…

Last week felt like a small journey.

Three nights, three cities — each one with its own energy.
Vienna (ZWE) — first time with my band in Vienna, full house and playing after long time with Sebas and Miloš.
Graz…

Today I launched the crowdfunding campaign for my upcoming album "PEOPLE. PLACES.", which we recorded last year with my 11-piece band and a special guest appearance by Klaus Gesing.

The idea behind the campaign is to cover…

Back in Vienna after a little over two months in Buenos Aires. I’m so happy to have escaped the harsh winter, to have spent time with friends and family after more than a year, and above all, I’m thrilled to…

I am very happy to be spending the summer in Argentina (European winter) after a couple of years, and above all to have the opportunity to play much more than on other trips.

I will be playing again with my…

On October 6th I returned to the stage with my quartet after a brief hiatus due to becoming a father.
On one hand, I felt the joy of being invited to perform at the 20th anniversary of the legendary Blue…

After an intense summer on a personal level, with the great challenge of becoming a father, I am slowly getting back to my usual routine.

This coming Monday, 6 October, I will be premiering a new quartet featuring Nikolaus Höller…

As many of you maybe know, in the last time I start receiving works in commision for composing and/or arranging for several Big Bands.

In the last couple months I was lucky to conduct in April the KUG Jazz Orchestra…

A few days ago, we played again with my 11tet, this time at a very special concert for me personally, my graduation concert for my master's degree in jazz composition and arrangement at the Kunstuniversität Graz.

It has been a…

The year is slowly wrapping up (at least if you think of summer as the finish line), and although the past few months have been intense in many ways, I haven’t played live all that much.

That said, I saved…

After a busy winter with lots of traveling (Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Madrid, Copenhagen), a new album, and some other personal developments, I am happy to announce that I have finally moved to Vienna.

I am available for lessons, recording sessions…

After a lot of preliminary work, preparations, and rehearsals, last weekend we were at Audiotope with the 11tet recording what will be the group's first album and my third.

It was an intense week of rehearsals and three days of…

Next Friday, January 24, we will be playing live again in Graz with the 11tet.

It will be our last concert before entering the studio to record the group's first album, so it will be great to play for you…

After the sold-out premiere in Prez in September, it was almost mandatory to bring 11tet back to Buenos Aires, so I'm returning to Argentina to play with the group this coming Thursday, December 5, this time at BEBOP Club, one…

The second video from the live session we did with 11tet in March at Café Stockwerk is now online. This time, the song is 18/5.

Check out the video for two amazing solos by Jonathan Herrgesell and Thomas Quendler.

I…

After a well-deserved rest in Argentina, I am returning to Austria for an intense autumn.
Quite a few dates in different formats (duos, trios, 11tet!), playing original music but also standards, and sharing with many friends.
At the same time…

Next Saturday, September 21, I will have the pleasure of debuting my 11tet in Argentina.

We will play a long set at Prez Jazz Club, one of the best jazz clubs in Buenos Aires, with an amazing group.

On brass…

In March I took my 11tet to the mythical Cafe Stockwerk in Graz to shoot a series of videos.

I'm happy to announce the release of the 1st video of this series: of course, a song inspired by this city…

After a couple of months of not being very active in terms of concerts, February and March are going to be a couple of intense months in terms of quantity and diversity (and quality, why not?!).

February starts with the…

Good news: CASTELAR, the track #2 of my new album NEW BEGINNINGS was choosen by the prestigious american magazine ALL ABOUT JAZZ as the song of the day.

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/track-castelar-by-martin-iaies

It´s also the single of the album, so you can listen…

NEW BEGINNINGS IS FINALLY OUT!

After a long waiting, I am very happy to show my 2nd album NEW BEGINNINGS to everybody!
As said in previous posts, the album is released by the american label Ears and Eyes Records and…