Bertl Mayer
Lecturer for Harmonica & Improvisation (Faculty of Music)
Head of Institute for
Improvisation
(Faculty of Music)
Artistic Major(s):
Harmonica, Improvisation
Artistic and pedagogical education
- Music theory - harmony - Prayner Conservatory Vienna, 1979
- Workshop Improvisation with Michael Mantler 1982, Vienna
- Workshop Improvisation with Enrico Rava 1984, Vienna
Teaching & Research
- Lecturer at the JAM MUSIC LAB Private University for Jazz and Popular Music & at the Friedrich Gulda School of Music since 2012
Publications
- CD-VOCATION with Flip PHILIPP (2021), own production
- DVD- GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK - Camilla NYLUND - RSO Symphony Orchestra (ORF, Andre Heller) 2021
- KLANGBUCH - ROBERT BURNS - Mei Heaz is in Hochlaund with Wolfram Berger, Cornelius Obonya, Willi Resetarits a.o. (Mandelbaum Verlag, 2021)
- CD - YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! with 5achterl in Ehr`n - Viennese Soulfood Records (2020)
- CD - A JOIA ESCONDIDA - Federica Ferrari - AST Records (2019)
- CD - SCRAMMEL and the JAZZ via BRASIL with Peter Havlicek and Nikolai TUNKOVITSCH Preiser Records (2019)
Further work experience
- Kultursommer Grafenegg 2017, 2021, Soloist with NÖ Tonkünstler
- Concert "IN MEMORIAM KARL HODINA" with Tini Kainrath, Alegre Correa a.o. 2019 at the Konzerthaus Vienna
- Concert with Louie Austen at JAZZFEST WIEN at the Vienna State Opera, 2018
- Concerts with Flip PHILIPP - Bertl MAYER Quartett at MuTh, Vienna, 2020,2021,2022
- 2004: Vienna Konzerthaus - Collaboration with Camerata Salzburg and Christian Muthspiel
- 2005: Concerts at the State Treaty Anniversary with Joe Zawinul (Belvedere Palace, Vienna Konzerthaus)
- 2007: State Opera House Hannover (Milhaud programs)
- 2008: Jazz Festival "9 Gates" Beijing
- 1999 - 2008: Guest soloist with the Vienna Art Orchestra, CDs include: All that Strauss 1 & 2
Prizes, awards, miscellaneous
- GLOBAL MUSIC AWARD 2016 for participation in the CD production "BLUE ROAD
SNOW OWL Band