Paul Urbanek
on maternity leave Univ.-Prof. for Piano (Faculty of Music)
Head of Institute for
Keyboard Instruments
(Faculty of Music)
Artistic Major(s):
Piano, Composition and Music Theory, Improvisation
- on sabbatical leave -
Artistic or pedagogical education
- Autodidact Teacher Certification since 1986
Teaching & Research
- Lecturer at the JAM MUSIC LAB Private University for Jazz and Popular Music since 2013
- Lecturer at Friedrich Gulda School of Music Wien since 2022
- Lecturer at the International Academy of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (AMP) until 2022.
- University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MDW) - Lecturer since 1996, Senior Lecturer since 2002
- MDW-Ipop : Pop&Jazz band project 01+02 (master ensemble), piano minor,
- computer practical course 2
- MDW sound master department: "Keyboards 1-8
- Various seminars (compulsory training) for the Lower Austrian
- Music School Management on the topics: Jazz piano for classical teachers, recording, blues and funk.
- Music seminars: Scheibbs, Viktring, Gleisdorf-each piano and ensemble
Publications
CDs with Gast-features
- Alegre Correa Sextett feat. Hermeto Pasqual - “Negro Coracao” - piano,producer
- Wolfgang Schalk Bandett feat. Michael Brecker-“The 2nd 3d man” - piano
- S.F.Powerstation feat.Enrico Rava-“Voyeur,Voyeur” - piano
- Wolfgang Puschnig „For the love of it“ -Mix, Master and Postproduction (feat.Mike Richmond,Marc Feldman,Bernarda Fink)
DVDs
- SAXOFOUR-“Adventcalendar“
- WOLFGANG PUSCHNIG-“Visual Inflictions“
- PATRICE HERAL-“Meine Wiener Schule“ (2-DVD-Box)
Concerts
- Concerts and festivals in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Hungary, Brazil, South Korea, France, Lithuania, Poland...
- Jazzfest Wien
- Festival do Brasil (Sanary sur Mer-Frankreich)
- B&W Music Festival in Montreux
- Jazzfestival Ingolstadt
- Montreux Music Festival
- Jazzfestival Leverkusen
- Florianopolis in Jazz (Brasilien)
- Womad-Festival
- Pomigliano Jazzestival
- Wiener Konzerthaus (Neuer Saal, Mozartsaal, Großer Saal)
- Jazzherbst Salzburg
- Jazzfestival Vilnius
- Clari-Arte
Founder of the record label " Skylarkproduction", with partners Wolfgang Puschnig and Patrice Heral. 12 CD releases since 2015
Further work experience
Worked as pianist/keyboardist and/or composer/arranger/producer for about 100 CDs with musicians such as: Wolfgang Puschnig, Hans Koller, Alegre Corea, Alexander Machacek, Izabel Padovani, Kim Dok Soo(samul nori), Maria Pia De Vito, Sainkho Namchylak, Linda Sharrock, Orchestre National Des Jazz, Jamalaadeen Tacuma, Ornette Coleman, David Murray, Simone Kopmajer, Terry Meyers
Prices, awards, miscellaneous
- Hans Koller Award 2001-CD of the year: "The Hans Koller Concept", following his Reverse Composing Method