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BRIAN BRAIN – club audioprovocateur: India Connection

Herbert Könighofer – saxophones, flutes, vocals
Ranajit Sengupta – sarode, vocals
Kousik Banerjee – tablas

The long-standing musical collaboration between Austrian multi-instrumentalist Herbert Könighofer and renowned Indian musicians Dr. Pandit Ranajit Sengupta (sarode) and Kousik Banerjee (tablas) impressively blends diverse sound worlds. Classical Indian music, European jazz, world music, and free improvisation merge into a unique concert experience. With instruments like the slide saxophone, sarode, and tablas, atmospheric and meditative soundscapes are created.
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Thu, July 10, 2025, 7:30 PM
Zum Lercherl von Hernals

Hernalser Hauptstraße 70, 1170 Vienna
(in the beautiful garden; in the inn’s parlor if the weather is bad)
Music contribution: voluntary donation
Table reservations: +43 1 4058315

Sat, July 12, 2025, 7:30 PM
Reallabor Fassfabrik (FZA Association)

Lastenstraße 19, 1230 Vienna
Music contribution: voluntary donation

 

Past events:

BRIAN BRAIN – club audioprovocateur: Herbert Könighofer feat. Hans Tschiritsch & Michael Irger 

Monday, 16th of June, 2025, 18:30 pm

Zum Lercherl von Hernals
Hernalser Hauptstraße 70, 1170 Vienna / Austria 

Cultural contribution: voluntary donation
Reserve a table at: +43 1 405 83 15

Herbert Könighofer: flutes, slide-sax, whistling, var. instruments
Hans Tschiritsch: overtone singing, oilbarrel-bass, var. funky instruments
Michael Irger – cornbass, Didgeridoo

Hans Tschiritsch is an instrument inventor and sound researcher. Fascinated by the phenomenon of overtones, he has been building his “Tschiritschophones” since the mid-1980s—musical instruments crafted with meticulous workmanship, bearing imaginative names such as Zwitscheridoo, Trompetuum Mobile, Oil Barrel Bass, or Hoarse Lung.

Together with Herbert Könighofer on the slide sax and many other instruments, and Michael Irger on cornbass and didgeridoo, he rolls out a fascinating sonic tapestry at the Lercherl von Hernals!


www.tschiritsch.com
www.brianbrain.club
https://michael-irger.at

JOYGURU im Lercherl

22nd of May, 2025, 19:30
Zum Lercherl von Hernals | Hernalser Hauptstraße 70, 1170 Vienna, Austria

Herbert Könighofer – saxes, flutes, voc, synth 
Alokesh Chandra – sitar
Florian Tuchaček – drums
 
Make sure you reserve your table: 01/ 4058315
 

The Könighofer – Hille Experience

Arkadenkultur-Festival Salzburg
24th of August, 19:00
Living Room | Bayerhamerstr. 18, 5020 Salzburg
www.arkadenkultur.at

Moon on High II: Cheng-Ying Chuang & Herbert Könighofer

Alokesh Chandra feat. Herbert Könighofer

10th of August 2024, 19:30
11th of August 2024, 11:00

Alankara Center | Große Mohrengasse 27/3, 1020 Vienna
Get your tickets at alankara.office@yahoo.com

F# feat. Herbert Könighofer
Austria Tour
June 2024

Sid Hille – piano, theremin
Jori Huhtala – bass
Markus Ketola – drums
Herbert Könighofer – sax, flute

“Unstoppable avantgardistic Finnish Jazz Trio teams up with Austrian sax player Herbert Könighofer.”

Nach einer inspirierenden Finnland Tour im Mai konzertiert die finnsich-österreichische Kooperation im Juni in Wien und Salzburg. Improvisierte Musik & jazzige Collagen – ein bisschen so, als würde man in der finnischen Sauna sitzend mit einem grünen Veltliner anstoßen!

Impro-Jazz meets Wirtshaus-Gastgarten
Thursday, 13th of June 2024, 19:30

Zum Lercherl von Hernals, Hernalser Hauptstraße 70, 1170 Wien
Reservations: 01 405 83 15
www.lercherl.at



Live Recording Session with audience – at TEBES Studios
Friday, 14th of June, 19:30

Jakob Auer Str. 5, 5020 Salzburg
Be there when we record a new album and immortalise yourself with your presence – and your participation!
Infos & Tickets: saxherbyking@gmx.at, info@tebes-spielzimmer.at

© Mika Linna


Arkadenkultur Salzburg
Sunday, 16th of June, 19:00
Living Room, Bayerhamerstr. 18, 5020 Salzburg
www.arkadenkultur.at

© Jukka Piiroinen

More Broken Pieces – Workshops & Performance

 

April – June 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finland Tour
 “The Hille – Könighofer” Experience” &
F# feat. Herbert Könighofer

 

 

Vienna Apr

 

 

 

Thanks to the support of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture Civil Service and Sport

we could not only develop this new Website in collaboration with marmota Agentur and qlp, but were also able to develop a new logo together with visual artist Christine Janisch:

The BRIAN BRAIN - club audioprovocateur logo depicts Herbert Könighofer's hand-drewn portrait