Gregor Siedl

At the age of six Gregor started playing the flute and clarinet. Soon he discovered the saxophone and fell in love with jazz music. For several years he studied classical and jazz music in his hometown Vienna, Austria.

In 2009 Gregor moved to Brussels to study with John Ruocco at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. He performs music of many styles, playing in bands such as Alegria, Einsdreizweivier, European Free Trio, Octet Red, TsuTsu Trio, Elsa and the sad young men, Les Chroniques de l´inutil, The Unrevealed Society.

He participated in diverse artistic projects. Some in cooperation with performing artists, dancers and actors, others in ensembles rooted in the tradition of jazz and large ensembles crossing the boundaries between classical and improvised music.

Gregor has had the opportunity to performe with musicians from various countries and diverse cultures such as Austria, Begium, France, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Hungary, Israel, England, USA, Taiwan, Venezuela, Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina fasu…

His main instrument is the saxophone, besides that he plays the flute and clarinet. Gregor composes and arranges music for small to large jazz ensembles. On several occasions he produced computer generated/electronic music for multimedia and videoproductions.