Anton Bruckner and Jazz orchestra, a genius of classical music history, inconnection with the traditional Jazz orchestral ensemble - the Big Band?If one looks at the current development in Jazz one cannot help but noticethat a great number of prominent musicians are trying to make connectionsbetween the musical languages of Jazz and Classical music. Several reasonsfor the desire to get closer to another tradition are: to enrich one’s ownvocabulary, the traditional ensemble can acquire new sounds, and thepossibility of amplifying one’s tonal language.Already in the first half of the twentieth century Jazz and Classical composerswere intensely involved with the task of building bridges between the twoareas.With the project "Homage to Anton Bruckner" the composers of the "UpperAustrian Jazz Orchestra" have presented themselves the challenge of creatingcompositions inspired by the symphonic works of Anton Bruckner. Elements ofBruckners musical language were to be incorporated, these ideas furtherdeveloped and structures designed for complete musical works.The "Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra" proves itself with this concert program asa modern ensemble which loves to experiment. The compositional level of theorchestra is way up there! In the search for new musical impressions in theJazz context the listener will be richly rewarded