BIOGRAPHY
"Daniel Holzleitner can certainly be counted among the new ranks of young musicians who, with the greatest artistic commitment and ingenuity, dedicate themselves to the possibilities of a contemporary approach and the fusion of different musical forms of expression."
Alexander Kochmann - mica music austria
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Daniel Holzleitner (born 1994, in Schärding/Upper Austria) is a trombonist, composer and educator and currently lives in Vienna/Austria.
Being initially socialized in the austrian marching band scene, Daniel showed interest in various styles of music already from an early age on.
He eventually moved to Graz/Austria to study jazz performance and composition at the "Kunstunversität Graz" (KUG) with his main teacher being Prof. Ed Neumeister.
In Graz he got the chance to play and study with legendary musicans such as Sheila Jordan, Ray Anderson, Randy Brecker, Benny Golson, Carla Bley, Mike Abene, Jiggs Whigham, Bobby Shew and many more.
In 2018 Daniel moved to Vienna/Austria to complete his jazz studies at the "Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität Wien (MuK)" and he also started classical trombone studies there with Prof. Mikael Rudolfsson. He graduated and finished his sudies in the wintersemester of 2022.
Daniel is an active part of the viennese music scene and his versatile and open-minded approach to music resulted in him being involved in various and often divergent fields of work as a trombonist, as a composer and as an educator.
Daniel leads his own band, "Comprovisition" which released two Albums in 2019 and 2022.
For his work with the transdisciplinary ensemble "zwischen uns" a combination of contemporary music with theatrical performance. he got awarded with the first Austrian "Joe Zawinul price".
Besides his own projects, he was a permanent member of Christian Muthspiel's Orjazztra Vienna until the ensembles disbanding in 2025.
As a sideman, Daniel performed alongside the following...
...musicans: James Morrison, Michael Gibbs, Thomas Quashoff, David Helbock, Lorenz Raab, Karlheinz Miklin, Christoph Cech, Efrat Alony, Marianne Mendt, Lukas König, Beate Wiesinger, Vincent Pongracz, Gerhard Ornig, Uli Rennert, Alois Eberl, Astrid Wiesinger, Nikolaus Holler, Robert Unterköfler, Valentin Duit, Matheus Jardim, Philipp Nykrin, Fabian Rucker, Gina Schwarz, Tobias Meissl, Thilo Seevers, Daniel Varga, Simon Plötzeneder...
...Bands/Ensembles/Big Bands: Orjazztra Vienna, Vincent Pongracz' Synesthetic Octett, Karlheinz Miklin-Sextett, Tobias Hoffmann Nonet, Tobias Hoffmann Big Band, Christoph Chech CCJOP, Heavy Tuba, Jazzbigband Graz, Lungau Big Band, Big Band der Volksoper Wien, Woodstock der Blasmusik All-Star Big Band, Graz Composers Orchestra, Jazzorchester Steiermark, Hot Pants Road Club, Notes & Tones Jazz Orchestra, Ensemble Kuhle Wampe, The Alpinists, Niklouds Brotherhood, Aufmessers Schneide. KammererOrköster,
e c h o Boomer, Gina Schwarz Pannonica, Alpine Dweller, Yasmo & die Klangkantine, Jugendjazzorchester OÖ...
...classical ensembles: Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Phace, The Black Page Orchestra, Max Steiner Orchestra, Schallfeld Ensemble, Ensemble Zeitfluss, Studio Dan, Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, sINNfonietta, Cammerata Sinfonica Austria, Stadttheater Passau as well as various chamber music projects.
Performances at: Jazzfestival Salfelden, INNtöne Jazzfestival, Jazztage Burghausen, Carinthischer Sommer, Wellenklänge Festival Lunz am See, Tiroler Festspiele Erl, Gmundner Festwochen, EnjoyJazz Festival, Glatt&Verkehrt, Festival Out of the Box München, onQ Festival, Klassik am Dom Linz, Music Biennale Zagreb, Prague Offspring, Bayrisches Jazzweekend Regensburg, Woodstock der Blasmusik, Styriarte, Wien Modern, Outreach Festival, Bingen Swingt, La Strada Graz, Jazz can Dance, Brucknertage Linz...
Daniel is also an active composer and arranger and writes music for his own projects but also gets frequently asked to write comissioned pieces and arrangements for various settings and ensembles, reaching from chamber music, big band, wind band, choir up to big orchestral instrumentations.
Commissions eg. by: JANUS ensemble, Ensemble Merve, Born2Bass, Duo Edlbauer Kuzo, Theater INNklusiv, quinTTTonic, WPOS...
Feel free to get in touch if you need anything composed or arranged :)
Daniel is also active as a pedagogue. He works at Musikschule Oberes Wiental (Pressbaum, AUT) and also offers private lessons in trombone, improvisation, composition and many other music related fields.