{"id":107,"date":"2016-04-18T09:56:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T07:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jazztrio.at\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2026-07-25T02:05:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:05:42","slug":"johannes-strasser","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jazztrio.at\/?page_id=107","title":{"rendered":"Johannes Strasser\/bass"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Photo:c Andreas M\u00fcller 2018)<\/h6>\n

Johannes <\/span>(\u201eHans\u201c) <\/span>Strasser was <\/span>born<\/span> in Grieskirchen, Upper-Austria in 1959 and <\/span>resides<\/span> in Vienna.\u00a0<\/span>After <\/span>studying<\/span> classical<\/span> doublebass in Salzburg and Vienna<\/span> for <\/span>some<\/span> years<\/span>, he <\/span>dedicated<\/span> himself<\/span> \u00a0<\/span>to Jazz. <\/span>In 2005<\/span> he was <\/span>awarded<\/span> the <\/span>prestigious<\/span> Hans Koller Prize for \u201cSideman of the Year.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>Hans <\/span>has<\/span> always<\/span> b<\/span>een<\/span> in<\/span> demand in Jazz <\/span>circles<\/span> within<\/span> all <\/span>formats<\/span>from<\/span> Duo to Big Band<\/span>.<\/span> In 2007<\/span> he <\/span>commanded<\/span> the bass <\/span>chair<\/span> for the Vienna Art <\/span>Orchestra\u2019s<\/span>30<\/span>th<\/span> anniversary<\/span> world<\/span>–<\/span>tour<\/span> and <\/span>recorded<\/span> with<\/span> the VAO. <\/span>Since<\/span> 2012 he<\/span> was <\/span>involved<\/span> in <\/span>various<\/span> projects<\/span> of <\/span>mathias<\/span> r\u00fcegg<\/span> with<\/span> singer<\/span> Lia Pale<\/span> performing<\/span> and <\/span>record<\/span>ing<\/span> with<\/span> th<\/span>e<\/span>m<\/span>. As <\/span>a<\/span> p<\/span>ermanent <\/span>bassist<\/span> of the <\/span>late<\/span> Fritz Pauer<\/span> in <\/span>his<\/span> Trio <\/span>from<\/span> 1990 <\/span>until<\/span> 201<\/span>2<\/span> he<\/span> played<\/span> in <\/span>many<\/span> projects<\/span> of Fritz Pauer<\/span>. <\/span>The <\/span>Trio was <\/span>serving<\/span> as an exquisit <\/span>rhythm<\/span> section<\/span> for <\/span>Jazzgreats<\/span> like Benny Golson, Art Farmer, Sheila Jordan, Don Menza, Johnny Griffin<\/span> and for Hans\u2019 <\/span>long<\/span> time <\/span>life<\/span>partner<\/span>, the <\/span>late<\/span> austrian<\/span> vocalist<\/span> Cornelia Giese (CDs <\/span>Rainsong<\/span> and <\/span>Lembranca<\/span> PG <\/span>records<\/span>). <\/span>The Trio <\/span>recorded<\/span> the CDs <\/span>Moods <\/span>from<\/span> Wonderland<\/span> (Jive) and <\/span>Quiet Passion<\/span> (Universal) and <\/span>about<\/span> 7<\/span> other<\/span> CDs<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>In 2009<\/span> he <\/span>co-produced<\/span> the <\/span>double CD <\/span>\u201eThe Essence of Silence\u201c<\/span> (Jive <\/span>records<\/span>) <\/span>with<\/span> Chico Freeman and Fritz Pauer and <\/span>toured<\/span> with<\/span> that<\/span>group<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Club<\/span>appearances<\/span> with<\/span> international Jazz <\/span>greats<\/span> such as<\/span> Lew<\/span> Tabakin, <\/span>Allan<\/span> Praskin, <\/span>turkish<\/span>pianist<\/span> Burak Bedikyan and <\/span>many<\/span> more<\/span> add<\/span> to <\/span>his<\/span> profile<\/span>. <\/span>He<\/span> played<\/span> on<\/span> two<\/span> albums<\/span> of Don Menza<\/span> (<\/span>\u201eSonny Daze<\/span>\u201c and \u201eThe Rose\u201c) \u00a0<\/span>toured<\/span> with<\/span> him<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>recent<\/span> years<\/span> he <\/span>performed<\/span> and <\/span>recorded<\/span> with<\/span> a <\/span>group<\/span> named<\/span> \u201eAff\u00e4re Dreyfuss\u201c<\/span> led<\/span> by Martin <\/span>Fuss<\/span> and <\/span>his<\/span> sons<\/span> Domink<\/span> and Florian<\/span>. <\/span>H<\/span>ans <\/span>can<\/span> be<\/span> heard<\/span> live and on <\/span>two<\/span> albums<\/span>with<\/span> Singer Karin Bachner. <\/span>Since<\/span> 2017 he <\/span>has<\/span> been<\/span> working<\/span> steadily<\/span> in<\/span> the Band of<\/span> the <\/span>legendary<\/span> A<\/span>ustrian <\/span>Jazzsinger<\/span> and \u201eMother of Austropop\u201c Marianne Mendt<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Festivalappearances<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

International: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tel Aviv, Eilat, Havanna, Le Mans, San Sebastian, Orleans,<\/span> Marseilles, Budapest, Rome, Barcelona, Sibiu, Rabbat, <\/span>Ruhrtrienale<\/span>, Praha, Belgrade,<\/span> Munich, Istanbul<\/span>\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

National: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Vienna, Salzburger Jazzherbst, Carinthischer Sommer, <\/span>Attergauer<\/span> Kultursommer, Wels, Villach<\/span><\/p>\n

Further <\/span>col<\/span>l<\/span>abaorat<\/span>i<\/span>ons<\/span> \u00a0<\/span>througout<\/span> his<\/span> career<\/span> include<\/span><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Richard \u00d6sterreicher Big Band and Combo<\/span>, <\/span>Carole Alston<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hans Strasser <\/span>had<\/span> worked<\/span> as a <\/span>teacher<\/span> for <\/span>Jazz Doublebass<\/span> and <\/span>Electric Bass<\/span> for 25 <\/span>years<\/span> at the \u201eMusikschule Wien\u201c <\/span>until<\/span> his<\/span> retirement<\/span> in 2025<\/span>. <\/span>He<\/span> s<\/span>erved<\/span> a<\/span>s a<\/span> clinician<\/span> on<\/span> various<\/span> jazz <\/span>camps<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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(Photo:c Andreas M\u00fcller 2018) Johannes (\u201eHans\u201c) Strasser was born in Grieskirchen, Upper-Austria in 1959 and resides in Vienna.\u00a0After studying classical doublebass in Salzburg and Vienna for some years, he dedicated himself \u00a0to Jazz. In 2005 he was awarded the prestigious Hans Koller Prize for \u201cSideman of the Year.\u201d\u00a0 Hans has always been in demand in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jazztrio.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jazztrio.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jazztrio.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jazztrio.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jazztrio.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.jazztrio.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1777,"href":"https:\/\/www.jazztrio.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107\/revisions\/1777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jazztrio.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}