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BASSIST COMPOSER ARRANGER
Iris Ornig is a gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer and a charismatic performer. Her compositions are swinging, stormy, melodic, sensitive, playful, angular and straight-ahead with plenty of twists and surprises. Iris is originally from Germany. She studied jazz and popular music in St. Gallen Switzerland and went from there to the well known Guildhall School in Music and Drama in London to establish her musical skills. In 2003 she moved to New York City where she is working as an arranger, composer and bandleader. She just finished her second album with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mike Rodriguez, Helen Sung and Marcus Gilmore. The CD will be released in spring 2012. Iris has performed at jazz clubs and festivals all over the United States, Europe and East Africa. She can be heard regularly at NYC’s top jazz clubs such as Blue Note, 55 Bar, Detour, Zinc Bar, Joe’s Pub,Garage and Kitano. Since arriving in New York, Iris has had the pleasure to work with such jazz notables as Wycliffe Gordon, Gretchen Parlato, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Danny Grissett, Helen Sung, Frank Kimbrough, Mike Rodriguez, Gene Jackson, Marcus Gilmore, Rebecca Martin, Sachal Vasandani, Joel Frahm, Ambrose Akinmusire, Jon Irabagon, Cecilia Coleman, Allison Miller. Iris Ornig is hosting every Monday the jam session at one of the best jazzclubs in NYC the Kitano in NYC. Iris is also an active teacher and clinician.  She currently teaches private lessons and ensembles.
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“During her captivating set, young bassist Iris Ornig focused on original compositions  and performed several newer pieces in the Hartford Jazz Festival 2010 that bode well for her future, both as a writer and as a performer”  -- Chuck Obuchowski / Hartford Curant