Joy is the Mission!
Jo Leupold Group: Alen Siljak (drums), Támas Erky (sax), Jo Leupold (piano & vocals), Peter Strutzenberger (bass)
Musical Artisans, Moody Entertainment, Inspiring Stories.
Listen to exciting escapades through various music styles and astounding genre tales from an ever curious jazz man's perspective with a sound foundation in blues, jazz and soul -- supported and accompanied by some of the grooviest cats in town.
Together with his friends Jo "The Reverend" Leupold stages different kinds of distinctive entertainment by embracing jazz, blues, soul and even rock and pop tunes with witty story telling. Thus, surprising audiences again and again.
UPCOMING LIVE PERFORMANCES:
Friday, 17 January 2025, 8 p.m. - Jo Leupold's Honky Tonk Planet #2 - CLUB 1019, Vienna
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 8 p.m. - Jo Leupold "Open Blues Session V" - QUATTRO MUSIC CLUB, Vienna
Saturday, 15 February 2025, 8 p.m. - Jo Leupold "Open Blues Session VI" - QUATTRO MUSIC CLUB, Vienna
Friday, 21 February 2025, 8 p.m. - Jo Leupold's Honky Tonk Planet #3 - CLUB 1019, Vienna
Thursday, 27 February 2025 - Pongau All Stars featuring Jo Leupold - THURNERS Boutique Hotel, Bruck/Salzburg
Friday, 28 February 2025 - Bluewalker Session featuring Jo Leupold - KULTUR:PLATTFORM, St. Johann im Pongau
Saturday, 15 March 2025, 8 p.m. - Jo Leupold "Open Blues Session VII" - QUATTRO MUSIC CLUB, Vienna
For more details, see below:
JO LEUPOLD BLUES & ROCK EXPERIENCE
We love Blues. We love Rock. Together with these gentlemen, we celebrate the genre of Electric Blues and Classic Rock. Covering legacy songs and performing funky original tunes, each time we maintain to intensively electrify our audience. So, get your fair share of good old Rock'n'Roll! Sometimes approached by the likes of Chicago Blues, or on the other hand by solid Rock oldies from the Sixties and Seventies.
Patrick Brantner (git), Alex Lovelysax (alto), Hari Kreuzer (drums), Klaus Dolezal (bass), Jo Leupold (voc&keys)
Fotos by Peter Kogoj (c) 2024
MUSIC IS DIALOG! JOY IS THE MISSION!
JOYTRANE IS THE NAME!
Besides the rather established and soulful Jo Leupold Group and the vintage bound Jo Leupold Blues & Rock Experience, quite recently a new formation named JOYTRANE entered the stages. A very special sound experience awaits music lovers, when fancy saxophone and fine violin playing meet smooth rhythm group performances, all driven by a jazzy piano of its own kind. It only aims to touch your very soul and makes you feel dancing to the various songs you love. Original works complete this audiophile picture. Also see: joytrane.com
Event Calendar:
17/1/25: JO LEUPOLD's HONKY TONK PLANET #2
Honky Tonk is a term describing bars typically found in the South and South West of the United States providing live music and serving alcohol. So to say, a place for "having a good ole' time". Quite often Honky Tonks had been the starting point of many musical careers e.g. those of Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Horton or Merle Haggard. The dominant music performed was Boogie-Woogie and Hillbilly Songs.
With the program "Honky Tonk Planet" we revive the idea of bringing together musicians from different genres onto one stage, creating a different kind of entertainment. Club 1019 serves the kind of drinks you might expect at such a venue.
Join us for the second edition of our Honky Tonk Planet Show:
Jo Leupold (piano & voc), Adam J Arling (git), Tamás Erky (alto sax), Peter Strutzenberger (bass), Hari Kreuzer (drums) & special guest Bluma Berlin (vocals).
Friday, January 17, 2025 | Show: 20h (Doors: 19h)
Club 1019, Althanstraße 12-14, 1090 Vienna – Tables: walter@club1019.at
Admission: Your descretion (€15 or more) – Club1019.at | JoLeupold.com – Fotos: private
25/1/25: OPEN BLUES SESSION WITH JO LEUPOLD
AT MUSIC CLUB QUATTRO
Send email if you like to participate!
For more concert dates and reviews see:
JoLeupold @ Facebook
LIVE IMPRESSIONS:
It was one of the most satisfying concerts we did, when we performed last year at Louisiana Blues Pub. Back then, the lineup of the "Jo Leupold Group" included Hari Kreuzer (drums), Joe Schirl (bass), Alfred Wittmann (sax, unfortunately not in the picture) and Jo Leupold (vocals & keys). Special guest: amazing Carla K (vocals). You are watching the second set of the concert from March 31, 2023. > Click below!
Playlist: Why Don't You Do Right | Feel Like Making Love | She Just Wants To Dance | Gin & Jazz | Spooky | Watermelon Man | Walk On The Wild Side | Dance Me to The End Of Love | I Love The Nightlife. Encore: What's Up | Hi-De-Ho. (Total runtime: ca. 90 Minutes. The live recording was engineered by Martinus Bassus, who also played bass previously in the first set).
Flashbacks:
28.12.2024: Jo Leupold Blues & Rock Experience
Great year-end concert with Tamás Erky (sax), Adam Arling (git), Jo Leupold (keys&vocals), Joe Schirl (bass), Hari Kreuzer (drums) and special guest Andre Leherb (vocals).
"My Kind Of Blues" - New Program Featuring
Chicago's Adam Arling on Guitar
November 8, 2024: Jo Leupold Group live at Louisiana Blues Pub
17.10.2024 - Jo Leupold Group featuring Bernadette Schlembach (vi)
Vienna Blues Combo - 4.10.2024 @ Saloon Donauzentrum
Nico Tanzarella (git)
Hari Kreuzer (drums)
Andi Harp (harp) & Peter Strutzenberger (bass)
Jo Leupold (keys & voc)
JO LEUPOLD GROUP
Musical Dialog at its Best!
Jo Leupold Blues Experience ...
... with Alex Lovelysax (sax), Hari Kreuzer (drums) ...
... Patrick Brantner (git), Klaus Dolezal (bass) ...
... and Jo Leupold (voc & keys). Photos by M. Kabele
Enjoy clips from this event on July 20, 2024
at Quattro Music Club, Vienna:
"I Don't Wanna Talk About It"
"Someone New"
"On Broadway"
"You Can't Always Have What You Want"
"Jo Leupold Experience" back at Music Club Quattro on June, 15
Jo Leupold, Klaus Dolezal, Oleksandr Lovelysax
Hari Kreuzer, Patrick Brantner, Jo Leupold
Patrick Brantner, Jo Leupold, Klaus Dolezal, Oleksandr Lovelysax
Patrick Brantner, Jo Leupold, Klaus Dolezal
"Jo Leupold Group" performing on June 8, 2024,
at Lousiana Blues Pub its program "My Kind Of Blues"
with Támas Erky (sax), Peter Strutzenberger (bass), Alen Siljak (drums) & special guest Bluma Berlin (voc).
Photos by Jelly Neuber
Stinauer's Blues Session at Mickey Finn's from May, 17th
23.2.2024: JOYTRANE AT MICKEY FINN'S IRISH PUB VIENNA
No better performing than in front of an enthusiastic and dancing crowd in a good old Irish Pub! Great pub owners, who really love music and are supportive as can be to musicians. Mickey Finn's has it all!
27.1.2024: JOYTRANE IM CAFÉ STADLER, WIENER NEUSTADT
Alfred Wittman–sax, Harald Kreuzer–drums, Bernadette Schlembach–violin, Georg Berner–bass, Jo Leupold–piano&voc
19.1.2024: SESSION TIME @ MICKEY FINN's IRISH PUB VIENNA
21,12,2023: OPEN SESSION IM CHALU PUB, FELIXDORF
24.11.2023: DARKO's SESSION IM QUATTRO
4.11.2023: A BIG BELLY BROTHER'S FAMILY BIRTHDAY PARTY TO REMEMBER
Jo Leupold & VBC
proudly performed at
Herby Dunkel's Songwriter Session:
Friday, September 8, 2023
REIGEN - LIVE
Hadikgasse 62, A-1140 Wien
We had the pleasure to perform at the Vienna Sugar Blues Festival 2023 at Sargfabrik. It was a rare experience, since literally everybody in the audience kept dancing thru out most of the evening. That sparked us, the musicians enormously and created exceptional fun and joy for everyone in the ballroom. Also looking forward to contributing next year!
Carla K is a fresh new face on the scene of jazz singers. Her amazing voice immediately surprises even the most experienced music lovers. Despite her youth, Carla performs with unparalleled expression and passion. Embedded within the groove of Jo Leupold and a distinctive band with Alfred Wittmann (sax), Joe Schirl (bass), Martinus Bassus (bass) and Hari Kreuzer (drums) a unique sound unfolds to enthusiastic listeners.
2/3/2023: For the first time presenting Carla K on Danny Chicago's Show "Blues Garage" on Radio Orange FM 94.0: Hari Kreuzer (dr), Jo Leupold (voc & p), Carla K (voc), Joe Schirl (cb) and Danny Chicago (Host).
Listen here to the show: cba.fro.at/611071
Jelly and Jo celebrate the Blues und other songs inspired by that archaic genre in a rarely seen passionate way. Their interpretations won't hardly leave anyone untouched. Don't miss this evening of utmost musical intimacy! Reservations: +43 664 9929 5373. Admission: Pay as you wish.
9.9.2022 im Louisiana Blues Pub Wien: Jelly Neuber (harp) und Jo Leupold (voc+p)
mit Matthias Schwarz (g), Manfred Unger (b), Sebastian Knütel (dr) sowie Special Guest Kornelija M. from Latvia (voc)
Jo Leupold, piano & vocals
Gerd Schubert, harp & Christoph Suttner, drums
Joe Schirl, bass
Gerd Schubert, harp & Harald Mandler, guitar
Jo "Sax" Gruber, alto sax
Martin Harrer, bass
Jo Leupold, piano & vocals
Jo Leupold, piano & vocals, Joe Schirl, bass
Past Events:
13.8.2022 im Louisiana in Wien: Alfred Wittmann (sax), Alex Klomfar (perc), Jo Leupold (voc+p), Andi Pieber (b)
JO LEUPOLD & JELLY NEUBER
performing a special program with friends & guests:
"Blues Roots & Blue Songs
from Now and Then"
Saturday, 25/2/2022
Lousiana Blues Pub
Photo credits: Klaus Prokop, Barbara Medwed, private