| Intro | Austrian pianist |
| Is |
Musician Pianist Composer |
| From | Austria |
| Type | Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 28 January 1984, Feldkirch |
| Age: | 36 years |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
David Helbock (born 28 January 1984 in Koblach) is an Austrian jazz musician.
Music education
Helbock studied classical piano at the conservatory in Feldkirch, Austria with Prof. Ferenc Bognar. In addition he also was a private student of the NY jazz pianist Peter Madsen.
Activities
With his different musical projects, like the “David Helbock Trio”, “David Helbock’s Random/Control” and also as a solo artist, Helbock toured all over the planet.
In 2010 he released his “Personal Realbook”, a compositional project, where he wrote one tune every day for a whole year, inspired by the Brazilian jazz legend Hermeto Pascoal. Hermeto also contributed a song to Helbock’s CD “Think of Two” in 2014.
In 2014 Helbock appeared as a soloist on Michael Mantler’s CD “The Jazz Composers Orchestra – Update” published on ECM.
Since 2010 till 2015 Helbock’s CDs as a leader were published on the label Traumton in Berlin.
Since 2016 Helbock is an exlusive artist with the recordcompany ACT Music from Munich. The first CD released on ACT with the David Helbock Trio is called Into the Mystic.
Awards
Helbock is a prizewinner at the world-biggest Jazzpianosolo Competition in Montreux 2007 and 2010 and in addition also won the audienceprize. In 2011 he was awarded the Outstanding Artist Award of the government of Austria.
Selected discography
- 2003: Emotions (Solopiano)
- 2004: Transformation (David Helbock Trio)
- 2006: Celebrating modern Genius (HDV Trio)
- 2007: Time (Solopiano)
- 2008: Suite of Philosophical Sounds – SUN RA (with Peter Madsen´s CIA)
- 2008: All In (HDV Trio)
- 2010: My Personal Realbook
- 2010: Thousand Miles Journey (with Peter Madsen´s CIA)
- 2010: David Helbock’s Random/Control
- 2011: Diagonal (Frick/Helbock Duo)
- 2012: Purple (Solopiano)
- 2014: Think of Two (Random/Control)
- 2014: What’s Next? I Don’t Know! (Raab/Helbock Duo)
- 2014: The Jazzcomposers Orchestra – Update (with Michael Mantler)
- 2015: Mistura (with Peter Madsen)
- 2015: Aural Colors (David Helbock Trio)
- 2016: Into the Mystic (David Helbock Trio)