yvonne moriel sweetlife
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yvonne moriel / saxophone, flute
lorenz widauer / trumpet
stephanie weninger / moog & keys
raphael vorraber / drums
Since 2022, Yvonne Moriel has been developing a distinctive sound with sweetlife – one that questions traditional concepts and opens up new sonic spaces. Following a first EP in 2024, their debut album was released end of 2025, accompanied by an international tour including Europe, America and Asia. The quartet is busy captivating audiences ever since and was selected as a New Austrian Sound of Music act for 2025/26 as well as for the international Showcase Jazzahead 2026 in Bremen.
The sound of sweetlife blends classic jazz elements with electronic soundscapes, complex rhythmic structures intertwine with dub effects. The instrumentation – saxophone, trumpet, synth bass/keys, and drums – presents a reimagined take on the classic, sophisticated jazz quintet.
LIVE
2026:
21.01.26 Bimhuis Amsterdam NL
22.01.26 Brebl Nijmegen NL
24.01.26 Internat. Jazzkonferenz Bangkok THL
05.02.26 Unterfahrt München mit BR-Mitschnitt DE
04.03.26 Birdseye Basel CH
05.03.26 Jazzwerkstatt Festival Bern CH
27.03.26 Tonne Dresden DE
11.04.26 Jazzforum Bayreuth DE
12.04.26 Jazz or Whatever Festival Luxembourg LUX
24.4.26 Jazzahead Bremen DE
22.05.26 Stockwerk Graz AUT
29.05.26 Jazzclub Tangente Liechtenstein LIE
03.06.26 Treibhaus Innsbruck AUT
05.06.26 Novara Jazz-Festival IT
23.07.26 Wellenklänge Lunz AUT
08.08.26 Outreach Jazzfestival Schwaz AUT
21.09.26 Club Praterstraße Vienna AUT
10.10.26 Große Halle Reitschule Bern CH
06.11.26 Es Gremi Centre Musical, Fira B festival Palma de Mallorca ES
2025:
16.06.25 Musica sotto le stelle Rom IT
03.07.25 Sajeta Jazz Festival Tolmin SLO
25.07.25 Valley of the Arts Festival Taliándörög HU
29.07.25 Carinthischer Sommer Ossiach AUT
04.11.25 acf Washington DC USA
06.11.25 acf New York USA
08.11.25 Zinco Jazzclub Mexiko City MEX
09.11.25 Eurojazz-Festival Mexiko City MEX
12.11.25 Zacatecas Jazz Festival MEX
25.11.25 Porgy & Bess Wien (Releaseshow) AUT
28.11.25 JazzIt Salzburg AUT
29.11.25 Kulturverein Grammophon Wattens AUT
11.12.25 Opus Jazzclub Budapest HU
Credit: Paola Lesslhumer
Releases:
sweetlife II EP (2024)
SWEETLIFE III ALbum (2025)
PRESS KIT 2026
“Jazz at the cutting edge” (JAZZTHETIK)
“...sweetlife sounds like the present and future of jazz ” (SALZBURGER NACHRICHTEN)
“Impressive debut. An artist one should keep an eye on” (JAZZIST NL TOP 3)
“Yvonne Moriel’s sweetlife undoubtedly shape today’s European jazz.” (JAZZFUN)