Ujig - The Necessity of Falling (2018)

The project was born at the clinics "Berklee College of Music at Umbria Jazz" in Perugia in 2014. The intent is to form an international group and combine different backgrounds and experiences in a project melting genres from jazz to rock while maintaining an European identity.
The group is composed by Konstantin Kräutler, Edoardo Maggioni, Marco Leo and David Ambrosch.
In December 2014 started the recording of the first album of original material,
The Live offers a repertoire that ranges from the classics to unpublished fusion.
All components have been working in the world of professional music for years with experience in different areas of music.

The components:
Konstantin Kräutler (Drums- Austria)
Multifaceted drummer of Vienna. He graduated from the Conservatory of Vienna with both Instruments and teaching (both diplomas with honors), has studied with several teachers: in New York - with Peter Retzlaff, in Swiss - masterclasses with Jojo Mayer, in Perugia to Berklee at Umbria Jazz Clinics where he won a Scholarship of$ 14.000 . He plays in different formations from jazz to rock both in the studio and on tour. He Teaches in various schools in Vienna. He recently collaborated Bob Robinson for the production release "in Chelsea" and with the Lise Huber Trio.

Edoardo Maggioni (Piano and keyboards - Italy)
He studied jazz piano at the Civic School of Music "Villa Greppi" Casatenovo with the maestro Marco Detto. He studied at the Conservatory "G. Verdi" in Milan, with the masters Attilio Zanchi, Tino Tracanna, Massimo Colombo, Gregory Burk, Giovanni Falzone.
He has worked with various groups pop, rock, fusion and jazz as a keyboardist and pianist, with whom he participated in several live, working, among the others, with Paolo Tomelleri and Maurizio Vandelli.
He is multifaceted, ranging from the specialization in Gregorian chant, semiology and paleography, to collaboration with other organ polyphonic choirs.
He works as a keyboardist and director of the first group of indoor percussion Italian "yMe indoor percussion", with which he participated in several international competitions in Holland and Belgium.

Marco Leo (Guitar-Italy)
He studied electric guitar and composition with the great masters of the jazz / blues including Gigi Cifarelli, Roberto Cecchetto, Giorgio Cocilovo, Claudio Bazzarri, Fabio Jegher.
Over the years he has worked as a session musician (studio and Live sessions) with several Italian artists: Marco Baroni, Francesco Rapetti Mogol, Simonluca, Fabio Roveroni, Gerardo Gargiulo, Patrizia Cirulli.
He worked for RAI writing the music for a Radio Drama “Chat” with Kabir Bedi and collaborates with Mediaset and RTI in the composition of music for broadcast and television series. He Writes the music for a Tv Series ”Me and Margherita”.
Some song were used on italian movies too. He plays with various Jazz and Fusion groups in Milan.

David Ambrosch (Bass-Austria)
Bassist class of 1992 graduated in 2011 with a Diploma and Degree Teaching with Feldgrill Werner, Robert Riegler and Raphael Preuschl. He has played in many international tours throughout Europe with several projects: ToKoDa, Deniz Saskin Quartett, Safran Ensemble of the Vienna Conservatory and Bigbandclub Dornbirn, which had also participated in the recording sessions in the studio.

Tracklist:
01. Ujig - See Sharp
02. Ujig - Asoy
03. Ujig - Raat Ta Asmaan
04. Ujig - Lost And Found
05. Ujig - Udaku Euriak
06. Ujig - Gutha
07. Ujig - Red Sky
08. Ujig - You