Born 1960 in Günzburg/Germany

Lives in Vienna since 1982

1986 first Band as leader 'Sigi Finkel Powerstation'; produced 3 CD's with this group. Concerts a.o. at the festivals of Montreux & Leverkusen. Guests: Enrico Rava, John Abercrombie, Wolfgang Puschnig, Ed Schuller.

1991-95 CAOMA (Concerts & CD production) with Tomasz Stanko (later: Herb Robertson), Ed Schuller, Mike Richmond, Wolfgang Reisinger

As from 1997 �Sigi Finkel & African Heart� with west-african musicians; by now 4 CD productions; Festivals and concerts in Germany, Suisse, England, Czech Republic, Morrocco, Turkey, Israel, Senegal, South-Afrika, Italy, Croata, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Tunesia, Holland.

1999-02 Doop Troop with Joseph Bowie & Kelvyn Bell (CD on Sony/Columbia)

2000: Austrian Jazzmusician of the year (Concerto magazine readers poll)

As from 2002 Arabian Waltz feat. Oriental Dancer 'Dunia' (CD-production)

As from 2005 Duo with Mamadou Diabate (ORF CD Folikelaw); Concerts a.o. in Africa, Russia & Pakistan.

As from 2006 member in the spanish Flamenco Compania of Antonio Andrade (so far 2 tours) and in the "11concert Band" (celebrating the music of Charles Mingus)

Further cooperations with various international musicians: Jarek Smietana (PL), Milan Swoboda (CZ), Tim Richards (GB), Christoph Spendel(D) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.