Threeo

guitar, guitar synth

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bass

Diploma for E-Bass in Vienna, worked all over Europe..
with:
Billy Jenkins, Alexander Goebel, Stefanie Werger, Lizzy Engstler, etc...
teacher for E-Bass at J.Haydn Konservatorium Eisenstadt.

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Drums & percussion

Diploma for Jazz Drums at Konservatorium der Stadt Wien with W.Grassmann
Gigs with:
JAM - The Austrian Jazz Orchestra, Erich Kleinschuster Quartett, Tietzes, Oskar Klein, several Theater stuff...
teaches drums at J.Haydn Konservatorium Eisenstadt

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THREEO - HARD FACTS
Gerald Gradwohl, Richard Filz and Wolfgang Wograndl form THREEO in the end of 1988.
6/91    Best Austrian Band at the Jazz Contest at Mauterndorf  / Austria when they score 2nd place
12/91    TV-appearance (ORF) at the "Licht Ins Dunkle"-Show
4/92    TV-clip (ORF) for the "Österreich Heute"-Show
10/92    1st CD-Recording with guest saxophonist Rick Margitza (USA/ Ex-Miles Davis,...)
7/93    CD-presentation at the Jazz Festival Wiesen with star-solist Rick Margitza
8/93    Altstadtfestival Bern / CH and Switzerland tour
9/93    Metropol / Vienna
10/93    Leverkusener Jazztage /Germany - finalist in the European Jazz Competition
11/93    TV-portrait (ORF) - "Masters Of Tomorrow"
3/94    Tour of Switzerland and Germany featuring Wege Wüthrich  (CH/sax)
7/95    19th Jazz Festival Getxo / Spain - finalist in the jazz competition
7/95    2nd CD production, guests: Viktor Gernot (voc), Bumi Fian (tp), Martin Fuss (sax)
8/95    TV-feature for the BKF (cable TV)
12/95    Live presentation of "Racing Time" at the Cselley Mühle, Oslip / Austria
4/96    Jeunesse Concert in Eisenstadt (KUZ), transmitted by the ORF
6/96    Montreal Jazz Festival, transmitted live to Finland, Denmark, England
7/96    Jazz Festival Wiesen / Austria
10/96    Touring Germany, The Netherlands and Austria with Bob Berg    (USA/sax/Ex-Chick Corea,Miles Davis,...) Recording of the live-CD
1997    a variety of club-gigs in Austria: Porgy & Bess, Sonderbar, Marquee, ....
6/97    Music Festival in Waidhofen / Thaya, Austria

4/98    Presentation of the 3rd CD "Threeo - live! Featuring Bob Berg"5/98    Live CD-presentation with Bob Berg at the Cselley Mühle, Oslip / Austria6/98    Wr.Neustadt Spring Festival7/98    Jazz Festival Wiesen / Austria8/98    Mank Open Air Festival / Austria9/98    Euromusic / Vienna - Thomastik+Music Manual Stage12/98    Lech/Arlberg /Austria12/98    "Best Jazz Album 98" - Concerto Readers Poll3/99    Graz + Jazzclub Leibnitz / Austria5/99    Vienna / "Vorstadt"            Gerasdorf Festival "Von Allen Saiten" / Austria7/99    Festival "Jazz Over Villach" / Austria9/99    Graz /Austria10/99    10 years”birthday event”,Oslip/A11/99    Burghausen/Germany2000:    Threeo feat Bob Mintzer

QUOTATIONS:

As always, Threeo are playing virtuosly with lots of  wittiness.

Concerning style Threeo are somewhere in between mainstream and fusion, sometimes there is even a dash of rock, but there is always a finishing touch in rhythm, dynamics and colours of sound that are chosen precisely

Dings 1997
There are JazzRock-Formations that even kick ass jazz-wet blankets. Threeo is surly  one of them.

Gitarre & Bass 11/96
An interesting Austrian trio: They dash through the well-proved jazz-rock-scenery - but they do it masterly and with style!
It's beautiful to see how diversified and surprising in a discreet way music like this still can be, when you let young talents do their stuff, instead of  throwing "big names dices" in the GRP way.

Audio live 9/96
Once there are beats that rock your feet, once there are eccentric rhythms where you can lose the time quite easily - top of the heap music in Dolby Surround Sound!

Jazz Pub News
With this terrific performance Threeo doubtlessly is one of the big hopes of the Austrian jazz scene.

Concerto
Groovy rhythms, harmony in playing together, powerful arrangements and borderless fun in playing together - I'd wish there were more jazz like that!!!

Concerto Poll 1998
Best Jazz Album: THREEO - Live!  

“Solo” 4/99
This live recording contains great playing!

www.fusemag.com 12/99

The Austrian trio Threeo, lead by guitarist Gerald Gradwohl, is a vibrant fusion trio
augmented by the presence of tenorman Bob Berg on this their latest cd. The group has a funky, high energy approach to fusion, as evidenced on their rhythm-changes tribute to Tribal Tech, "Technotronic" which features fine solos from the entire band. For fans of modern fusion with an edge!