Born 1971 in Klagenfurt, Austria
First piano lessons at 8, soon started playing in various bands;
in 1994 jazz diploma (jazz piano) at the Kärntner Landeskonservatorium in Klagenfurt
2000 Master of Music in The Hague, Netherlands (studied 1994-2000 at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, teachers included Rob van Bavel, Rob van Krefeld and Frans Elsen)
during the studies in The Hague also three years of jazz singing with Rachel Gould and Jeanne Lee.
Since 2000 back in Austria, where I was also teaching at a hight school and at the Carinthian conservatory, but quit that again in 2002. As a keyboard-player, composer and producer I´m working on diverse projects, from arranging and recording music for pre-school kids, to writing and performing theater music. Working mainly with the Tonč Feinig Trio (with Klemens Marktl, Robert Jukič) and with Tonč Unrasiert, the new band where I´m the lead vocalist!
Tonč (a slovenian nick name for Tony, pronounced Tonch) played and plays concerts/sessions with following artists:
Brad Leali, Miles Griffith, Mario Gonzi, Stjepko Gut, David Murray, Kruno Levačič, Vito Leszak, Hubert Tubbs, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Hans Salomon, Erich Bachträgl, Johannes Enders, Andy Middleton, Wolfgang Puschnig, Ulrich Langthaler, Lee Harper, Peter Kastner, Jens Loh, Heyn v/d Geyn, Stefan Thaler, Karl Sayer, Matthias Pichler, Primus Sitter, Peter Taucher, Uroš Rakovec, Christian Salfellner, Joris Dudli, Daniel Nösig, Toine Thys, Michael Erian, Mario Vavti, Robert Jukič, Jure Pukl, Milan Nikolić, Nikola Matošić, Andjelko Stupar, Dušan Novakov, Gasper Bertoncelj, Ratko Divjak, Drago Gajo, Reinhardt Winkler, Thomas Kugi, Caroline de Rooij, Simone Kopmajer, Rachel Gould, Ana Bezjak, Bettina Schusser, Patrizia Ferarra, Dean Bowman…
Discography:
Caroline de Rooij-River
Tonč Feinig Quartett-We’ll See
Der zweisprachige Chor/Sabina Zwitter-Zila/Gailtal
Thesarah-Room4One
Die Welken Nelken
Tonč Feinig Quartett-Bite
Luka Udbinjač
The Christmas Band-Singing Christmas
The Christmas Band-For You
Robert Jukič-Jazz
Oisternig Quintett 5
SG Oisternig 60 Jahre
Quintett Oisternig-Zehn
Fine Noise-Fuzzroom (featuring Miles Griffith)
Fine Noise-Live at Step (featuring Mario Gonzi and Miles Griffith)
Tonč Feinig Trio-LIVE at Jazz club Kammerlichtspiele
Tonč Feinig & Klausi Lippitsch »Südöstlich-Morju naproti«
Robert Jukič »Ženkse«
Current projects:
Tonč Feinig solo piano
„Fine Noise“ (co-Leader with Daniel Nösig)
Tonč Feinig Trio
Max Müller & Tonč Feinig
Tonč Feinig-Primus Sitter Vocal & Guitar Duo
Festivals & venues:
Three Nights of Jazz (Klagenfurt, Austria)
Jazz sulla strada (Trieste, Italy)
Heineken Jazz Festival (Netherland)
Bjelopolje Jazz Festival (Montenegro)
Salzburger JazzHerbst (Austria)
Cankarjev Dom (Slovenia)
Finkenstein (Austria)
Jazzfestival Prishtina (Kosovo)
Haydnsaal, Schloss Esterhazy (Austria)
Konzerthaus Vienna (Austria)
Wiener Musikverein (Austria)