Ten years after „Aerial Image“, Reinhold Schmölzer presents his third jazz orchestra album "Mountain Time". The title track is released as a single on October 27. On November 27, 2026, Unit Records releases „Mountain Time“, the new jazz orchestra album by Reinhold „Reini“ Schmölzer – following „Miraculous Loss Of Signal“ (2012) and „Aerial Image“ (2016). The alpine landscape, with its unspoiled nature and close proximity to the mountains, has long fascinated Reini. Living at

Concert schedule: 13.8 Schloss Colditz 14.8 Werk 2, Leipzig 16.8 Hauptplatz Gmünd in Kärnten (together with Jugendjazzorchestra Kärnten) 18.8 Waldarena Krumpendorf (together with Jugendjazzorchestra Kärnten) Video: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcEHKQENO5y/ PRESSETEXT: Der 1983 in Radenthein (Österreich) geborene Schlagzeuger, Komponist und Arrangeur Reinhold „Reini“ P.-Schmölzer zählt zu den markantesten Stimmen im europäischen Jazzorchester-Schaffen. Sein Werk verbindet d

In April, Reinhold traveled to Belgium at the invitation of acclaimed bassist Robert Jukič, joining local ensembles for a series of performances featuring original compositions. The tour included appearances at several venues in Brussels, among them the renowned Toots Jazz Club, offering audiences an intimate setting to experience new music and international musical collaboration. At the end of April, Reinhold joined the 20th anniversary celebrations of Jazzwerkstatt Graz. Ha

In March, Reinhold joined the Zurich Jazz Orchestra as guest drummer for a special concert featuring legendary guitarist Robben Ford. The performance took place at the renowned Burghausen Jazz Festival in Germany, bringing together one of Europe's leading jazz orchestras with one of the genre's most celebrated guitarists. Enjoy watching the video under following link!

In spring, Reinhold released Jazz Walking Bass, a new plug-in for the music notation software Sibelius, developed in collaboration with James Barx of ScoringWorld. Designed as a practical tool for composers, arrangers, and educators, the plug-in automatically generates stylistically convincing walking bass lines from a chord chart, making it easy to create realistic audio demos directly within Sibelius. https://www.scoringworld.com/tools/walking-bass

In January, Reinhold returned to Zagreb at the invitation of the Croatian Radiotelevision Jazz Orchestra to present a program of his original compositions. The concert took place on January 28 at the Museum of Contemporary Art's concert hall, continuing a successful artistic collaboration that has brought Reinhold together with the orchestra on several occasions over the past few years.