HARALD TANSCHEK born in Graz began playing drums at the age of fifteen.
He also got classical Guitar lessons in Highschool an played Electric bass at that period. With nineteen he got his first drumlessons and he passed 1990 the auditions to study at the University of Music, department Jazz, in Graz. After graduating from the Jazzacademy in Graz he won the scholarship competition "Berklee in Germany" and moved to Boston USA, to study at Berklee College of Music. After finishing Berklee he went on to establish his American base for current and future projects. Currently based in Vienna- Austria, Tanschek is working with projects in the United States and all over Europe with such artists as Hal Crook, Chico Freeman, Rick Beckham, Bob Brookmeyer, George Garcone, Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra, John Damian, Howard Alden, Berry Ries, Gary Wittner, Mark Murphy, Jim Galloway, Sheila Jordan, Jay Clayton, Benny Bailey, Clark Terry, VooVoo, KarimskiClub, Janosh Muniak, Steve Logan, Joachim Mencel, Ewa Bem, Doug Johnson Trio, Eldis Larosa Group, Caroline de Rooij Group, tanschek@wöss.com, Martin Lubenov Orkestar, Celia Mara, Jose Ritmo & Cacao, Geri Schuller, Tockner Tanschek & Knapp Trio, Juan Garcia Herreros "Snow Owl" and numerous other on-going music related things.Profile Edited by MPS MySpace Editor 2.0
