Regenorchester XII

Regenorchester (Rain Orchestra in English) is a long-running project of Franz Hautzinger, founded in London at the beginning of the 90s. Franz is the only permanent member of the band, and each sequential "version" of Regenorchester has a different line-up.

In 2003 Regenorchester XI introduced the unusual new sound at Saalfelden festival in Austria, moving from quieter experimental soundscapes more towards intensive rock/jazz with melodies and groove. With the twelfth incarnation of the band, Hautzinger intensified this tendency even more. Regenorchester XII featured Otomo Yoshihide (turntables/guitar) and Christian Fennesz (guitar/ electronics) – the band performed at SWR2 NEWJazz Meeting 2006 festival.

Other Regenorchester line-ups include:

Regenorchester VI
Franz Hautzinger (trumpet), Hans Burgener (violin), Radu Malfatti (trombone), Christian Mühlbacher (percussion), Josef Novotny (piano/programming), Evi Reiter (viola), Gunter Schneider (acoustic guitar), Andreas Schreiber (violin), Achim Tang (electric bass guitar)

Regenorchester VII
Franz Hautzinger (trumpet), Max Nagl (saxophone), Burkhard Stangl (guitar), Uli Rennert (keyboards), Helge Hinteregger (sampler), Georg Breinschmid or Peter Herbert (bass), Steve Noble (drums)

Regenorchester IX
Franz Hautzinger, Georg Kustrich, Dean Roberts, Reinhold Friedl, Helge Hinteregger, Christian Mühlbacher

Regenorchester XI
Franz Hautzinger (trumpet), Martin Siewert (bass/electronics), Luc Ex (bass), Tony Buck (drums)

Regenorchester XIII
Franz Hautzinger (trumpet), Oren Ambarchi (guitar), Martin Siewert (guitar), Luc Ex (bass), Tony Buck (drums)

Regenorchester XIV
Franz Hautzinger (trumpet), Ava Mendoza (guitar), Tony Buck or Gerri Jäger (drums), Luc Ex (bass), Raphael Vanoli (guitar)

Regenorchester XV
Franz Hautzinger, Ava Mendoza, Luc Ex, Raphaël Vanoli + Gerri Jäger (Knalpot duo)