I was very impressed by her style and command of her voice. All the attributes of a great vocalist are present …
She has managed to bring freshness to the holiday music that we all love.
Jamie Davis
US Jazzsinger & Grammy Award Winner
Karin Bachner sings and swings with impeccable intonation and feeling, surrounded by a bunch of great jazz musicians.
Her voice warms every soul.
NILS LANDGREN
Swedish Jazztrombonist & Jazzsinger
Following the footsteps of Michael Bublé
and Tom Gaebel:
When Austrian jazz star Karin Bachner performs Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You", her voice flies so smoothly that the listener's fingers snap.
before he really notices.
Mathias Halbig
Editorial Network Germany 11/2025
ABOUT
With her expressive voice, the winner of the Jazz Fest Vienna Vocal Award is one of the most impressive singers in the country. Karin Bachner not only owes the license to swing, which she shows in a brilliant way with her Pocket Big Band and her Ella Fitzgerald Tribute "Ella Forever" , but also shines with her soulful side as a gospel soloist.
As a singer-songwriter, she wrote, among other things, the official German version ("Love Enough For Us Two") of the ESC winning song 2017 "Amar Pelos Dois" . From a young age on she sang in the modern church choir and the youth gospel choir Brothers & Sisters. Karin Bachner studied Jazz vocals at the Bruckner Conservatory Linz and refined her colorful vocal technique at the Complete Vocal Institute in Copenhagen.
Born in Upper Austria, she started her professional music career as a background singer with Milagros Pinera and Dorretta Carter. Soon after completing her studies, she founded her own Jazz Quartet and toured Germany, Luxembourg and Holland. In 2006 she received the Jazz Festival Vienna Vocal Award and since then released several CDs as a bandleader. She performed with famous Orchestras such as The Richard Oesterreicher Big Band , The Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra , The Robert Bachner Big Band , The Würzburg Jazz Orchestra and most recently also with The Lungau Big Band wellknown from the TV Show "Talk in Hangar 7". With her whole passionate heart and vocal power she inspires her audience when being the Guestsoloist with The Longfield Gospel Choirs.
She supports young austrian singers by teaching at the Popular Music Institute Puchenau and has been part of the CVT Austria team, Austria's authorized Complete Vocal Technique Vocalcoaches , for several years.
Asked about herself she says: “I want to share my joy and passion for music with my audience, no matter which style. Music is a great, positive source of power that can give you a lot of strength and joy if you just let it happen. ”
The Upper Austria born singer began her professional music career as a background singer for Milagros Piñera and Dorretta Carter. Shortly after completing her studies, she founded her own jazz quartet and toured Europe with them. Since receiving the Jazz Festival Vienna Vocal Award in 2006, she has released several albums of her own.
She has worked with renowned orchestras such as the Richard Oesterreicher Big Band, the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra, the Robert Bachner Big Band, the Würzburg Jazz Orchestra , and most recently with the Lungau Big Band , known from Talk im Hangar 7. With great musical passion and impressive vocal power, she also delights audiences as a soloist with the Longfield Gospel Choirs.
Alongside her stage career, Karin Bachner is deeply committed to fostering young musical talent. She teaches at the Popular Music Institute Puchenau and has been part of the CVT Austria team, Austria's authorized Complete Vocal Technique vocal coaches, for several years.
She says about her music:
"I want to share my joy and passion for music with the audience – regardless of the style. Music is a great source of energy that can enrich us if we open ourselves to it."
LIVE
With her new album "In the Mood for Christmas," jazz singer Karin Bachner transports listeners to a world of sparkle, warmth, and emotion. She surprises with fresh interpretations of well-known classics. The title track, a captivating Motown groove, has already garnered international acclaim and won second place at the 2025 USA Christmas Songwriting Competition.
The brilliant arrangements for the seven-member Pocket Big Band come from the award-winning German jazz composer Tobias M. Hoffmann.
Petra Kinzl
The Upper Austrian Woman 11/2025
Blessed,
because the sound shows multiple colours..
Karin Bachner phrasing is fantastic.
Ralph Thürsam
Märkische Allgemeines 12/2025
"In the Mood for Christmas" has truly become a masterpiece. Timeless in that this collection of songs will likely be brought out and played again and again at future Christmas celebrations.
Samir Köck
Die Presse 12/2025
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