Vienna · music to dance and to cuddle · since 2016
FAINSCHMITZ
Since 2016 Fainschmitz have been making music to cuddle and to dance. After many concerts and two gypsy-swing-influenced albums – Fainschmitz begins (2018) and The Fainschmitz rises (2021) – they went looking for a new sound and presented it in June 2025 with a new line-up and the album Fainschmitz begins again. Jannis Klenke (guitar, banjo) is part of the aDUBta fam – so after the show you’re invited onto the bus.
Tap the instruments to play them, the radio for videos, the merch box for the records, the clippings for the press, the stickers for the tour diary – and the cases at the back need packing. The fairy lights have a party mode.
the line-up
THE BAND
Fainschmitz – photo: the band.
Matthias Vieidersax, clarinet, voice
Phil Yaegertrombone
Jannis Klenkeguitar, banjo
Martin Burkdouble bass, voice
Michael Schatzmanndrums
Alexander Kranabettertrumpet (sub)
the game
PACK THE BUS
After the show everything has to go into the van – and the double bass alone is almost two metres long. Drag the cases into the cargo space (top view, grid = 20 cm), tap a case and then its spot, tap it again to turn it. The wheel arches are in the way, of course. Every level can be solved – we checked.
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Game scenario – the cases are real, the drive is made up.
Drag a case into the cargo space – or tap it, then tap the spot where it should go. Tap a picked case again (or “Turn”) to turn it. Keyboard: Tab to a case, Enter turns it, P packs it into the next free spot.
the tour diary
ON THE ROAD
Clubs, festivals, theatres, a ship and a living room: every Fainschmitz show from the first anniversary party in January 2017 onwards – as listed by the band.
Fête de la Musique Opening, Theater an der Parkaue · Berlin (DE)
Fißkus Festival · Stadthagen (DE)
Langis Klong Open Air · Toblach/Dobbiaco (IT)
Album Release Party, Creau · Wien (AT)
Triolino (Jeunesse), Konzerthaus · Wien (AT)
Triolino (Jeunesse), Konzerthaus · Wien (AT)
Tree of Life Festival, Seedcamp · Kautzen (AT)
Triolino (Jeunesse), Konzerthaus · Wien (AT)
Tanz durch das Tarab, Creau · Wien (AT)
Partycipation, Fluc · Wien (AT)
Triolino (Jeunesse), Brux · Innsbruck (AT)
Shadaddagg, Edison · Wien (AT)
Winterjazznights, Bruckneruni · Linz (AT)
2017
Shag Party, Edison · Wien (AT)
20 Years Toxic Dreams, MS Stadt Wien (Schiff) · Wien (AT)
Schutzraum · Töging (DE)
Rien · Wien (AT)
Altstadtfest · Bozen/Bolzano (IT)
DingsDo Festival · Lajen/Laion (IT)
Busk Festival · Meran/Merano (IT)
Kribis Krabis Festival · Olang/Valdaora (IT)
Stanglerhof · Völs/Fiè (IT)
Stroßnkuchl · Sand in Taufers (IT)
FM4 Frequency Festival · St. Pölten (AT)
FM4 Frequency Festival · St. Pölten (AT)
Food Festival, Museumsquartier · Wien (AT)
Henriette tanzt, Himmel und Wasser · Wien (AT)
Journey to Tarab Festival, Seedcamp · Kautzen (AT)
Home Festival · Greifenstein (AT)
Zugluftfestival · Brixen/Bressanone (IT)
Alter Schlachthof · Brixen/Bressanone (IT)
HMBC Abschiedsparty, Bahnhof Andelsbuch · Andelsbuch (AT)
Salonschiff Fr. Florentine · Linz (AT)
Klanglicht, Kaisers BBQ · Graz (AT)
Jam Roulette, AU · Wien (AT)
Sofar Sounds · Wien (AT)
1 year anniversary Party, Statt Beisl, WUK · Wien (AT)
Gig list from the band, as of October 2026. Current dates and tickets: fainschmitz.com.
from the merch box
THE RECORDS
Three albums so far. Pull one out of the box.
Fainschmitz begins again
2025 · Flusen Records
The new sound with the new line-up, presented in June 2025. Written, produced and performed by Fainschmitz; recorded and mixed by Martin Schiske with Michael Schatzmann. “Kawa No Nagare You Ni” is by Yasushi Akimoto & Akira Mitaka.
Clips and live sessions. They only load when you press play.
taped to the wall
PRESS
What the papers and the radio said.
Fainschmitz bursts with humor and irony. (…) When Fainschmitz plugs in at the Bayerische Jazz Weekend, an entertainment tax is going to be due. With their energy, their razor-sharp wit and their joy in playing, the four emigrant Viennese musicians turn every venue into a dance floor. At the same time, the self-possession of these seasoned musicians makes them a darling of Sunday supplements and culture lovers.Mittelbayerische · 15.07.2019
A well-conceived project – shrilly entertaining, with a sense of humor that makes you think.Concerto Magazin · 01.08.2018
The four musicians delivered a colorful mixture of Gypsy swing, chanson, jazz and pop – simply magnificent. (…) Four musicians who have found their sound, and brought their audience to life with their dynamic and eclectic playing.Trostberger Tagblatt · 09.04.2019
The Austrian summer jazz CD of the year 2018. (…) Summer party jazz, with sharp edges.Ö1 Spielräume · 26.07.2018
Concern for the world and lovesickness clothed in irony. (…) Fainschmitz leads us into the middle of social and class issues. (…) Let yourself be overcome and carried away by this music and its easygoing energy.ff · 30.08.2018
Fainschmitz goes against the grain – and that’s exactly what makes them so cuddly.Schwäbische · 25.08.2019
Virtuosic, tongue-in-cheek jazz variations. (…) Nimble, melodious jazz, masterfully arranged. (…) Fainschmitz excites with their inventive sound.Reichenhaller Tagblatt · 05.04.2019
Their songs can get political now and then – but in a humorous, ironic, subtle way.Die Presse Schaufenster · 12.06.2020
Cheap romance has no place in Fainschmitz’s music. (…) The tempo is meteoric, their wit is fantastic.Schaumburger Nachrichten · 29.11.2019
Quotes as supplied by the band; English versions by the band.
booking & contact
BOOK THE BUS
Want Fainschmitz on your stage? Write to the band directly.
