SIMON SPRINGER

 

PROJECT:  Chameleon Circuit

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Simon Springer is an Austrian drummer, composer, and educator based in Vienna, and member of the jazz fusion quartet, RIVER. Born in Innsbruck, Springer started playing drums at the age of three. Simon is a prominent musician in Austrian jazz, fusion and contemporary music scene, collaborating with Jakob Zimmermann Trio, Gene Pritsker, and Rens Newland,  as well as the Austrian pop scene with Wolfgang Ambros, Gert Steinbäcker, and Franz Morak. Springer was winner of the Hansjürg Hensler Jazz Award in 2018 and won first place with distinction at the 1st Tyrolean Drummer Contest in 2016. Springer holds a master’s degree from the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien (MUK).