Ujig

The UJIG project was born in 2014, during a series of workshops held by the Berklee College of Music at Umbria Jazz Clinics in Perugia, with the aim of creating an international group that could mix different genres, from jazz to rock, whilst keeping a strong European identity. The band consists of Austrian musician Konstantin Kräutler and Italian musicians Edoardo Maggioni and Marco Leo, and Cesare Pizzetti. In 2014, the quartet recorded "8 Out Of 8", their first album eight original tracks of experimental jazz, with fusion and rock influences. Over the last 10 years, UJIG has played live in several clubs and jazz festivals in Italy, Austria and Germany.In 2017 and 2018 Ujig recorded "The necessity of Falling" Album, 8 tracks with jazz, rock and prog influences.In 2021 has recorded their third album "Ujigami", released on October 8th 2021. On the track "Tano" Ujig featured the Italian trumpet player @Fabrizio Bosso, and on the tracks "Odota" and "Pohjoinen" featured the Bow Tie Orchestra from Moscow.in 2023-24 ujig released"Attimi" a prog jazz suite with Marco Rigamonti and Alessio Bertallot. In 2024 naked skin with Franca Barone for an advertisement of a Fashion Brand from Milano. In 2025 their 4th album "Delta" has been released, both digitally and vinyls and CD on the June the 6th. In 2026 the band has released Deep Dub Bop a brand new tune for Miles Davis' birthday anniversary and in September Zoroark version of Zorua, a song of Delta. www.ujig.it