Born in Salzburg, Werner Zangerle is now living and working in Vienna. As Jazzmusician, Improviser and Composer he is interested in contemporary and historic styles of Jazz, free Improvisation and New Music.
He studied Jazzsaxophone with focus on Composition/Arrangement and New Music at the Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität in Linz. His teachers included Allan Praskin, Florian Bramböck, Harry Sokal, Doug Hammond, Christoph Cech and Renald Deppe. He earned a Masters Degree and graduated with honours.
He performs with “Werner Zangerle 4″, “Braaz” and the “Trio ZaVoCC” and various other ensembles.