Exploding Pig are a quartet from Graz, Austria, whose world they call Alternative Jazz — a space where jazz, psychedelic textures, rock and urban grooves enter into dialogue.
Featuring the acclaimed American trombonist Luis Bonilla, the band navigates between raw, power-charged moments and deeply atmospheric passages, always with a commitment to live improvisation and the courage to reduce.
Live Formats
Acoustic Jazz Set
Intimate, improvisation-driven. All loops built live in the moment — no pre-recorded beds. Designed for jazz clubs, festivals and seated listening.
Live Format II
Electronic Set with Visuals
Synthesizers, custom light design and projected visuals. A psychedelic groove experience for clubs, arts venues and cross-genre programming.
EXPLODING PIG ARE:
Luis Bonilla - Trombone
Fabio Schurischuster - Guitar Albrecht Klinger - Bass Guitar Bernhard Wimmer - Drums
Exploding Pig - Sticky Glove (Stripped Down at Tube’s) LIVE
Exploding Pig - Licor De Nacho
Exploding Pig - Amor Y Dos Tacos (Stripped Down at Tube’s) LIVE
Exploding Pig - 6 Inch Slippers
Luis Bonilla
trombone
Appeal helps.
Robert Hayden (American Poet)
Ever eager and ambitious to move forward, Multi-Grammy Award Artist, Luis Bonilla continues to set his sights on the next step of creativity. 30 years of experience with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Poncho Sanchez, Lester Bowie, McCoy Tyner, Astrud Gilberto, Marc Anthony, Paquito d’Rivera, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Alejandro Sanz and Phil Collins has molded him into a distinct artist and entertainer. Luis’ participation on any stage evokes a “contagious exuberance” (Jazzwise magazine) Since moving to Austria in 2018, Mr.Bonilla continues providing for the musical community as the co-owner of International Music Venue, Tubes and as a professor at University of Graz. His Latin Jazz Quintet continues garnering attention in Europe as well as the ubiquitous Exploding Pig.
Luis Bonilla is a distinctly American vision, a gentle craziness that suggests that every one and every sound can co-exist if we just keep on taking in more and more. Luis Bonilla is moving in directions that are expanding our notions of jazz and leading us into startling new realms with “remarkable creativity and versatility” (Newsday).
