photo: Helmut Edinger
Edith Lettner composes music for band projects, film and theater.
In 2005 she founded her own ensemble Freemotion, in 2010 the African Jazz Spirit project in Senegal, and in 2018 the quintet Delight in New York. To all three projects she contributes her own compositions in very special ways.
Edith Lettner’s interests lie primarily in jazz, free improvisation, African music and music from diverse regions in the Middle East. She plays alto and soprano saxophone and duduk, an Armenian woodwind instrument. She performs and records internationally with numerous unique musicians and bands.
Her frequent collaboration with musicians from other cultures and artists from other art genres has made her an incredibly versatile artistic personality.
Techniques: water colors, oil paintings, drawings.
She has exhibited her work in many galleries and venues in Europe, North America and Africa and has staged painting performances in collaboration with various jazz musicians. Her music and painting cross-fertilize each other. Motion, dynamic, intense expression and improvisation form the bridge that interconnects her two artistic genres.

DEUTSCH
Das Tres Drei Trio wurde im Sonoria Studio in Scordia, Sizilien ins Leben gerufen. Dort wurde am 18. Dezember 2023 die Musik für die Vinyl-LP „We Between Interspace“ aufgenommen. Seitdem hat das Trio Live-Konzerte an verschiedenen Orten Siziliens gegeben, und weitere sind in Planung.
Antonio Longo- drums, percussion
Antonio Aiello- double bass
Edith Lettner – alto & soprano sax, duduk
Mit „We Between Interspace“ (Doremillaro Records) legt das TRes Drei Trio seinen ersten Albumteil vor – ein Werk, das die Lust am Risiko, die Kunst des Zuhörens und das Spiel mit Klangfarben eindrucksvoll verbindet. Im Zentrum steht die aus Oberösterreich stammende Edith Lettner, die mit Alt- und Sopransaxofon sowie der armenischen Duduk ganz eigene Räume eröffnet. An ihrer Seite: Antonio Aiello am Kontrabass und Antonio Longo an Schlagzeug, Percussion und unterschiedlichsten Objekten.
Statt sich auf festgelegte Strukturen zu stützen, entwickelt das Trio ein musikalisches Gespräch, das von blindem Vertrauen getragen ist. Lettner zeichnet mit ihren Instrumenten Linien, die zwischen schwebender Lyrik, eruptiver Dringlichkeit und feiner, fast malerischer Reduktion changieren. Ihre Töne können wie Atem wirken, der den Raum füllt, oder wie grelle Pinselstriche, die sich über die Texturen der Mitspieler legen.
Aiello reagiert mit einem Bassspiel, das gleichermaßen erdend wie unberechenbar ist. Mal greift er tief in die Geschichte des Jazz zurück, mal schiebt er die Musik in neue Richtungen, rhythmisch verschlungen und voller plötzlicher Brüche. Longo wiederum behandelt sein Schlagzeug nicht nur als rhythmisches Fundament, sondern als klangliches Labor: metallische Reibungen, feine Geräuschschichten, treibende Patterns – alles wird zum Material, das den Dialog ständig neu befeuert.
Aus dieser Interaktion entsteht ein Sound, der gleichermaßen organisch wie vielgestaltig wirkt. Momente von ungebremster Energie wechseln mit beinahe filmisch anmutenden Atmosphären. Die Musik baut Stimmungen auf, lässt sie wieder zerfallen, nur um an anderer Stelle völlig neue Szenarien zu entwerfen. So entsteht ein Klanggemälde, das erzählerisch wirkt, ohne dass eine Geschichte ausgesprochen werden müsste.

ENGLISH
The Tres Drei Trio came into being at the Sonoria Studio in Scordia, Sicily. It was here that the music for the vinyl LP, We Between Interspace, was recorded on December 18, 2023. Since then, the trio have performed live concerts at various Sicilian venues, with many more to come.
Antonio Longo- drums, percussion
Antonio Aiello- double bass
Edith Lettner – alto & soprano sax, duduk
(translated from the original German with Google Translate
With “We Between Interspace” (Doremillaro Records), the TRes Drei Trio presents its first album – a work that impressively combines the joy of taking risks, the art of listening, and the play with timbres. At the center is Edith Lettner, a native of Upper Austria, who opens up entirely her own spaces with alto and soprano saxophones and the Armenian duduk. At her side are Antonio Aiello on double bass and Antonio Longo on drums, percussion, and a variety of instruments.
Instead of relying on fixed structures, the trio develops a musical conversation sustained by blind trust. Lettner draws lines with her instruments that oscillate between floating lyricism, eruptive urgency, and a delicate, almost painterly reduction. Her tones can seem like breath filling the space or like garish brushstrokes superimposed over the textures of her fellow musicians.
Aiello responds with bass playing that is both grounding and unpredictable. At times he reaches deep into the history of jazz, at others he pushes the music in new directions, rhythmically intricate and full of sudden breaks. Longo, in turn, treats his drums not just as a rhythmic foundation, but as a sonic laboratory: metallic frictions, subtle layers of noise, driving patterns – everything becomes material that constantly refuels the dialogue.
This interaction creates a sound that is both organic and diverse. Moments of unbridled energy alternate with almost cinematic atmospheres. The music builds moods, lets them disintegrate, only to create entirely new scenarios elsewhere. The result is a soundscape that feels narrative without the need for a story to be spoken.


released in June 2025
BRASS 3000 is a collaboration by Mike Ottis featuring some of the most unique reed, flute and brass players in Austria:.
Edith was invited to collaborate on this track
LADY BLUE ( Mike Ottis, Edith Lettner)
You can also listen to the entire album on YouTube
TO PURCHASE THE ALBUM
The Mike Ottis-BRASS 3000 album can be purchased from popular music-download sites including: Amazon.de, Apple Music, Deezer, and Spotify
CONTACT
Phone: Europe +43 699 123 60 207,
North America + 1 916 477 1391
Email: edith.lettner@gmail.com