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St.Jazz Szextet 1986 - 1989
Fusio 1989 - 1991
Fortinbras 1992 - 1994
Kőszegi Imre Quartet 1993 -1994
Kruza Richard Quartet 1994 -1996
Hard Line Trio 1994 - 1999
Borbély Műhely 1998 - 2002
In Line 1996 - 2003
9.30 1996 - 2009
Tisza Bea Group 2002 - 2007
Saxomazo 2004 - 2005
Ágnes 2007 - |
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Edina Szirtes Mokus - vocal, violin
Janos Nagy - piano
Kornel Mogyoro - perc. |
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Frankie Lato - hegedu
Nagy Janos - zongora
Liszt Ferenc a tizenkilencedik század egyik legjelentősebb romantikus zeneszerzője, minden idők egyik legnagyobb zongoraművésze. A magyar UNESCO-bizottság javaslatára 2011-et nemzetközi Liszt-évnek nyilvánították. A zeneszerző születésének 200. évfordulója alkalmából a határ túloldalán Burgenlandban végigsétálhatunk Liszt szülővárosán és parádés koncerteket hallgathatunk, Soprontól Esztergomon és Budapesten át Rómáig. Határon innen és túl végre megint van mire büszkének lennünk. Nagy János zongorista és Frankie Látó hegedűművész a komolyzene és a jazz határfelületein alkotó előadók, kezük alatt Liszt művei jazzes átdolgozásokban jelennek meg, különleges színt víve ezzel az emlékév programjai közé. |
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Free Style Chamber Orchestra |
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www.fsco.hu
The Free Style Chamber Orchestra was founded in 2004 by composer János Nagy and flutist Máté Pálhegyi. Coming from different musical backgrounds, the two artists have convened a hybrid ensemble of 14 members, consisting of a jazz combo, a string section and woodwinds. As opposed to the sometimes shrill tone of a big band, this unusual setup enabled the establishment of a more delicate sound, thus facilitating the absorption of the kind of jazz and contemporary pieces which otherwise would usually come across to most listeners as cold and abstract.
Over the course of time the band managed to become an active entity within the Hungarian concert scene, and performed in various well known festivals such as the Budapest Mol Jazz Festival, the Kaláka Festival, the Sziget Festival and the Art Festival of Kapolcs. Having won first place award at the Budapest Fringe Festival in 2006, the band was given the opportunity of participating in the 2007 Budapest Spring Festival with a concert in the Urania Film Theatre.
Their first record entitled “Pop Music…” was released by Classic Sound Records in the spring of 2006. With the exception of the title piece composed by Gergõ Borlai and Péter Lukács, all music was originally written by János Nagy.
Amongst the aims of the FSCO is to make the values lying in contemporary music more accessible for a wider audience, and thus allow the music to become again an integral part of our everyday lives as it had been throughout music history. The emphasis improvisation gets during the concerts is oriented towards redefining the form of chamber orchestral performance. The FSCO also emphasizes its wish to perform many of other Hungarian composers’ pieces, which are adaptable to their musical milieu. |
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The János Nagy Quintet
During the period of Reformation, the creative energy of our nation emerged with stupefying force and definitely floutished our churches and filled them with beatiful hymns. These compositions rooted in the folk art, somewehere in ancient times, but, were - already at their birth - real contempoary works! Their universality is offered by the fact that the motives of several hundred or even thousand years were shaped in, and emerged, the soul of Hungarian people. Thus, it was contempoary music at birth and so it should remain nowadays, because it can really reflect the strenght of belief.
" MUSIC IS GOD'S, AND IF IT IS SO, WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH IF FOR HIS GLORY." (Jean Calvin)
This particular wish made us form our Quintet in 2002 because we wanted to direct attention to the protestant, reformed songs, their hidden beauty and eternal content of the texts. With these composotions our intention has not been to renew the singing in cingregations, but to convince people of the 21st century to see not something old - fashioned and outdated in these very old songs but, just the opposite, to look for treasures capable of continuous changes. We created a kind of musical tissue, a mixture of jazz and folk music, making however efforts subordinating everything to the original melody and text. It does not mean for us that a composition can only be of religious content, but it has to be something that " does not butn, but feed fantasy, does not captive but free it to heights, and the noblest resources of soul sprung by its calm refreshing touch." (Sándor Makkai)
members: Béla Szerényi - hurdy gurdy Judit Kóta - vocal Janos Nagy Trio |
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About Janos Nagy Trio on Myspace: www.myspace.com/janosnagytrio
The János Nagy Trio was formed in 2000. Soon afterward, in 2001, the trio played together with world-famous saxophonist David Murray at the Mediawave Festival. The concert was later voted the Jazz Event of the Year by the critics of Gramophone Magazine. In May 2002 the trio had Dewey Redman in their midst as a special guest. In the same year they had a highly successful performance at the 12th Macau Jazz Festival. In 2003 the trio played a concert featuring Ben Castle at the Sziget Festival. In 2004 with American singer Miles Griffith at their side, the trio gave a series of concerts in Germany. In 2005 touring in Poland they performed at the 3rd International Jazz Piano Festival in Warsaw. The members of the trio have been playing together for years in various formations. The trio’s playing is made unique and exiting by the advanced level of communication of the three. Their repertoire consists of original compositions by János Nagy. Characterized by gentle lyricism, cinematic textures and beautiful and unpredictable harmonies, the trio’s music is infused with and propelled by the spirit of jazz and world music. The trio is one of the most original-sounding bands in Hungary. Their first record, Tale was released in 2004. The album features original compositions by János Nagy. The band leader János Nagy is considered one of the most distinguished figures on the Hungarian jazz scene today. He won first place at the Jazz Juniors contest in Cracow, received the “Best Soloist” award at the Getxo International Jazz Festival, and in 2003, as “Best Soloist of the Year,” he recieved an eMeRton award. In 2005 he was given an Artisjus award. Over the course of his carrier he played and recorded among others with Alex Acuna, Arnie Somogyi, Ben Castle, Bernard Maseli, David Murray, Dave Samuels, Dewey Redman, Krzysztof Scieranski, Garry Willis, Paco Sery, Sangoma Everett, Tony Lakatos and Winston Clifford. members: György Szappanos - bass Szilard Banai -drums .
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