'Hungarian Jazz Showcase', Festival Theatre, 9 January

At the concert in the Banner Hall, we heard for the first time Miklós Borbély and the Márton Fenyvesi band, and this led to numerous engagements at Hungarian concert venues and festivals. And while we have seen András Dés, Mátyás Szandai and Szabolcs Oláh countless times in numerous formations, this was the first time that their trio performed before an audience at the Palace of Arts, where they performed András Dés’s compositions.

Brand new experiments by young yet experienced musicians could be enjoyed at the showcase as well as younger performers, some still at college, who maybe were performing for the very first time.

In January 2009, the Festival Theatre and Banner Hall will be filled again with a fresh dynamism. During this three-day series, jazz lovers and Europe’s most influential professionals as well as invited critics and producers can hear the best in up and coming Hungarian jazz from 16.00. At 20.00, as last year, leading senior Hungarian jazz musicians will show off the diversity of jazz.

This time three keyboard artists will be giving a concert each in the Festival Theatre.

Festival Theatre, 16.00: Áron Koós-Hutás
Áron Koós-Hutás – trumpet, Tamás Meleg – tenor saxophone, Gábor Lukács – alto saxophone, Ernő Hock – double bass, András Halmos – drums

Festival Theatre, 17.00: SG5
Gábor Subicz– trumpet, Gábor Lukács– saxophone, Dávid Benkő– keyboard instruments, Zsolt Feke– double bass, Ábel Mihalik– drums

Festival Theatre, 18.00: Fábián Juli Jazz Riff
Julianna Fábián– vocal, Péter Sárik– piano, Ákos Csejtey– saxophone, Péter Papesch– bass guitar, Sándor Födö– percussion

Banner Hall, 19.00: Santa Diver
Luca Kézdy - violin, electronics, András Szőnyi - keyboard instruments, Dávid Szesztay – bass guitar, András Halmos - drums

Ticketprices: 600.- HUF

Travel Checques, Sodexho Culture Vouchers and Palace Gift Vouchers are also accepted at the Palace of Arts Ticket Office when purchasing tickets for this concert."

Source: Palace of Arts