Ferenc Kovács Jazz Sextett at Opus Jazz Club

Ferenc Kovács - trumpet, violin
Péter Bede - saxophone
Dávid Ülkei - saxophone
Zoltán Kovács - piano
Csaba Novák - double bass
Szilárd Banai - drums

One of the most versatile characters of Hungarian jazz is Ferenc Kovács, founder of several groups and determining soloist of several others, both on violin and trumpet. His skills in the most various genres from ragtime to free jazz and from folk music to contemporary improvisations are long-time proven by his steady emphasis on deeply exploring and understanding them.

His own compositional work was started in 2000 with his solo album Magony , rearranging it soon for a string ensemble. Meanwhile he shaped his own raw, rustic style of playing and created his special musical world by a clear, distilled fusion of contemporary jazz and traditional Hungarian folk music. Through continuous changes in the group’s line-up he reached perfection, both philosophical and in sound, with the orchestra Grand Magony....

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Ferenc Kovács - trumpet, violin
Péter Bede - saxophone
Dávid Ülkei - saxophone
Zoltán Kovács - piano
Csaba Novák - double bass
Szilárd Banai - drums

One of the most versatile characters of Hungarian jazz is Ferenc Kovács, founder of several groups and determining soloist of several others, both on violin and trumpet. His skills in the most various genres from ragtime to free jazz and from folk music to contemporary improvisations are long-time proven by his steady emphasis on deeply exploring and understanding them.

His own compositional work was started in 2000 with his solo album Magony , rearranging it soon for a string ensemble. Meanwhile he shaped his own raw, rustic style of playing and created his special musical world by a clear, distilled fusion of contemporary jazz and traditional Hungarian folk music. Through continuous changes in the group’s line-up he reached perfection, both philosophical and in sound, with the orchestra Grand Magony.

Tonight Ferenc Kovács appears with his new group, performing his compositions in a more jazz-like idiom due to their special approach to traditional roots, starting from side of free music.

Tickets are available for 1000 HUF on the spot, in the national JEGYPONT network of Interticket and online at JEGY.HU.

Seating at the Opus jazz Club can only be guaranteed in case of a table reservation.
Tel: (+36 1) 216 7894

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