Harmónia Jazz Workshop: Kőszegi Imre Quintet at Budapest Jazz Club

IMRE KŐSZEGI, holder of the Liszt Prize and of the Officer’s Cross of the Hungarian Republic’s Order of Merit, one of the most prominent drummers in Hungary is leading this unusual line-up. During his career spanning over sixty years, Kőszegi has played with such Hungarian and international stars as Aladár Pege, Dezső Lakatos “Ablakos”, György Vukán, Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Frank Zappa, Teddy Wilson, Kenny Wheeler, Art Farmer, Frank Foster, Charlie Mariano, Steve Grossman, Gary Bartz, Lew Tabackin or Trilok Gurtu, and has performed in the most significant concert halls, festivals and clubs in Europe and Hungary....

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IMRE KŐSZEGI, holder of the Liszt Prize and of the Officer’s Cross of the Hungarian Republic’s Order of Merit, one of the most prominent drummers in Hungary is leading this unusual line-up. During his career spanning over sixty years, Kőszegi has played with such Hungarian and international stars as Aladár Pege, Dezső Lakatos “Ablakos”, György Vukán, Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Frank Zappa, Teddy Wilson, Kenny Wheeler, Art Farmer, Frank Foster, Charlie Mariano, Steve Grossman, Gary Bartz, Lew Tabackin or Trilok Gurtu, and has performed in the most significant concert halls, festivals and clubs in Europe and Hungary.
The brilliant saxophonist, KRISTÓF BACSÓ is a graduate of the Ferenc Liszt Academy, of the Conservatoire de Paris and of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has toured Europe, the States and Japan, has played with John Pattitucci, Eddie Henderson and Jeff Denson. Kristóf was part of the Anglo-Hungarian Septet co-led by Gerard Presencer and Kálmán Oláh at the 2008 London Jazz Festival. Kristóf is one of the most original contemporary players on the scene, leader of the three-piece Triad of international reputation. He has been appointed temporary Head of Jazz Faculty at the world famous Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music.
The tenor-sax in today’s band is played by the brilliant SÁNDOR MOLNÁR who produces a beautiful, muscular, dark tone on his horn, plays jazz that sounds like jazz, he is a soulful hard bop player, so true lovers of the genre will absolutely love him. Twice he was a roaring success at London’s legendary 606 Club.
GÁBOR JUHÁSZ is one of the true greats of the jazz guitar is an astonishingly versatile musician. Although heavily influenced by the music of the Indian subcontinent, he played an explosive and fiery hard bop when gigging with Archie Shepp and was a great favourite of the crowd at London’s Pizza Express Jazz Club in 2003 at a three-day Anglo-Hungarian jazz fiesta. For years now he has been producing an incredible variety of experimental yet highly approachable music. He has also played with world stars like Palle Mikkelborg or Charlie Mariano.

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