Magony Trio and Edina Mókus Szirtes at Opus Jazz Club

Ferenc Kovács - violin, trumpet
Zoltán Kovács - piano
Csaba Novák - double bass
Edina Mókus Szirtes - vocals, violin

One of the most versatile characters in Hungarian jazz, Ferenc Kovács’ skills in 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.

He became founder of several groups and a determining soloist of several others, both on violin and trumpet. His own compositional work was started in 2001 by forming the group Magony, and created his rustic, raw style called “contemporary peasants’ music”, a special musical world of clear, distilled fusion of contemporary jazz and traditional Hungarian folk music approached from the side of free music...

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Ferenc Kovács - violin, trumpet
Zoltán Kovács - piano
Csaba Novák - double bass
Edina Mókus Szirtes - vocals, violin

One of the most versatile characters in Hungarian jazz, Ferenc Kovács’ skills in 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.

He became founder of several groups and a determining soloist of several others, both on violin and trumpet. His own compositional work was started in 2001 by forming the group Magony, and created his rustic, raw style called “contemporary peasants’ music”, a special musical world of clear, distilled fusion of contemporary jazz and traditional Hungarian folk music approached from the side of free music

Special guest of today’s concert will be violinist-singer Edina Mókus Szirtes.

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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