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j(A)zz!: Vincent Pongrácz Synesthetic Octet (a) cd Release Concert at Opus Jazz Club
Courtesy of BMC - Opus Jazz Club | Posted on May 5, 2015
Where
Opus Jazz Club
Mátyás Street 8.
Budapest
Map
+36 1 216 7894
When
Sat, May 9, 2015
21:00
Save the date
Musicians
Alois Eberl
accordionLukas König
drumsAbout
The Austrian band Synesthetic Octet, founded by the composer, musician and bandleader Vincent Pongrácz, refers with its name on the famous French composer and ornithologist Olivier Messiaen who was self-admittedly a synesthete.
The ensemble reached its present lineup two years ago, during a series of concerts in Vienna's famous jazz club, the Porgy & Bess. The members come from the most diverse genres like contemporary classical music, jazz and hip-hop. Willingness, subtlety and an artistic spirit of resistance that the musicians share unifies the band and takes shape in the compositions of the bandleader....