The Montreux Trio at Jazzfest Budapest at Eiffel Műhelyház

In 2015, three young Hungarian pianists reached the top ten of the piano competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival, one of the world’s most famous jazz festivals. This has never happened before, nor since. Ten years after this exceptional achievement, the three pianists, Mátyás Gayer, Krisztián Oláh, and Áron Tálas, are performing on stage together again, and this time, they are all sitting at the piano simultaneously.

On this special evening, the rhythm section will also be unique. On double bass, the Irish-born Conor Chaplin will play, who has performed with the likes of Billy Cobham, Keyon Harrold, Kit Downes, Jacob Collier, and Bobo Stenson...

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In 2015, three young Hungarian pianists reached the top ten of the piano competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival, one of the world’s most famous jazz festivals. This has never happened before, nor since. Ten years after this exceptional achievement, the three pianists, Mátyás Gayer, Krisztián Oláh, and Áron Tálas, are performing on stage together again, and this time, they are all sitting at the piano simultaneously.

On this special evening, the rhythm section will also be unique. On double bass, the Irish-born Conor Chaplin will play, who has performed with the likes of Billy Cobham, Keyon Harrold, Kit Downes, Jacob Collier, and Bobo Stenson. Behind the drums will be the American Gregory Hutchinson, who has played with renowned artists such as Roy Hargrove, Ray Brown, Joe Henderson, Joshua Redman, Johnny Griffin, Jimmy Smith, Michael Brecker, John Scofield, Charles Lloyd, Diana Krall, and John Patitucci.

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