There are several reasons for this trio's unusual choice of name: for one thing, this is the title of one of their songs (Zsolt Kaltenecker wrote it on a historical keyboard instrument made in 1705), for another, it brings up associations with the Legend of 1900 film and its hero, who deliberately or inadvertently mocks the musical hard-liners. For the members of the ensemble, openness and the crossing of imagined or real boundaries are the primary motivations. It is thanks to this approac...h that the trio's music nonetheless produces a homogeneous whole while combining dozens of influences: the melody and dynamism of popular music, the freshness of electronic music, the straining of classical music to achieve harmony, the diversity of world music and, of course, the freedom of jazz and its delicate combinations. In addition to arcing improvisations that often seem to drift towards infinity, Zsolt's piano play often builds on the complete independence of his two hands and is immediately recognisable, András's unusual set of percussion instruments (on which he sometimes plays with almost complete freedom, sometimes like a sophistically programmed drum machine), and Béla's full-bodied, warm double bass and lyrically delivered solos are all hallmarks of 1705. Zsolt played for longer periods with Béla in the nineties and András in the first decade of the new millennium - and the fruits of their collaboration can be heard on four records in all.
The trio was founded in late 2010 when Béla returned to Hungary from Australia after 15 years. Their first record was released as 1705 in 2012. A new CD is expected in the autumn of 2014, from which the Festival Theatre audience can already expect to hear several numbers performed by a formation augmented by some outstanding guests from the European jazz scene.
Presented by: Palace of Arts
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