Formed in 1957, the Benkó Dixieland Band is one of the best in the world and the most popular jazz group in Hungary. Their first album was awarded gold status and they won a long list of prizes at Hungarian festivals and competitions, as well as many awards. They have played to audiences numbering tens of thousands and with such world stars as Milt Jackson, Freddie Hubbard, Al Grey, Buddy Tate, Joe Newman, Buddy Wachter, Henry Questa, Joe Muranyi, Eddy Davis, Cynthia Sayer, Harry Sweet Edison, A...lbert Nicholas and Wild Bill Davison in America, and Chris Barber, Kenny Ball, Huub Janssen and Acker Bilk in Europe. Their international career took off in the sixties in the neighbouring countries and in the seventies they first performed in the West. Their success in America began in the eighties and in 1987, culminated in President Ronald Reagan bestowing on them an award for representing American jazz to the highest standard. Every year, the Benkó Dixieland Band gives 200–250 concerts in Hungary and abroad. They have just released their seventieth record and recorded over 130 hours of television shows. It is estimated that in all media, they are viewed by 600 million people every year. They regularly tour in Europe, the USA and the Far East. They are Hungary’s travelling ambassadors for New Orleans jazz.
Parking information
We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.
Safe ticket purchase
Dear Visitors, please note that only tickets purchased from the Müpa website and official ticket offices are guaranteed to be valid. To avoid possible inconvenience, we suggest buying tickets to our performances and concerts via the mupa.hu website, the Interticket national network (jegy.hu) or at our official ticket offices.