János Gonda – piano, Balázs Berkes – double bass At the 2008 Jazz Showcase organised by the Palace of Arts, the audience could discover for itself just what treasures are stored away in Hungarian jazz, and how many different directions are being explored. At the concert in the Banner Hall, we heard for the first time Miklós Borbély and the Márton Fenyvesi band, and this led to numerous engagements at Hungarian concert venues and festivals. And while we have seen András Dés, Mátyás Szandai and... Szabolcs Oláh countless times in numerous formations, this was the first time that their trio performed before an audience at the Palace of Arts, where they performed András Dés’s compositions. Brand new experiments by young yet experienced musicians could be enjoyed at the showcase as well as younger performers, some still at college, who maybe were performing for the very first time. In January 2009, the Festival Theatre and Banner Hall will be filled again with a fresh dynamism. During this three-day series, jazz lovers and Europe’s most influential professionals as well as invited critics and producers can hear the best in up and coming Hungarian jazz from 16.00. At 20.00, as last year, leading senior Hungarian jazz musicians will show off the diversity of jazz. This time three keyboard artists will be giving a concert each in the Festival Theatre. János Gonda is a pioneer figure with a determinative role in Hungarian jazz life: a real authority setting standards valid until today. His career uniquely merges theory with practice: in addition to being an excellent music historian and teacher, he is unanimously acknowledged both in Hungary and in several European countries also as a pianist and a composer. Since the 1960’s, he has given concerts in several countries with his various bands, while in the 70’s, he often performed also as a soloist. As a composer, he is primarily known of his jazz pieces, but he has also composed music for feature films, ballet and theatre pieces and he has written musicals, dance compositions as well as modern songs. Since the 70’s, his work has been acknowledged by several professional and state awards; he is honorary chairman of the Hungarian Jazz Federation founded in 1990.
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