The program was cancelled
The program was cancelled
Dear guest, With consideration for the health of both our visitors and staff, Müpa Budapest will remain closed for the rest of the 2019/20 season. This means that all planned performances have been cancelled up to and including 7 July. Any tickets purchased for events organized by Müpa Budapest will be refunded by Müpa Budapest. Click here for more information about the refunds. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin have 11 Grammy Awards and 54 Grammy nominations between them - as well as a very special, almost telepathic working relationship that has produced a total of 17 joint albums. They are both extraordinarily successful and multi-faceted figures in American music, yet Lee Ritenour only came to Hungary for the first time on the invitation of the Budapest Spring Festival in 2014, while this is the first time the 85-year-old Dave Grusin will beguile the Hungarian audience with his wonderful artistry.
It's fair to say many more people know the two artists than they might imagine. Dave Grusin - who once considered becoming a vet for a few fleeting moments - has been composing film music since the 60s and became the most famous composer of movie scores of all time after creating the music that gave classics like Tootsie, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Havanna and The Firm their special atmosphere. He was rewarded with one Oscar and six nominations. Grusin has also left his mark as a pianist, arranger and producer. He founded the GRP label with Larry Rosennel, which released the defining, largely fusion jazz albums of the 80s and 90s. The 68-year-old Lee Ritenour was just a teenager when he strummed with The Mamas and The Papas, who christened him Captain Fingers on account of his unparalleled virtuosity. He later collaborated with Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Pink Floyd, Simon & Garfunkel and Frank Sinatra. He has released more than 40 albums since the 70s, from which 32 rode high on the jazz charts. Several forums have voted him guitarist of the year. Two Hungarians, Antal Pusztai and Roland Balogh, have won the grand prize in the Six String Theory guitar competition Ritenour founded.
Lexus is the the key sponsor of the Jazz Legends programme.
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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.
