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Fekete-Kovács Kornél
conductor, trumpet, trombone
Kollmann Gábor
alto saxophone, clarinet
Csejtey Ákos
alto saxophone, flute
Varga György
baritone saxophone
Zana
Zoltán
tenor saxophone
Zsári
Tamás
tenor saxophone
Almási Attila
trombone
Nagy Viktor Dániel
bass trombone
Ducsai Szabolcs
trumpet
Hámori János
trumpet
Puskás Csaba
trumpet
Pusztai Csaba
drums
Cseke Gábor
piano
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THE BUDAPEST JAZZ ORCHESTRA
(BJO) was founded in 1998. It is an ensemble of the first-class
musicians playing under professional management. The BJO has been
very active in the domestic jazz scene (Kecskemét Jazz Feszztival,
Szombathelyu Jazz Napok, Hódmezovásárhhelyi
Zenei Napok) and in jazz clubs. The Hungarian National Radio had
a live broadcast of their concert celebrating 100 years of the birth
of Duke Ellington. At the International Buda Stage in 1999 they
had a session consisting of three parts where they played pieces
from Ellington to nowadays.
In music house Matáv (Zenehár). Among their numerous
performances, the concert with the Hungarian Philharmonic Orchestra
and the National Choir stands out. This concert was given in 2000
and is famous because the Philharmonic put D. Ellington's piece
"Sacred Concert" on their repertoire. This unforgettable
concert was directed by Danish director John Hoyb, and Elinor Johanson,
a Swedish soprano, appeared there as well. They played the same
piece in 2003 at the Spring Festival in Budapest with famous saxophone
player Dave Libman. The BJO accomplished successful cooperation
with the excellent D.G.Lumuto, the trombone player from Italy when
he was a guest of the Cultural Institute Franko Donatoni Sweet Basil
in Italy.
In collaboration with widely renowned Hungarian director Eötvös
Peter, they played the piece Paris-Dakar and recorded a CD. The
BJO was a great success in 2002 at the Dobos Fargsang Festival.
In July 2003 BJO gave a performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Major performances by members of the Budapest
Jazz Orchestra: the International Association of Schools of Jazz,
the European Broadcasting Union, Brande International The Music
Workshop Orchestra, the Jazz Juniors Competition, the World Exhibition
in Hannover, Jazz Studio, Nurnberg, the Hungarian Days in Hamburg,
Jazz Festival, Lugano, La Villette Jazz Festival, Paris, the European
Jazz Youth Orchestra tour 2002.
For more information - e-mail: [email protected]
SOME MEMBERS OF THE BUDAPEST
JAZZ ORCHESTRA
FEKETE-KOVÁCS
KORNÉL - art director
Fekete-Kovacs Kornel is a founding member and the art director
of the Budapest Jazz Orchestra. He teaches Trumpet at the Department
of Jazz at the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy. During his career he
has played in several famous international orchestras, such as
the International Association of Schools of Jazz, the European
Broadcasting Union or the Brande International Music Workshop
Orchestra. In November 1999 he made his first album "Childhood
Around 2000" with his band, the Black Smith Workshop. In
1993 Kornel won the first place at the Jazz Juniors Competition
in Krakow, Poland with his orhcestra, and with his personal performance
earned the "Best Trumpet" award. In 2000 he received
the "Award for performance in introducing and acquaintance
with Hungarian musical compositions" from the Artisjus Musical
Foundation. As a studio-musician he has played on cca. 100 albums
with the most known Hungarian artist, such as Presser Gabor or
Horvath Charlie.
SAXOPHONE SECTION
KOLLMANN GÁBOR
- He was born in 1970 in Sopron where he learned from 1976 to
1986 at the Music School. Between 1995 and 1999 he studied at
the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy in Budapest. He was a private pupil
of Borbely Mihaly form 1994 to 1995 and of Harry Sokal in 1998.
Since 1995 he has played in several orchestras on albums of the
Pege Quartet and the Blaho Attila Quartet. Gabor played in Germany
at the World Exhibition in Hannover, at the Jazz Studio in Nurnberg
and in Munich at the Hungarian Institute. In his opinion "the
most important thing for a wind player is to play music in a big
band. In the Budapest Jazz Orchestra I can work with many of former
schoolmates and friends, so it has a large importance for me."
CSEJTEY ÁKOS -
He was born in 1967 in Budapest. Between 1985 and 1986 he learned
to play music at the Railway Music School, form 1988 to 1992 at
the Jazz Department of the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy. He has
played in several orchestras since 1990, such as the Pege Quartet,
the Fusio Quartet, the Black Smith Workshop with Fekete-Kovacs
Kornel, and has made many albums with other well-known artists.
He took part in Hungarian festivals and also in leading international
events: the Hungarian Days in Hamburg, Germany, or the Jazz Festival
in Lugano, Switzerland.
VARGA GYÖRGY - He
was born in 1972 in Nyiregyhaza. He studied at the Music School
in Szeged between 1986 and 1988, and at the Hungarian Army Music
School between 1988 and 1990. In 1998 he got his diploma form
the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy. He has been playing in the Hungarian
Army's Orchestra since 1990, was a member of the orchestra of
the Szigligeti Theater in Szolnok and the Bem Big Band. He has
participated in several classical and pop-rock records.
ZANA ZOLTÁN -
He was born in 1976 in former East-Germany, Halle. He started
learning to play the clarinet at the Bartok Bela Music School
in Miskolc. After the impressions of a Chick Corea LP his interest
turned to jazz. He studied until 2000 at the Liszt Ferenc Music
Academy. He won first place at the Hungarian Radio's Ablakos Lakatos
Dezso Saxophone-competition. The same year he made his first album
"First steps" with Bacso Kristof. His second record
"Opposite Forces" was made with the Electric Jazz Force.
ZSÁRI TAMÁS
- He was born in 1969 in Budapest. After finishing music school
he studied at the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy, of course at the
Jazz Department, because he says: "it is hard not to learn
and play jazz, if somebody learns to play on the saxophone".
He also plays the clarinet and flute. He was a member of the Pege
Quartet and played on their album in 1996. Since 2001 he has been
a member of the Budapest Jazz Orchestra, as he says: "Sincerely
said, the greatest musical experience ever in my life is this
orchestra."
TROMBONE SECTION
ALMÁSI ATTILA
- He was born in 1972 in Hodmezovasarhely. He studied music in
Hodmezovasarhely between 1982 and 1988 and in Szeged from 1992
to 94. He now studies at the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy. Since
1986 he has been a member of the Promenade Dixieland Band in Hodmezovasarhely,
with whom he has visited almost all the European countries. The
orchestra's cultural work earned a Pro Urbe award from Hodmezovasarhely.
He played in 1999 with the Molnar Dixieland Band in the USA. He
was a member of several Hungarian formations: the Beaver combo,
the Besenyo Blues Band, Mama killed a chicken, the Jazz Steps,
the Cserhati Band.
NAGY VIKTOR DÁNIEL
- He was born in 1975 in Budapest. He studied at the Weiner Leo
Music School between 1991 and 1996 and at the Liszt Ferenc Music
Academy until 2000. He won awards in the Debrecen High School
Competition every year between 1997 and 2000. In 1998 and 2000
he won second place at the Music Academy's Zikz-Balog Competition.
Since 1996 he has been a member of the Dohnanyi Erno Symphonic
Orchestra for 2 years, and has been playing since 1998 for the
Hungarian Symphonic Orchestra and in the Bem Big Band. He has
played on several albums with the Dohnanyi Erno Symphonic Orchestra
and the Music Academy's Wind Ensemble.
TRUMPET SECTION
DUCSAI SZABOLCS - He
was born in 1975 in Budapest. He started his musical studies in
1990 at the Szent Istvan Music School, where he learned classical
trumpet. From 1995 he studied at the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy
until 2000 under Fekete-Kovacs Kornel. He was a member of the
groups Tax Free, Ladanybene and Cool Miners. He also played in
the Royal Big Band and the Bem Big Band. Jazz is his favourite
genre; he can express himself through its improvising character.
"I pray for the arrival of the channel of music, so we can
show the music!"
HÁMORI JÁNOS
- He was born in 1977 in Szekesfehervar. He started his musical
studies at the Hermann Laszlo Music School in Szekesfehervar,
and is now studying at the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy under Fekete-Kovacs
Kornel. He has played in several orchestras: the Latin Combo,
Cool Miners, the Jazz Steps, and Voyager. He has made records
with the Hermann Laszlo String Orchestra, the Cotton Club Singers,
etc.
PUSKÁS CSABA -
He was born in 1973 in Budapest. After Bartok Bela Music School
he studied music at the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy, ending in
1999 as a classical trumpet player. He played classical music
before the Budapest Jazz Orchestra in several bands: the BM Duna
Symphonic Orchestra, the Juventus Symphonic Orchestra, and the
Simfonietta Hungarica. In 2000 at their invitation he joined the
Budapest Jazz Orchestra with great happiness, as he likes the
big band style very much.
RHYTHM SECTION
PUSZTAI CSABA - He was
born in 1975 in Cegled. Between 1981 and 1989 he studied at the
Bihari Janos Music School and from 1989 until 1993 in Nagykoros.
After finishing the Bartok Bela Music School in Miskolc in 1995,
he studied in the Kobanyai Music Studio in Budapest. Since 2000
he has been learning at the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy. He has
played in several orchestras: the Cotton Club Singers, the Showder
Band and Aquarela Do Brasil.
CSEKE GÁBOR -
He was born in 1971 in Pecs, and started his musical studies there
at the local music school. Later he was a private student of Binder
Karoly in Budapest, continuing at the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy.
He is a regular performer at festivals in Hungary and Romania.
He playes with leading Hungarian jazz soloists and bands, such
as Tisza Bea, Berki Tamas, Muck Ferenc. He taught at the Kobanyai
Music Studio 3 years ago. He joined the Budapest Jazz Orchestra
at the invitation of Fekete-Kovacs Kornel. He likes improvising
most and says that the big band style is very good, but also difficult.
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