However, his fame and success is not due to that but rather to him going his own way by moving ahead with Coltrane’s legacy in a most individual manner.

Bergonzi’s energetic playing hugely impressed the guys at Blue Note as well, so that the following year he too could make his own album, „Standard Gonz” with them. Up until now he has recorded nearly thirty albums.

The last one came out last year under the title „By any other name” on which the saxophonist tagged by the American critics as „a musicians’ musician” is playing standards like „Giants steps”, „Bye bye blackbird” or „Joy spring”.

His intellectual, but nevertheless fun-loving and boundary-breaking approach is demonstrated by the titles he gave the above mentioned tunes: „PG 2013”, „Of a feather” and „Sprung”.

Although foreign critics recommend the album mainly for „serious jazz fans”, our audience shouldn’t dread the prospect of endless solo outings, because Bergonzi who can make his sax sound every which way, will also include several of his older and lighter tunes in the repertoire.

Concert starts at 8 p.m.
Address: XIII. district,Hollán Ernő utca 7.
Phone: 331-3866

Source: bjc.hu