1,269 result(s) for jazz
Feast Of Hungarian Jazz 2017, Mupa, 6 April
- 5 Apr 2017 9:10 AM
- entertainment
The Feast of Hungarian Jazz is one of the genre’s most prestigious events in Hungary. It is organized by the Hungarian Jazz Federation, a national NGO dedicated to the genre. The event series traditionally takes place in the spring, and has been hosted for years by the Budapest Jazz Club, the heart of the Hungarian jazz scene. Among others, the 2017 performers include the Soso Lakatos Quartet, ...
Thundercat, Akvárium Club, 6 April
- 5 Apr 2017 2:00 AM
- entertainment
Active in a number of musical genres, bassist, singer and producer Stephen Bruner, a.k.a. Thundercat, released his first solo album in 2011. The Golden Age of Apocalypse was clearly influenced by the fusion jazz of the 1970s.
Video: Budapest Spring Festival Starts Today
- 30 Mar 2017 2:04 AM
- community & culture
The 37th Budapest Spring Festival, held this year between 31 March – 23 April, will host a huge programme of events covering all the main arts: classical music, opera, jazz, world music, dance, contemporary circus, theatre and visual arts. The best Hungarian performers and world famous stars are all set to perform, and if you haven't already booked tickets you better act soon as they're selling ...
Kézdy Luca: Deep Diving, Mupa, 29 March
- 28 Mar 2017 7:40 AM
- community & culture
There is a canard that the violin is not a true jazz instrument, that it is much better suited to folk music or the classical repertoire. This mistaken belief, however, would be vigorously disputed by anyone who has heard the playing of Luca Kézdy, the leading violinist of the generation of Hungarian jazz musicians currently in their prime. This is because she knows precisely how brilliantly her ...
Dire Straits Experience In Budapest, 29 March
- 21 Mar 2017 6:04 AM
- entertainment
The poster on the körút flashing past the tram window seemed clear enough: “Dire Straits” coming to Budapest. Strange … they disbanded two decades ago and main man Mark Knopfler has never wanted to reform. A quick check on the Papp László Sportaréna website reveals there must have been some typographical trickery on the poster – it’s actually “The DIRE STRAITS Experience” that’s coming to town, ...
Anglo-Hungarian Jazz Festival, Budapest, 23 - 25 March
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- entertainment
The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Thursday, 23rd, on Friday 24th and on Saturday 25th March 2017 proudly presents three days of fantastic Anglo-Hungarian jazz when the stars of London’s 606 Club meet those of the BJC.
EQUINOXymphonic, Mupa Budapest, 4 March
- 27 Feb 2017 6:08 AM
- community & culture
By somehow combining in a single person the roles of music teacher, pianist, music writer, composer, bandleader, cultural missionary and festival organiser, Tibor Márkus often leaves the impression of being an entire institution. He works tirelessly to teach and promote jazz music. And it is not just pianists trained in the art form whom he's been instructing all these decades: he has something ...
'Colour Concerts' At Palace Of Arts Budapest, 28 February
- 27 Feb 2017 6:01 AM
- entertainment
A broad spectrum of musical genres can be heard in and around the Foyer in the afternoons: visitors stopping by and wishing to hear music in Müpa Budapest may listen to the young representatives of popular music, jazz and folk on Tuesdays and classical genres on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Cziffra Festival Under Way In Budapest
- 22 Feb 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A classical music festival dedicated to the legendary Hungarian pianist György Cziffra that started on Tuesday will run until Sunday with performances in two venues. The festival opened in Budapest’s MOM Cultural Centre with the debut concert of the CZF Chamber Orchestra led by young virtuoso violinist Ernő Kállai, with works by Grieg, Mozart and Liszt.
Feast Of Hungarian Jazz 2017, Mupa, 6 April
- 5 Apr 2017 9:10 AM
- entertainment
The Feast of Hungarian Jazz is one of the genre’s most prestigious events in Hungary. It is organized by the Hungarian Jazz Federation, a national NGO dedicated to the genre. The event series traditionally takes place in the spring, and has been hosted for years by the Budapest Jazz Club, the heart of the Hungarian jazz scene. Among others, the 2017 performers include the Soso Lakatos Quartet, ...
Thundercat, Akvárium Club, 6 April
- 5 Apr 2017 2:00 AM
- entertainment
Active in a number of musical genres, bassist, singer and producer Stephen Bruner, a.k.a. Thundercat, released his first solo album in 2011. The Golden Age of Apocalypse was clearly influenced by the fusion jazz of the 1970s.
Video: Budapest Spring Festival Starts Today
- 30 Mar 2017 2:04 AM
- community & culture
The 37th Budapest Spring Festival, held this year between 31 March – 23 April, will host a huge programme of events covering all the main arts: classical music, opera, jazz, world music, dance, contemporary circus, theatre and visual arts. The best Hungarian performers and world famous stars are all set to perform, and if you haven't already booked tickets you better act soon as they're selling ...
Kézdy Luca: Deep Diving, Mupa, 29 March
- 28 Mar 2017 7:40 AM
- community & culture
There is a canard that the violin is not a true jazz instrument, that it is much better suited to folk music or the classical repertoire. This mistaken belief, however, would be vigorously disputed by anyone who has heard the playing of Luca Kézdy, the leading violinist of the generation of Hungarian jazz musicians currently in their prime. This is because she knows precisely how brilliantly her ...
Dire Straits Experience In Budapest, 29 March
- 21 Mar 2017 6:04 AM
- entertainment
The poster on the körút flashing past the tram window seemed clear enough: “Dire Straits” coming to Budapest. Strange … they disbanded two decades ago and main man Mark Knopfler has never wanted to reform. A quick check on the Papp László Sportaréna website reveals there must have been some typographical trickery on the poster – it’s actually “The DIRE STRAITS Experience” that’s coming to town, ...
Anglo-Hungarian Jazz Festival, Budapest, 23 - 25 March
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- entertainment
The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Thursday, 23rd, on Friday 24th and on Saturday 25th March 2017 proudly presents three days of fantastic Anglo-Hungarian jazz when the stars of London’s 606 Club meet those of the BJC.
EQUINOXymphonic, Mupa Budapest, 4 March
- 27 Feb 2017 6:08 AM
- community & culture
By somehow combining in a single person the roles of music teacher, pianist, music writer, composer, bandleader, cultural missionary and festival organiser, Tibor Márkus often leaves the impression of being an entire institution. He works tirelessly to teach and promote jazz music. And it is not just pianists trained in the art form whom he's been instructing all these decades: he has something ...
'Colour Concerts' At Palace Of Arts Budapest, 28 February
- 27 Feb 2017 6:01 AM
- entertainment
A broad spectrum of musical genres can be heard in and around the Foyer in the afternoons: visitors stopping by and wishing to hear music in Müpa Budapest may listen to the young representatives of popular music, jazz and folk on Tuesdays and classical genres on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Cziffra Festival Under Way In Budapest
- 22 Feb 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A classical music festival dedicated to the legendary Hungarian pianist György Cziffra that started on Tuesday will run until Sunday with performances in two venues. The festival opened in Budapest’s MOM Cultural Centre with the debut concert of the CZF Chamber Orchestra led by young virtuoso violinist Ernő Kállai, with works by Grieg, Mozart and Liszt.