534 result(s) for jazz festival
11 New Acts Announced For Sziget 2012 In Budapest
- 23 Feb 2012 10:45 AM
- entertainment
"And great acts indeed: Korn – metal icons, presenting their newest album; The Vaccines – maybe the coolest indie invention of last year; Magnetic Man – legendary rulers of dubstep; Two Door Cinema Club; Steve Aoki; Axwell; Beatsteaks; dEUS; Ministry; Bebel Gilberto; Caro Emerald… you name it.
Invitation: Charles Lloyd Sky Trio, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 February
- 22 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Charles Lloyd is an international treasure,” said Carlos Santana of the 74-year old saxophone player. According to Ben Ratliff, jazz writer at The New York Times, “follow the career of Charles Lloyd, ... and you’ll see a grand history of jazz spanning half a century”.
Portico Quartet (UK), Festival Theatre Budapest, 25 January
- 23 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"The sound of the Portico Quartet, a foursome from London and Southampton, is distinguished by the use of the hang, an instrument belonging to the idiophone class of instruments, which although closely resembling a gamelan gong or perhaps even a steelpan, is in reality not an organic instrument, but rather a UFO-shaped invention by a Swiss company. (Kornél Horváth is known to play this instrument ...
Invitation: Jazz Showcase, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 13-15 January 2012
- 12 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- entertainment
"The Palace of Arts first hosted the Jazz Showcase and Talent Exchange in 2008. The festival gives a world-renowned and rightly acclaimed young generation of Hungarian jazz performers the chance to present themselves to noted jazz experts from Europe and the United States, broadening their knowledge and, in some cases, gaining recording and concert touring opportunities.
Inspiration From Above III. Concert, Trafó Budapest, 8th January
- 4 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Trixie Whitley, who is best-known as the singer of Black Dub, took to the stage for the first time at three years of age, at the concert of her singer-songwriter father, Chris Whitley. Trixie was born in Belgium in 1987 and spent her childhood in New York before moving to Europe when she turned 11, where she began touring as the member of numerous dance and theater companies (Kopergieterij, ...
Red Mud Aid In Budapest
- 25 Nov 2010 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Press release: "A benefit night of music and comedy in aid of victims of the toxic red mud disaster will be held on Saturday 4th December from 6:30pm to midnight. Hungary’s expat community is joining forces with Hungarian friends to raise money for the victims of toxic red mud disaster.
Arto Lindsay, Trafó Budapest, 20 November
- 18 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- entertainment
"Arto Lindsay has made a lifelong habit of crossing both geographical and musical borders. Born in the United States and raised in Brazil during the heyday of that country's pointedly eclectic Tropicália movement of the 1960s, the multi-faceted songwriter/producer/vocalist/guitarist has forged an international reputation as an artist whose work is as seductive as it is challenging. From his late ...
Péter Sárik, Jazz pianist, Composer, Teacher
- 3 Nov 2010 11:00 AM
Péter Sárik, jazz pianist, composer, teacher. He was born in Cegléd-Hungary, in 1972. He studied at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, where he got his degree in 1997. Throughout the years, he has proved himself in almost all genres: he has played classical, popular, Latin, and world music.
Festival Of Lights From India, Millenáris Budapest, 3 November
- 19 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Dipavali, also called Divali is one of the most popular festivals in India. It heralds the victory of light over darkness, of gods over demons, of the blessings of the departed souls as ‘good luck’ over ‘trouble’.
11 New Acts Announced For Sziget 2012 In Budapest
- 23 Feb 2012 10:45 AM
- entertainment
"And great acts indeed: Korn – metal icons, presenting their newest album; The Vaccines – maybe the coolest indie invention of last year; Magnetic Man – legendary rulers of dubstep; Two Door Cinema Club; Steve Aoki; Axwell; Beatsteaks; dEUS; Ministry; Bebel Gilberto; Caro Emerald… you name it.
Invitation: Charles Lloyd Sky Trio, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 February
- 22 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Charles Lloyd is an international treasure,” said Carlos Santana of the 74-year old saxophone player. According to Ben Ratliff, jazz writer at The New York Times, “follow the career of Charles Lloyd, ... and you’ll see a grand history of jazz spanning half a century”.
Portico Quartet (UK), Festival Theatre Budapest, 25 January
- 23 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"The sound of the Portico Quartet, a foursome from London and Southampton, is distinguished by the use of the hang, an instrument belonging to the idiophone class of instruments, which although closely resembling a gamelan gong or perhaps even a steelpan, is in reality not an organic instrument, but rather a UFO-shaped invention by a Swiss company. (Kornél Horváth is known to play this instrument ...
Invitation: Jazz Showcase, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 13-15 January 2012
- 12 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- entertainment
"The Palace of Arts first hosted the Jazz Showcase and Talent Exchange in 2008. The festival gives a world-renowned and rightly acclaimed young generation of Hungarian jazz performers the chance to present themselves to noted jazz experts from Europe and the United States, broadening their knowledge and, in some cases, gaining recording and concert touring opportunities.
Inspiration From Above III. Concert, Trafó Budapest, 8th January
- 4 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Trixie Whitley, who is best-known as the singer of Black Dub, took to the stage for the first time at three years of age, at the concert of her singer-songwriter father, Chris Whitley. Trixie was born in Belgium in 1987 and spent her childhood in New York before moving to Europe when she turned 11, where she began touring as the member of numerous dance and theater companies (Kopergieterij, ...
Red Mud Aid In Budapest
- 25 Nov 2010 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Press release: "A benefit night of music and comedy in aid of victims of the toxic red mud disaster will be held on Saturday 4th December from 6:30pm to midnight. Hungary’s expat community is joining forces with Hungarian friends to raise money for the victims of toxic red mud disaster.
Arto Lindsay, Trafó Budapest, 20 November
- 18 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- entertainment
"Arto Lindsay has made a lifelong habit of crossing both geographical and musical borders. Born in the United States and raised in Brazil during the heyday of that country's pointedly eclectic Tropicália movement of the 1960s, the multi-faceted songwriter/producer/vocalist/guitarist has forged an international reputation as an artist whose work is as seductive as it is challenging. From his late ...
Péter Sárik, Jazz pianist, Composer, Teacher
- 3 Nov 2010 11:00 AM
Péter Sárik, jazz pianist, composer, teacher. He was born in Cegléd-Hungary, in 1972. He studied at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, where he got his degree in 1997. Throughout the years, he has proved himself in almost all genres: he has played classical, popular, Latin, and world music.
Festival Of Lights From India, Millenáris Budapest, 3 November
- 19 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Dipavali, also called Divali is one of the most popular festivals in India. It heralds the victory of light over darkness, of gods over demons, of the blessings of the departed souls as ‘good luck’ over ‘trouble’.