62 result(s) for opus jazz club
Modern Art Orchestra: 'Ella & Louis', Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 14 September
- 14 Sep 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Ella and Louis is an inspired collaboration, masterminded by producer Norman Granz.
Both artists were riding high at this stage in their careers, and Granz assembled a stellar quartet of Oscar Peterson (piano), Buddy Rich (drums), Herb Ellis (guitar) and Ray Brown (bass).
Equally inspired was the choice of material, with the gruffness of Armstrong's voice blending like magic with ...
Aki Takase: Carmen Rhapsody, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 18 August
- 18 Aug 2021 10:55 AM
- classical
Aki Takase, the Japanese pianist living in Germany – who has already performed with several formations at Opus Jazz Club and whose albums with Japanic and saxophonist Daniel Erdmann in duo has been released by BMC Records – this time extends her experimental attitude towards classical music.
She transforms Bizet's Carmen to a contemporary jazz chamber orchestra with opera singer Mayumi ...
Jazz Concert, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 11 August
- 11 Aug 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
In films, time and place are used to ground a story in a particular atmosphere, to give it emotional background – but they reveal little about the story itself, about its meaning or eventual resolution.
The compositions of the Vienna-based ensemble Tree serve a similar purpose: they provide a setting, but it is during the process of improvisation and interaction that they truly unfold into ...
Matthieu Donarier’s Bestiaire: Libellules, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 5 August
- 5 Aug 2021 8:00 PM
- classical
Le Bestiaire is Matthieu Donarier’s latest creation: 7 musicians combining into a myriad of new groups and combos.
A musical jungle. A collective adventure. An extensive and progressive songbook.
With this polymorphous and evolving writing combined to a unique team of singular european musicians, Le Bestiaire is designed to generate a vast array of groups, from chamber music duets and ...
Linda Kovács & Ádám Bögöthy, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 30 July
- 30 Jul 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The vocal-bass duo formation may seem unusual at first hearing, but pairing the two instruments with a large amount invention is enough to create a complete sound image.
The duo’s music pays homage to the traditions with the acoustic sound, but at the same time they use electronics to respond to contemporary trends.
The backbone of the complex and varied musical material is mainly the own ...
Klára Hajdu Quartet, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 29 July
- 29 Jul 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Klára Hajdu is an outstanding singer-songwriter and teacher of Hungarian jazz life. She sang for almost a decade with the popular Fonogram Award-winning Balázs Elemér Group.
In 2008, he founded his own quartet, with which he has released three albums that have been highly appreciated by the profession and the audience.
Come with me – released in 2013 – features jazz standards, folk song ...
Chris Devil Trio, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 28 July
- 28 Jul 2021 6:44 PM
- contemporary
Chris Devil Trio led by saxophonist Krisztián Ördög rolled onto the Opus stage on the Big Dipper two years ago, as they presented their debut album with the same title.
The album features Balkan and swing rhythms, post-bop ornaments and heavy metal grooves, as does lyrical ballads.
The trio's momentum was given by the energy of members with diverse musical tastes: the bandleader Krisztián ...
Symbiosis Quintet, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 23 July
- 23 Jul 2021 8:36 PM
- contemporary
The Budapest-based Symbiosis Quintet plays instrumental jazz. The members of the quintet met within the walls of the Liszt Ferenc University of Music and the Béla Bartók Conservatory, and all of them are active members of the Hungarian jazz scene.
The band was formed a little less than a year ago, so they used the lockdown period to unleash their creative energies.
The goal of the ...
Szakcsi - Regály - Balázs Hammond Trio, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 17 July
- 17 Jul 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
It is always exciting when, after many decades, a master and his disciple meet again, now as colleagues, and the accumulated experience are discussed in a musical dialogue. This encounter is especially exciting when two musicians are playing between the same instrument.
György Regály, assistant professor of jazz at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, graduated from Béla Szakcsi Lakatos in ...
Modern Art Orchestra: 'Ella & Louis', Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 14 September
- 14 Sep 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Ella and Louis is an inspired collaboration, masterminded by producer Norman Granz.
Both artists were riding high at this stage in their careers, and Granz assembled a stellar quartet of Oscar Peterson (piano), Buddy Rich (drums), Herb Ellis (guitar) and Ray Brown (bass).
Equally inspired was the choice of material, with the gruffness of Armstrong's voice blending like magic with ...
Aki Takase: Carmen Rhapsody, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 18 August
- 18 Aug 2021 10:55 AM
- classical
Aki Takase, the Japanese pianist living in Germany – who has already performed with several formations at Opus Jazz Club and whose albums with Japanic and saxophonist Daniel Erdmann in duo has been released by BMC Records – this time extends her experimental attitude towards classical music.
She transforms Bizet's Carmen to a contemporary jazz chamber orchestra with opera singer Mayumi ...
Jazz Concert, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 11 August
- 11 Aug 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
In films, time and place are used to ground a story in a particular atmosphere, to give it emotional background – but they reveal little about the story itself, about its meaning or eventual resolution.
The compositions of the Vienna-based ensemble Tree serve a similar purpose: they provide a setting, but it is during the process of improvisation and interaction that they truly unfold into ...
Matthieu Donarier’s Bestiaire: Libellules, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 5 August
- 5 Aug 2021 8:00 PM
- classical
Le Bestiaire is Matthieu Donarier’s latest creation: 7 musicians combining into a myriad of new groups and combos.
A musical jungle. A collective adventure. An extensive and progressive songbook.
With this polymorphous and evolving writing combined to a unique team of singular european musicians, Le Bestiaire is designed to generate a vast array of groups, from chamber music duets and ...
Linda Kovács & Ádám Bögöthy, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 30 July
- 30 Jul 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The vocal-bass duo formation may seem unusual at first hearing, but pairing the two instruments with a large amount invention is enough to create a complete sound image.
The duo’s music pays homage to the traditions with the acoustic sound, but at the same time they use electronics to respond to contemporary trends.
The backbone of the complex and varied musical material is mainly the own ...
Klára Hajdu Quartet, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 29 July
- 29 Jul 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Klára Hajdu is an outstanding singer-songwriter and teacher of Hungarian jazz life. She sang for almost a decade with the popular Fonogram Award-winning Balázs Elemér Group.
In 2008, he founded his own quartet, with which he has released three albums that have been highly appreciated by the profession and the audience.
Come with me – released in 2013 – features jazz standards, folk song ...
Chris Devil Trio, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 28 July
- 28 Jul 2021 6:44 PM
- contemporary
Chris Devil Trio led by saxophonist Krisztián Ördög rolled onto the Opus stage on the Big Dipper two years ago, as they presented their debut album with the same title.
The album features Balkan and swing rhythms, post-bop ornaments and heavy metal grooves, as does lyrical ballads.
The trio's momentum was given by the energy of members with diverse musical tastes: the bandleader Krisztián ...
Symbiosis Quintet, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 23 July
- 23 Jul 2021 8:36 PM
- contemporary
The Budapest-based Symbiosis Quintet plays instrumental jazz. The members of the quintet met within the walls of the Liszt Ferenc University of Music and the Béla Bartók Conservatory, and all of them are active members of the Hungarian jazz scene.
The band was formed a little less than a year ago, so they used the lockdown period to unleash their creative energies.
The goal of the ...
Szakcsi - Regály - Balázs Hammond Trio, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 17 July
- 17 Jul 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
It is always exciting when, after many decades, a master and his disciple meet again, now as colleagues, and the accumulated experience are discussed in a musical dialogue. This encounter is especially exciting when two musicians are playing between the same instrument.
György Regály, assistant professor of jazz at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, graduated from Béla Szakcsi Lakatos in ...