9 result(s) for world leader in Events
World Stars: Chris Potter Trio, Budapest Jazz Club, 22 May
- 22 May 2026 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Chris Potter is one of the most outstanding figures of contemporary jazz, a world-class artist regarded by both critics and audiences as one of the most significant saxophonists of his generation. Thanks to his virtuoso technique and style-shaping playing, he is among the most widely “imitated” musicians around the globe.
He was already performing with professional musicians as a teenager, and ...
OZMA, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 21 February
- 21 Feb 2026 8:00 PM
- contemporary
After five years of discographic silence, OZMA returns with The Day We Decided to Live at Night, an intimate album by drummer and leader Stéphane Scharlé, marking a major turning point in the band's history.
Paradoxically, while being Scharlé's most personal work as a composer, this album is also OZMA's most collaborative project to date.
Alongside his long-time partner, bassist Édouard ...
The Future of AI: How AI is Shaping the Next Generation of Start-Ups, Brody House Budapest, 11 September
- 11 Sep 2025 6:00 PM
- community
Join in for an evening that situates AI at the heart of academic research, entrepreneurial innovation, and future investment strategy, connecting Hungary and the region to global conversations that are redefining industries and societies alike.
Artificial intelligence is no longer a tool confined to laboratories or experimental settings: it is becoming a structural force that redefines how ...
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, National Concert Hall Budapest, 30 August
- 30 Aug 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
One of the founders of bebop, Dizzy Gillespie was a fantastic musician with a wonderful personality. It is by keeping these values front and centre that the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band continues the tradition started by the legendary trumpet-playing songwriter and band leader.
Artistic integrity and high-quality performance are guaranteed by Gillespie’s former musical collaborator and the ...
Hungarian National Dance Ensemble: Living Dance Archive, National Dance Theatre, 20 July
- 20 Jul 2025 8:30 PM
- contemporary
The next stop of our Live Dance Archive series, marked by the name of Zoltán Zsuráfszky, will be presented under the title Viharsarok, this time directed by Gergő Sánta, dance leader of the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble.
The dance culture of nationalities in the southern Tisza Region, the outstanding dancers of the Hungarian-Romanian-Gypsy villages of Viharsarok and the special world of ...
Bendegúz Varga Quartet, Opus jazz Club Budapest, 16 july
- 16 Jul 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The second album of Bendegúz Varga's band, Chasing Your Dreams, released on Tom-Tom Records, is the follow-up to Goldmund, with perhaps an even more sophisticated sound and a clearer commitment to experimental contemporary jazz.
The compositions and arrangements of the band leader and members are carefully crafted, with consistent emotional and atmospheric characteristics, and their playing ...
Bujdosó 8tet, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 25 June
- 25 Jun 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
“There is a devil at work in every bar, in every part, the sound is fizzling”, writes the critic of Magyar Narancs, who later describes a “charming boogaloo jazz”, and then declares that “the exuberant vigueur and the joy of making music shines through every note”.
“János Bujdosó, the unique creator of the Hungarian alternative music world, presents a stylistic high school on his new album”, ...
International Jazz Day, Festival Theatre Budapest, 30 April
- 30 Apr 2025 5:30 PM
- contemporary
The Barnabás Négyessy Quartet earned the right to perform at the International Jazz Day by being voted audience favourites at this year’s Jazz Showcase.
The band leader founded the quartet in autumn 2022. Their programme primarily comprises their own compositions, in which intimate, melancholy melodies and energetic highlights take turns as grand, arching solos come thick and fast.
They ...
The Legacy of Wayne Shorter, National Concert Hall Budapest, 26 March
- 26 Mar 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Wayne Shorter made his name as a musician in the legendary era of jazz history, before also developing into a true legend himself. Shorter created timeless work at every stage in his career as both a composer and saxophonist.
Arguably the peak of his musical journey, however, came with his quartet alongside Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade. Across 21 years, Shorter’s group won two ...
World Stars: Chris Potter Trio, Budapest Jazz Club, 22 May
- 22 May 2026 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Chris Potter is one of the most outstanding figures of contemporary jazz, a world-class artist regarded by both critics and audiences as one of the most significant saxophonists of his generation. Thanks to his virtuoso technique and style-shaping playing, he is among the most widely “imitated” musicians around the globe.
He was already performing with professional musicians as a teenager, and ...
OZMA, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 21 February
- 21 Feb 2026 8:00 PM
- contemporary
After five years of discographic silence, OZMA returns with The Day We Decided to Live at Night, an intimate album by drummer and leader Stéphane Scharlé, marking a major turning point in the band's history.
Paradoxically, while being Scharlé's most personal work as a composer, this album is also OZMA's most collaborative project to date.
Alongside his long-time partner, bassist Édouard ...
The Future of AI: How AI is Shaping the Next Generation of Start-Ups, Brody House Budapest, 11 September
- 11 Sep 2025 6:00 PM
- community
Join in for an evening that situates AI at the heart of academic research, entrepreneurial innovation, and future investment strategy, connecting Hungary and the region to global conversations that are redefining industries and societies alike.
Artificial intelligence is no longer a tool confined to laboratories or experimental settings: it is becoming a structural force that redefines how ...
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, National Concert Hall Budapest, 30 August
- 30 Aug 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
One of the founders of bebop, Dizzy Gillespie was a fantastic musician with a wonderful personality. It is by keeping these values front and centre that the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band continues the tradition started by the legendary trumpet-playing songwriter and band leader.
Artistic integrity and high-quality performance are guaranteed by Gillespie’s former musical collaborator and the ...
Hungarian National Dance Ensemble: Living Dance Archive, National Dance Theatre, 20 July
- 20 Jul 2025 8:30 PM
- contemporary
The next stop of our Live Dance Archive series, marked by the name of Zoltán Zsuráfszky, will be presented under the title Viharsarok, this time directed by Gergő Sánta, dance leader of the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble.
The dance culture of nationalities in the southern Tisza Region, the outstanding dancers of the Hungarian-Romanian-Gypsy villages of Viharsarok and the special world of ...
Bendegúz Varga Quartet, Opus jazz Club Budapest, 16 july
- 16 Jul 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The second album of Bendegúz Varga's band, Chasing Your Dreams, released on Tom-Tom Records, is the follow-up to Goldmund, with perhaps an even more sophisticated sound and a clearer commitment to experimental contemporary jazz.
The compositions and arrangements of the band leader and members are carefully crafted, with consistent emotional and atmospheric characteristics, and their playing ...
Bujdosó 8tet, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 25 June
- 25 Jun 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
“There is a devil at work in every bar, in every part, the sound is fizzling”, writes the critic of Magyar Narancs, who later describes a “charming boogaloo jazz”, and then declares that “the exuberant vigueur and the joy of making music shines through every note”.
“János Bujdosó, the unique creator of the Hungarian alternative music world, presents a stylistic high school on his new album”, ...
International Jazz Day, Festival Theatre Budapest, 30 April
- 30 Apr 2025 5:30 PM
- contemporary
The Barnabás Négyessy Quartet earned the right to perform at the International Jazz Day by being voted audience favourites at this year’s Jazz Showcase.
The band leader founded the quartet in autumn 2022. Their programme primarily comprises their own compositions, in which intimate, melancholy melodies and energetic highlights take turns as grand, arching solos come thick and fast.
They ...
The Legacy of Wayne Shorter, National Concert Hall Budapest, 26 March
- 26 Mar 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Wayne Shorter made his name as a musician in the legendary era of jazz history, before also developing into a true legend himself. Shorter created timeless work at every stage in his career as both a composer and saxophonist.
Arguably the peak of his musical journey, however, came with his quartet alongside Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade. Across 21 years, Shorter’s group won two ...