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Benkó Dixieland Band Club, Cellar Theatre Budapest, 26 February
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The Benkó Dixieland Band (founded: 1957) is one of the best jazz formations in the world and certainly the most popular in Hungary. Their international career took off in the 1960s when they started playing in neighbouring countries before they went on to conquer the whole world, and today they are termed the roving ambassadors of Hungarian and New Orleans jazz.
Jerry Bergonzi Quartet, Budapest Jazz Club, 28 February
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Jerry Bergonzi’s career started in the late 70’s with one of the most-in-demand formations of those days, the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Although the classic old warhorse, one of the most often played tunes in the world, Take 5 had been composed by Jerry’s predecessor, Paul Desmond, Jerry himself also did justice to it several times.
Invitation: Rising Stars From Vienna, Festival Theatre Budapest, 15 February
- 13 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Bearing a message from the Vienna of the turn of the 19th century comes a trio made up of musicians who met at the Amsterdam Conservatory, who – despite appearances – will have no difficulty conveying a missive written in the language of music.
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Congressman: “Hungary's PM Orbán Is Taking A Leading Role In” Combating Anti-Semitism
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Regarding Hungary, anti-Semitism is very much in focus these days. That’s due in no small part to the fact that the Hungarian government has declared 2014 a commemorative year of the Hungarian Holocaust. It’s a subject of interest to many, including U.S. and European friends, because, unfortunately, anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe.
First Eurotour Of 2014 For Hungarian Band The Carbonfools & Brody House Group
- 7 Feb 2014 8:02 AM
- entertainment
It’s back to work for The Carbonfools as frontman heart-throb, Balasz Feher, after a month of fundraising and charitable works at a Haitian orphanage. The band - Titusz (DJ), Milan (bass), Kelo (drums), Balazs (vocals) and Steve (guitar) - hop into their love bus and head to London and Edinburgh for a series of public and private gigs, photoshoots and promotional work from 11-17 February. ...
Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 7 February
- 5 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 7th February 2014 proudly presents the Zsolt Bende Quintet.
Now On: Béla Kása Photography Exhibition, Palace Of Arts Budapest
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Béla Kása was born in Pécs in 1952 and graduated in photography from the College of Fine Arts in Cologne in 1979. His photographic journals of folk art were inspired by his travels in Transylvania in 1973, during which time he fell under the spell of the region’s centuries-old traditions and folk music. He learned to play the viola and double bass and began to collect folk music, while taking ...
Invitation: Jazz Showcase, National Concert Hall Budapest, 11 January
- 9 Jan 2014 8:12 AM
- entertainment
The gala concert of the three-day Jazz Talent Exchange promises to be one of the grandest occasions not only of the Jazz Showcase, but of the season as a whole. The first half of the two-part evening, in keeping with the message of the Showcase, will feature a concert of a master and his pupils, as Károly Binder, head of the jazz department of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music and an “old hand” ...
Invitation: Elvis Presley Weeks in Corinthia Budapest Hotel, 6 - 18 January
- 8 Jan 2014 3:00 AM
- specials
Experience a slice of Americana and get ‘All Shook Up’ with our two-week Elvis Extravaganza in honour of the King’s birthday. All true Elvis fans will have 8th January highlighted in their diaries and this year marks 79 years since the birth of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century. We have decided to commemorate this momentous occasion in our own way with a two-week ...
Benkó Dixieland Band Club, Cellar Theatre Budapest, 26 February
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The Benkó Dixieland Band (founded: 1957) is one of the best jazz formations in the world and certainly the most popular in Hungary. Their international career took off in the 1960s when they started playing in neighbouring countries before they went on to conquer the whole world, and today they are termed the roving ambassadors of Hungarian and New Orleans jazz.
Jerry Bergonzi Quartet, Budapest Jazz Club, 28 February
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Jerry Bergonzi’s career started in the late 70’s with one of the most-in-demand formations of those days, the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Although the classic old warhorse, one of the most often played tunes in the world, Take 5 had been composed by Jerry’s predecessor, Paul Desmond, Jerry himself also did justice to it several times.
Invitation: Rising Stars From Vienna, Festival Theatre Budapest, 15 February
- 13 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Bearing a message from the Vienna of the turn of the 19th century comes a trio made up of musicians who met at the Amsterdam Conservatory, who – despite appearances – will have no difficulty conveying a missive written in the language of music.
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Congressman: “Hungary's PM Orbán Is Taking A Leading Role In” Combating Anti-Semitism
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Regarding Hungary, anti-Semitism is very much in focus these days. That’s due in no small part to the fact that the Hungarian government has declared 2014 a commemorative year of the Hungarian Holocaust. It’s a subject of interest to many, including U.S. and European friends, because, unfortunately, anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe.
First Eurotour Of 2014 For Hungarian Band The Carbonfools & Brody House Group
- 7 Feb 2014 8:02 AM
- entertainment
It’s back to work for The Carbonfools as frontman heart-throb, Balasz Feher, after a month of fundraising and charitable works at a Haitian orphanage. The band - Titusz (DJ), Milan (bass), Kelo (drums), Balazs (vocals) and Steve (guitar) - hop into their love bus and head to London and Edinburgh for a series of public and private gigs, photoshoots and promotional work from 11-17 February. ...
Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 7 February
- 5 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 7th February 2014 proudly presents the Zsolt Bende Quintet.
Now On: Béla Kása Photography Exhibition, Palace Of Arts Budapest
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Béla Kása was born in Pécs in 1952 and graduated in photography from the College of Fine Arts in Cologne in 1979. His photographic journals of folk art were inspired by his travels in Transylvania in 1973, during which time he fell under the spell of the region’s centuries-old traditions and folk music. He learned to play the viola and double bass and began to collect folk music, while taking ...
Invitation: Jazz Showcase, National Concert Hall Budapest, 11 January
- 9 Jan 2014 8:12 AM
- entertainment
The gala concert of the three-day Jazz Talent Exchange promises to be one of the grandest occasions not only of the Jazz Showcase, but of the season as a whole. The first half of the two-part evening, in keeping with the message of the Showcase, will feature a concert of a master and his pupils, as Károly Binder, head of the jazz department of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music and an “old hand” ...
Invitation: Elvis Presley Weeks in Corinthia Budapest Hotel, 6 - 18 January
- 8 Jan 2014 3:00 AM
- specials
Experience a slice of Americana and get ‘All Shook Up’ with our two-week Elvis Extravaganza in honour of the King’s birthday. All true Elvis fans will have 8th January highlighted in their diaries and this year marks 79 years since the birth of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century. We have decided to commemorate this momentous occasion in our own way with a two-week ...