Bartók Conservatory Jazz Department – Serenade

Focus on the 12th grade and the Konzi Big Band.

During the weekend of the written graduation exams, a new tradition begins at the Bartók Conservatory: the Serenade. This is the first time that 12th-grade, graduating jazz students can present, in a dedicated concert, everything they have learned over the past four years—not only their technical skills and repertoire, but also their own musical thinking, individuality, and artistic identity as performers.

The concert’s other main feature is the Konzi Big Band, led by Gergő Kováts, which has been active in the jazz department since September. On this evening, it will take the stage in a full big band lineup together with the graduating soloists.