FIDELIO Jazz Night: Budapest Orchestra Project

The Budapest Orchestra Project celebrates the 90th anniversary of two significant figures in big band history. During the evening, the band will guide the audience through the timeline of the legendary Count Basie Orchestra, founded in 1935 (and still in existence today), and will also present a selection of the oeuvre of Canadian composer, arranger and jazz trombonist Rob McConnell, also born in 1935, from his Boss Brass era to Tentet. 

 

 

Founded in 2021, the Budapest Orchestra Project is Hungary's youngest professional big band. Since its 4-year existence, the band has performed at the country's most prestigious concert venues, collaborating with artists such as Miklós H. Vecsei and Jazzation. Their "Cat Catcher - Live Music Film Screening" project, presented in 2024, and the single made from it were nominated for the Music Hungary and Fonogram awards. 

Conductor: Ábel Tompa

Edvárd Gergely – alto saxophone/flute, Norbert Sándor – alto saxophone/clarinet, Bálint Uher-Győrfi – tenor saxophone/clarinet, Csaba Nagy-Czirok – tenor saxophone, flute, Marcell Vincze – baritone saxophone, Márk Mihályfi – trumpet, Gergely Bille – trumpet, Gábor Subicz – trumpet, Gábor Hammer – trumpet, Mátyás Papp – trombone, István Szögi – trombone, Bence Bodon – trombone, Barnabás Brindás – bass trombone, Armand Neuschl – piano, Benedek Virág – guitar, Tamás Gyányi – bass, Roland Majsai – drums