JAZZ NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY 2025

 

At the Budapest Jazz Club this year, we welcome guests celebrating the New Year with us with a buffet dinner featuring carefully prepared French and fusion dishes, outstanding jazz formations in the genre, and a Latin fiesta lasting until dawn. We welcome our guests arriving for our New Year's Eve program with airy rows of chairs in our concert hall, while the café and bistro have spaces furnished for informal standing receptions.

 

The host of the evening, master of ceremonies for the midnight toast and the post-midnight raffle, is Péter Janklovics!

 

 

https://www.jazzszilveszter.hu/

 

 

PROGRAM

 

21.00 

 

DOORS OPEN

 

21.30 

 

NAGY NOÉMI QUARTET

 

 

The band performs mainly jazz standards with the full emotional intensity typical of young musicians, while demonstrating a particularly refined sense of style. With their light-hearted performance, they invite the audience into the swing and bebop world of the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s, making the journey even more exciting with their own arrangements.

 

Noémi Nagy – vocals, Balázs Horváth – piano, Gézu Jónás – double bass, Tamás Fazekas – drums

 

 

 

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22.45

 

BUDAPEST RAGTIME BAND 

 

 

Budapest Ragtime Band, one of the most prestigious ensemble in the Hungarian traditional jazz scene, was formed in 1980. The band’s goal is to preserve the traditions of ragtime music while also presenting, keeping alive, and popularizing various traditional American music genres. On this occasion, they will also select from the fitting songs of their latest series, which features hits from popular American animated movies.

 

 

Ferenc Gayer – band leader, bass, Krisztián Csapó – vocals, trombone, Tivadar Varga – piano, Sándor Csárics – trumpet, József Széki – xylophone, percussion, vocals, Tibor Antal – violin, János Wesely – drums

 

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00.00 

 

MIDNIGHT CHAMPAGNE TOAST

 

00.15 

 

RAFFLE GAME VALUABLE PRIZES

(Grand Prize: BJC Bistro Voucher worth 60,000 HUF!)

 

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00.30

 

ELSA VALLE BAKARY

 

 

The popular singer, joined by the Bakary Trio, presents her best-known compositions—this time in a fresh, reimagined form. Inspired by her Afro-Cuban roots, the songs feature an exciting new sound created by the combination of effect-driven guitar and drums accompanying her authentic voice. Their music is vibrant and full of Latin energy, with young instrumentalists performing with great passion, while Elsa sets the atmosphere ablaze with her signature charisma.

 

 

Elsa Valle – vocals, Bálint Petz – guitar, Viktor Hárs – double bass, Zsolt Mádai – drums

 

 

 

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Between 9pm and 11pm, guests can try the most exciting dishes of French and Fusion Cuisine during buffet table service, and after midnight we serve champagne and home made stuffed cabbage.

 

MENU

 

STARTERS AND APPETIZERS

 

• Cream of pumpkin soup-shot with roasted pumpkin seeds and herb oil
• Country-style pâté
• Duck liver mousse terrine
• Pistachio pâté baked in pastry
• Green lentil salad with bacon and vinaigrette
• Tuna and potato salad with vegetables
• Beetroot salad with feta cheese

 

MAIN COURSES

 

• Mushroom risotto with Parmesan cheese
• Caramel-glazed pork strips with Provençal potato croquettes
• Salmon parcel stuffed with asparagus and herbs, served with lemon butter sauce, tender carrots and ratatouille
• Veal meatballs in arrabbiata sauce with arugula mashed potatoes and tagliatelle

 

DESSERTS

 

• Assorted cake selection:
  apple–raspberry lattice tart, lemon cake, chocolate cake, morello cherry cake, Alsatian apple tart
• Floating island dessert in a glass with caramel sauce
• Fresh fruit salad

 

AFTER MIDNIGHT

 

• Stuffed cabbage