Harmónia Jazzműhely

Widening her musical range to include pop, funk and Latin as well as jazz, she has produced three albums to which she contributed a number of songs as composer as well as lyricist in which latter roles she also excels.

Nikoletta Szőke, winner of the Montreux Jazz Voice Competition and recipient of the Máté Péter Award, is one of Hungary’s most popular jazz performers. With her Gipsy Queen Live program, she also appeals to fans of lighter genres, while her original songs blend elements of jazz, Latin, gypsy, Spanish, and R’n’B music.

Gayer Mátyás is a sensational jazz pianist. Audiences and musicians alike were dazzled not just by his technique but also by his startling originality.

These  four  outstanding  musicians  play  jazz music as ingeniously as just possible.

The two amazing musicians played together for the first time last May at the famous 606 Club in London. There and then the decision was born that they should get together again.

Balázs József is the leader and arranger of the East Gipsy Band which was immensely successful both at New York’s famous Blue Note and at the Detroit Jazz Festival, and he also happens to be one of the best jazz pianists in Hungary. Heidi Vogel, a singer from London, initially started making her professional debut touring with Cirque du Soleil.

Oláh Dezső is the Junior Prima award-winning young pianist-composer, already a well respected member of the jazz fraternity.

The explosively talented young saxophonist, Soso Lakatos Sándor, has been performing publicly since the age of twelve. At fifteen, he was the star soloist of the Next Generation youth ensemble organized under the auspices of Hungarian Radio.

The formation originates its music from the Eastern European Jewish traditions. Although Nigun’s music can be best labelled as „Klez-jazz”.

From the age of six to twelve Szakcsi had a classical education then his interest turned to jazz music. So Szakcsi Lakatos Béla Jr. has became one of the most prominent pianists of the domestic jazz scene.

This group is the outcome of the joint work experience and long lasting friendship of Balázs Bágyi and Geoff Warren.  The material they play is made up of their own compositions that are on par with the great standards.

This will be the joyous 'return match' of the one-week Scandinavian-Hungarian jazz jamboree at The Standard in Copenhagen.

This will be the joyous 'return match' of the one-week Scandinavian-Hungarian jazz jamboree at The Standard in Copenhagen.