Géza Gábor Simon

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Géza Gábor Simon (born May 1, 1947 in Budapest ) is a music and record historian, music journalist, producer and music librarian. The recognized discographer has created an extensive thematic library, particularly on the European and Hungarian roots of jazz.

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1961-65 he attended the Budapest Egressy Gábor high school. With the help of two musicological scholarships from the Soros Foundation (2 years and 1 year) , he spent the years 1988–90 studying Hungarian jazz history in Austria, West Germany, Italy, France and Switzerland, supplemented by further research in the Budapest capital Archives, in the National Archives and in private collections. He has been systematically publishing the results of his research since 1990.

Simon has been musically committed since 1964. In the years 1967-97 he designed programs for new jazz and gramophone record editions as music editor for the Hungarian radio . Since 1970 he has published numerous articles on jazz in over 50 Hungarian, Austrian, German and Polish journals in Hungarian, German and English. He also worked as an editor, producer, copywriter, translator and case designer on the publication of around 150 records and CDs (jazz, classical and contemporary music). From 1985–87 he worked for Hungaroton Archívum, and from 1987–89 artistic director of the first private record publishing company he helped initiate in Hungary called Pannonton. Since 1991 he has also headed the Hungarian Society for Jazz Research, the only organization in the world to research the national jazz history. Since 2006 he has been editor of the portal Jazzkutatas.eu .

Life's work

In the two decades around the turn of the millennium, he published an average of one specialist book per year. He organized relevant events and gave series of lectures in music libraries, schools and clubs on a wide variety of topics in music history. He was often a guest on radio and television programs in Hungary and Austria. In total he gave almost five thousand lectures.

Own works

Books with co-authors

Inserts for plates (selection)

Major studies in book editions (selection)

  • Ragtime az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchiában. In: Zenetudományi dolgozatok 1995-1996, Budapest, 1997. ISSN  0139-0732
  • Első Magyar Hanglemezgyár - Bevezető. In: Dr. Gyula Marton - Dr. Klára Bajnai: Első Magyar Hanglemezgyár - Premier Records. Hungarian gramophone record discography 1. Budapest, 2008. ISBN 978-963-87966-0-8 .

Articles in magazines (selection)

Contributions to anthologies

  • Gerhard Conrad (Red.): Discography of jazz and semijazz recordings in the area of ​​today's people's democracies, volumes 1-11, Menden, Federal Republic of Germany, 1982-1991.
  • Barry Kernfeld (Red.): The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz Vols 1-2, London 1988.
  • Barry Kernfeld (Red.): The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz Vols 1-3, London 2002.

Translations

  • Colin Larkin (Ed.): The Guinness Who's Who In Jazz , Chapter Without Legends. The sonic legacy of Hungarian jazz , Budapest, 1993. ISBN 963-09-3678-X .
  • Michael Jacobs: All That's Jazz. The history of a music , Budapest, 2000. ISBN 963-8168-35-8 .

editorial staff

Specialized editing

Records and CDs

  • Jazz and Hot Dance in Hungary 1912-1949. Harlequin HQ 2015, UK, 1984.
  • Tabányi Mihály: Csillogó harmonika. Qualiton LPM 16704. 1985.
  • Martiny Lajos It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day Black Jack LP 3017. Menden, Német Szövetségi Köztársaság, 1986.
  • Hungarian Jazz History 1-.18 (Hungaroton CD-sorozat)
  • Pannon Jazz, Pannon Classic, Pannon Archive, Zoller Records márkákon: magyar jazz- és operatörténeti CDs
  • Jazzkutatás CD-ROM series (Jazz research)

Exhibitions (curator)

  • I. Magyar jazztörténeti kiállítás, Művészetek Háza, Pécs, May 1992.
  • II. Magyar jazztörténeti kiállítás, Erdei Ferenc Művelődési Központ, Kecskemét, March 1994.
  • III. Magyar Jazztörténeti Kiállítás, Marczibányi téri Művelődési Ház, Budapest, September 1996.
  • IV. Magyar Jazztörténeti Kiállítás, Dunakeszi, October 1996.
  • V. Magyar Jazztörténeti Kiállítás, Közúti Szakgyűjtemény, Kiskőrös, April – September 1997.
  • VI. Magyar Jazztörténeti Kiállítás, Erdei Ferenc Művelődési Központ, Kecskemét, March 2000.
  • Hungarian jazz history from the Austro-Hungarian monarchy to 1950.
  • Exhibition of photos, posters and music. Hungarian Institute, Munich, 2002.
  • Dzsessz te még az én utcámba. Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia ragtime és kuplé irodalmából. Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum, 2006-2007.
  • Csillogó fekete lemezeken - 100 éves a magyar hanglemezgyártás és -forgalmazás kiállítás, Magyar Kereskedelmi és Vendéglátóipari Múzeum, 2008.

Prices

  • "Jazz record of the year" Germany (1985)
  • Artisjus Prize (2004)

Memberships, tasks

  • International Society for Jazz Research, Graz, member (1967-)
  • Magyar Könyvtárosok Egyesülete (Association of Librarians), Music Section (1987-)
  • Magyar Jazzkutatási Társaság (Society for Jazz Research), founding member, chairman (1991-)
  • Jazz Oktatási és Kutatási Alapítvány (Foundation for Jazz Education and Research), Chairman of the Board of Trustees (1992-)
  • Magyar Zenetudományi és Zenekritikai Társaság (Society for Musicology and Music Criticism), founding member (1993-)
  • Akusztikus Gitárzene Közhasznú Egyesület (Association of Acoustic Guitar Music), member (2002-)
  • Society for Historical Sound Carriers, Vienna, member (2008-)
  • Pécsi Hangtár (Marton-Bajnai), Alapítvány a Nemzeti Hangtárért (Pécs (Marton-Bajnai) sound archive, foundation for a national sound archive), Chairman of the Board of Trustees (2011-)

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This German entry is a translation of the original Hungarian entry hu: Simon Géza Gábor .

personal data
SURNAME Simon, Géza Gábor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian music and record historian, music journalist and producer
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest