Jazz + Az
Jazz + Az was a Hungarian music group that stylistically moved in the areas of pop , rock , jazz , soul , funk and rap .
Band history
The group was formed in the second half of the 1990s. The core formed the singer Péter Geszti and the three singers Dorottya Behumi , Orsolya Kozma and Eszter Váczi . They were supplemented by the rhythm section with electric guitar , electric bass , keyboard , percussion and drums as well as wind section with trumpet , saxophone and trombone .
The group's first recording was made in 1997 as music for the film A miniszter félrelép . The following year, Jazz + Az recorded their first album Kalózok as music for the film of the same name. In 1999 the group recorded the CD Egynek jó . The texts of the compositions came almost exclusively from the singer Péter Geszti, the saxophonist and composer László Dés was in charge of the music . All of the group's albums were published by Budapest Music Center Records ( BMC Records ).
Jazz + Az toured Hungary and gave a concert in the sold-out Kisstadion in Budapest in 2000 . Although the group only existed for a few years, they are still very popular in Hungary and their music is regularly heard on the radio there. The best-known titles of the group include Csepp a tengerben , Ma jól vagyok and Süss fel nap! . In 2011 the group reunited for a concert at the Sziget Festival .
occupation
| Péter Geszti (vocals) | Dorottya Behumi (vocals) |
| Orsolya Kozma (vocals) | Eszter Váczi (vocals) |
| Péter Erdélyi (keyboard) | János Kormos (guitar) |
| László 'Zsatyi' Studniczky (bass) | Kornél Fekete-Kovács (trumpet) |
| Ferenc Magyar (trumpet) | Ákos Csejtey (saxophone) |
| László Gőz (trombone) | András Dés (percussion) |
| Lajos Gyenge (drums) |
Discography
- 1998: Kalózok (film music), BMC
- 1999: Egynek jó , BMC (HU:
gold) - 2000: Ez + mi ?! , BMC
- 2003: Jazz + Az búcsúkoncert , BMC, (DVD)
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Web links
- Jazz + Az , at allmusic.hu (Hungarian)
- Interview with Péter Geszti (Hungarian)
- Jazz + Az búcsúkoncert (Hungarian)
- Kalózok (Radio Pirates) in the Internet Movie Database (English)