Mihály Dresch
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Mihály Dresch (born July 10, 1955 in Budapest ) is a Hungarian jazz saxophonist.
Life
Dresch started playing the saxophone at the age of twelve . He completed an engineering degree before becoming a professional musician. He has performed with musicians such as Imre Kőszegi and Géza Lakatos, was a member of Károly Binder's quartet and has been a long-time partner of the pianist György Szabados .
In 1984 he founded his own quartet, which has existed since then with a changing line-up. Among others, István Baló , Róbert Benkő , Félix Lajkó , Ferenc Kovács , Miklós Lukács and Mátyás Szandai belonged to him. The quartet has worked with musicians such as John Tchicai , Archie Shepp , Roscoe Mitchell , Chico Freeman , David Murray and Dewey Redman .
Dresch recorded fifteen albums as a band leader. The album Straight Music was named album of the year by Gramofon magazine in 2004, and Dresch was named Hungarian jazz musician of the year the following year.
Web links
- Biography at BMC (Hungarian)
- Dresch Quartet (Hungarian)
- Mihály Dresch at Discogs (english)
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| SURNAME | Dresch, Mihály |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian jazz saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest , Hungary |