New Album/Hungary: New Days Ahead – The Music of Daniel Hofecker – special guests: Eva Bolba and Stjepko Gut

 New Days Ahead – The Music of Daniel Hofecker – special guests: Eva Bolba and Stjepko Gut

The collaboration of the well-established Budapest Jazz Orchestra big band with young lion Daniel Hofecker has yielded a very exquisite result. Daniel is one of the most talented young composers and arrangers of his generation, not to mention that he’d earned his BA as a jazz trumpet player at the Liszt Academy in Budapest, before transferring to the University of Performing Arts in Graz, Austria, where he graduated with a Distinguished MA Diploma in 2022 in jazz composition and arrangement. For this album he collected the pieces that he had penned in the last couple of years, especially the ones that he got a great number of accolades for at international competitions of jazz composition and arrangement (see tracklist for details).

The title of the album is New Day Suite, alluding to his four-movement suite, which depicts a full day from dawn, through daytime, sunset and night. According to Hofecker, the greatest challenge of this composition was how one could depict the different characteristics of changing times and moods of a day by letting a powerful big band blow and hit their instruments. The piece One for Beni is an exercise in style in which Hofecker pays tribute to Bob Brookmeyer, whose composing and arrangement technique he applied here. La Galérie Des Cotelles is a piece inspired by a place in the Versailles castle in France.

It has a historical significance for Hungarians, unfortunately a very tragic one, since the ending of the First World War was sealed by a very unfavorable peace treaty for Hungary. What the composer aimed to do was illustrating the gloomy state of mind that has haunted Hungarians thinking about the peace treaty for over a century. The peace Politics is thematically related as it tries to illustrate the tensions, dilemmas and the unpleasant moments of political debate which no one can be completely exempt from.

One of the most influential teachers of Hofecker during his years in Graz was trumpet legend from Serbia Stjepko Gut -Hofecker says. “It was such a great inspiration for me all the time how he produced the idiosyncratic and inimitable melodies, rhythm, phraseology and swing that he is known for” – says the one-time student. This is behind the track, Mr. S.G. obviously a tribute to his master who himself embellished the piece with a phenomenal after the theme had been put forward by Éva Bolba.

Something like an encore, showcasing Daniel’s arranging skills is a standard, the unforgettable Cheek to Cheek also recorded by the ensemble: it aims at a sound typical of New York’s Village Vanguard big band, blending traditional and modern approaches. To make all good things three, Hofecker’s trumpet playing is also featured on his debut album.

Tracklist: (Including awards and competition prizes)

1. New Day Suite – I. Dawnin’ Big Band Composition Contest of the Hungarian Jazz Federation, Budapest, First place, 2016
2. New Day Suite – II. Daytime Helsinki International Big Band Composing Contest, Finalist, 2019
3. New Day Suite – III. Sunset
4. New Day Suite – IV. Night
5. One For Beni Big Band Composition Contest of the Hungarian Jazz Federation, Budapest, First place, 2018; Barga Jazz Festival and Competition (Italy), Finalist, 2022
6. La Galérie Des Cotelles – Big Band Composition Contest of the Hungarian Jazz Federation, Budapest, 2nd Prize and Best Composition Prize, 2021; Karel Krautgartner’s Composition Contest For a Jazz Orchestra, Prague, 3rd Prize, 2021
7. Politics Barga Jazz Festival and Competition (Italy), Grand Prize, 2021; Downbeat Magazine’s Student Music Awards, Outstanding Composition Award, 2022
8. Mr. S.G. Helsinki International Big Band Composing Contest, Finalist, 2021
9. Cheek To Cheek (I. Berlin)

Online stream: https://bfan.link/new-days-ahead

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JazzWorldQuest World Music Mix: Kevin Kastning // Sándor Szabó // Balázs Major-First Occurrence

 

Kevin Kastning // Sándor Szabó // Balázs Major-First Occurrence

Album: Ethereal IV (2021)
Label: greydisc
Ethereal IV was recorded at the end of Kevin Kastning’s 2018 European Tour. The album was recorded in a single day at the Kismaros Concert Hall in Kismaros, Hungary, and features Kevin Kastning on 30-string Contra-Alto guitar, Sandor Szabo on electric guitars, and Balazs Major on percussion.

Kevin Kastning: 30-string Contra-Alto guitar
Sandor Szabo: Electric guitars
Balazs Major: Percussion

Website Bandcamp

http://www.kevinkastning.com/

HUNGARY:Barabás Lőrinc - Random Szerda- MAPS (2018)

Improvised music session recorded at Akvárium Klub, Budapest in 2018 Jan 3. credits released December 21, 2018 Barabás Lőrinc - trumpet Cséry Zoltán - keys Kolta Gergely - bass Mihalik Ábel - drums

HUNGARY: György Kurtág : Complete Works For Ensemble And Choir(2017)

 

Recorded in Amsterdam's Musikgebouw and Haarlem's Philharmonie between March 2013 and July 2016, this 3-CD set is a milestone in the documentation of Hungarian composer György Kurtág's work and also a labor of love. It brings together all of Kurtág's works for ensemble and for ensemble and choir. The insightful and precise performances bear witness to extensive preparation by the dedicated Asko/Schoenberg Ensemble. Conductor Reinbert de Leeuw speaks of learning Kurtág's oeuvre step by step, and performing these pieces repeatedly over a period of twenty years. De Leeuw consulted extensively with György and Márta Kurtág before and after each session: There were moments when I was overwhelmed at first hearing, says the famously-demanding Kurtág, and we could embrace the result immediately. But sometimes we were critical. The fact that Reinbert always listened to our remarks and re-recorded fragments or even whole pieces makes this publication authentic. Works heard here are presented in chronological order of composition, beginning with the Four Capriccios (1959-1970, rev. 1993) and continuing with Four Songs to Poems by János Pilinszky (1975), Grabstein für Stephan (1978-79, rev. 1989), Messages of the late Miss R. Troussova (1976-80), ...quasi una fantasia... (1987-88), Op. 27 No. 2 Double Concerto (1989-90), Samuel Beckett: What is the Word (1991), Songs of Despair and Sorrow (1980-1994), Songs to Poems by Anna Akhmatova (1997-2008), Colind -Balad (2010), and Brefs Messages (2011). Extensive CD booklet includes all song texts with translations, an interview with Reinbert de Leeuw, liner notes by Wolfgang Sandner and Paul Griffith, and a statement by György Kurtág.

HUNGARY: Ferenc Snetberger -Titok (ECM 2017)

Hungarian guitarist Ferenc Snétberger made a lot of new friends with his ECM solo debut In Concert (a beautiful, assured performance All About Jazz) and will make many more with Titok, which features his trio with Swedish bassist Anders Jormin and US drummer Joey Baron. Recorded at Oslo's Rainbow Studio in May 2015 and produced by Manfred Eicher, it s a warm and involving album, with an emphasis on intensely melodic improvisation and interaction which draws the listener gently into it's sound-world. The rapport between Snétberger and Jormin is evident from the outset, as both guitar and bass explore the contours of Ferenc's compositions. Throughout, Joey Baron s drums and cymbals provide shading and texture with restraint and subtlety.

usa/hungary: KRISTÓF BACSÓ TRIAD & LIONEL LOUEKE- Pannon Blue(BMC 2016)

TRIAD was formed in 2013 by three dominant figures of the younger Hungarian jazz generation. Saxophonist-composer Kristóf Bacsó's pieces are marked by careful craftsmanship, joint improvisations and unusual timbres. Their contemporary European jazz draws its influences both from the present day's music and the Central and Eastern European musical tradition. To enrich this unique sound, Bacsó invited one of the most inventive contemporary jazz musicians, Lionel Loueke to participate in the recordings of the trio's debut album. The bond between the Hungarian saxophonist and the Benin-born guitarist dates back to the time when they were both attending the Boston Berklee College of Music. Loueke left Africa in 1994 to pursue jazz studies at the American School of Modern Music in Paris then came to the U.S. on a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music where he first encountered Kristóf Bacsó as well as his future trio mates Massimo Biolcati and Ferenc Nemeth. Praised by Herbie Hancock as 'a musical painter,' Loueke combines harmonic complexity, soaring melody, a deep knowledge of African folk forms, and conventional and extended guitar techniques to create a warm and evocative sound of his own. The musical reunion of Bacsó's compositions with Lionel Loueke's unique style resulted in exciting album.

HUNGARY/USA: Dresch Quartet with Chris Potter - Zea (Bmc Records 2016)

When Dresch starts a solo, you get the feel that you are reading his mind. That little bird of a melody trembles first when it opens its wings, ventures upwards, and also ponders the depth below. It crosses forests and pastures before the journey ends. Dresch is a perfectionist, no doubt about that, but he never wanted to display fireworks, he is too straightforward not to speak his mind. Instead of positioning himself out front all alone, he was always interested in teaming up with players who think along similar terms as he does, while doing some of those things in a different way. There is more contrast than similarity between him and sax player extraordinaire Chris Potter from the US, who is also picked up the bass clarinet on a number of tunes here. Potter and Dresch build up a rapport as they play so strongly that it is hard to believe this is their first date.

Kornél Zipernovszky


Performers
Mihály Dresch – tenor and soprano saxophone, fuhun
Miklós Lukács – cimbalom
Hock Ernő – double bass
István Baló – drums

Chris Potter – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet

Bmc Records

HUNGARY: Zsofia Boros- Local Objects (ECM 2016)

 

Zsófia Boros: guitar

The second album from the Hungarian-born Vienna-based guitarist finds her embracing a broad scope of music, broader even than on her outstanding debut En otra parte.

This time the range extends from contemporary composition to jazz etude via music from Brazil, Argentina, Italy and Azerbaijan - all embraced with imagination and creative flair.

Pieces played here by Zsofia Boros include Egberto Gismontis challenging Celebracao de Núpcias (made famous on Dança das cabeças), Franghiz Ali-Zadehs Fantasie, Al Di Meolas Vertigo Shadow, and Carlo Domeniconis Turkish-influenced Koyunbaba.

HUNGARY: Ferenc Snetberger - In Concert (ECM 2016)

01 Budapest - Part 1
02 Budapest - Part 2
03 Budapest - Part 3
04 Budapest - Part 4
05 Budapest - Part 5
06 Budapest - Part 6
07 Budapest - Part 7
08 Budapest - Part 8
09 Somewhere Over The Rainbow

ISRAEL: Israeli Pianist Ari Erev On Tour To Celebrate His New CD "Flow"

Artist: ARI EREV
Title: FLOW
Label: Self Produced
Artist Website: http://arierev.com
Release Date: MARCH 4, 2016
UPC Code: 889211668571

Track listing
1. Jumping In The Water 6:52
2. Flow 6:20
3. Playful Moments 5:13
4. July, Again (for Udi Kazmirski) 5:28 5. Treasures In Havana 5:36
6. Inner Story 5:46
7. What The Heart Sees 6:32
8. Continuance 5:16
9. Domingo (Debora Gurgel) 6:01

10. Latin currents 4:01 11. Gan Ha-Shikmim 4:36

11. (the Sycamore Garden) (Yohanan Zarai)
12. Endless Stars (Fred Hersch) 6:27

Musicians:
Ari Erev - piano
Eli Magen - double bass
Ron Almog - drums
Yuval Cohen - soprano sax (1, 3, 5, 7, 10)
Gilad Dobrecky- percussion (1, 3, 5,10)

“Flow” - the third album in a trilogy of themes, following the themes of “Time” (from the album “About Time”) and “Change” (from “A Handful of Changes” ).

In Flow, pianist-composer Ari Erev and his players pour fresh energies into the pool of sounds that nourish our world. They do so in accord with the hallmarks oIf personal expression, collaborative interplay and creative sophistication that characterizes jazz in all its glorious styles and forms. —Howard Mandel noted author, journalist and president of the Jazz Journalists Association
 

In this album, Erev continues his exploration of combining percussive Latin rhythms with the rich harmonies of post-bop Jazz, while still maintaining his gentle and expressive touch on the piano. The result is a personal and artistically-performed album based on Erev’s original tunes, and complemented by tunes by American pianist Fred Hersch, Brazilian pianist Debora Gurgel, and a tune by the distinguished Israeli composer Yohanan Zarai.

Erev dedicates “July, Again”, one of his original tunes, to the memory of bassist Udi Kazmirski, a close friend and member of his trio who passed away in 2012.
 

Some of the best Israeli Jazz musicians join Erev in this Trio/Quintet project: Bassist Eli Magen is one of the most appreciated musicians in Israel, with a long history of playing (and singing) with all the who’s and who’s in the Israeli Pop/Rock and Jazz domains, as well as a former double-bassist for the Israeli Philhar- monic orchestra. Magen brings to the project superb musicianship and his wonderful sound and melodic bass line, while drummer Ron Almog provides a solid pulse complemented with varied tensions.
 

Joining the trio on ve of the tunes are: Yuval Cohen (“3 Cohens”) on Soprano sax. who contributes his great musicianship and rich melodic lines, and Gilad Dobrecky on percussion, who adds a Latin touch, full of colors and imagination, to the mix.
 

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USA/HUNGARY: Pianist Peter Horvath's 2nd Album as Leader, "Absolute Reality," Due for March 25 Release

Pianist/Composer Peter Horvath's Second Album as a Leader, "Absolute Reality," To Be Released March 25 By His Foreign Matter Records Collaborators Include Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Victor Bailey,  & Lenny White March 10, 2016 Based in the San Francisco Bay Area since the mid-1980s, keyboardist/ composer Peter Horvath has thrived in the region's highly diverse environment, where various music scenes often overlap. He's played post-bop with Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, Eddie Henderson, and Charles McPherson, and funk fusion with the Victor Bailey Group, Marcus Miller, Bennie Maupin, and Lenny White. He's played Latin jazz with Arturo Sandoval, Ray Obiedo, and Pete Escovedo, and funk and R&B with Pee Wee Ellis, Lalah Hathaway, Melba Moore, Ledisi, and Rosie Gaines. But his in-demand status left him little time for his own music. Now, picking up where he left off in 1995, when Lake Street Records released his critically hailed chart-topping debut Foreign Matter, Horvath is following up with Absolute Reality, his second album as a leader. The CD, which will be released by his Foreign Matter Records on March 25, showcases some of most potent improvisers in jazz and Latin music including trumpeter Randy Brecker, saxophonist Bob Mintzer, drummer Lenny White, bassist Victor Bailey, and guitarist Ray Obiedo. "It's kind of crazy it's been 20 years since my last album," says the Hungarian-born musician. "During that time I was on the road constantly, both nationally and internationally, with artists like Victor Bailey and Lalah Hathaway. When my touring schedule slowed down a bit in 2012, I decided it was time to focus on my own music and get it out there." Absolute Reality is a highly personal and supremely engaging album by an artist eager to celebrate the musical riches he's experienced in the Bay Area. The opener and title track is both a manifesto and a statement of purpose co-written by saxophonist Norbert Stachel, who provides consistently smart horn arrangements throughout the album. "Carla," featuring a gently insinuating groove from Lenny White and a soulful, lyrical performance by Bob Mintzer, showcases Horvath's gift for crafting yearning melodies. No tune better captures the singular mélange of styles that came together in the Bay Area than "Fake Out," a funk-driven tune that sounds like a theme for a 1970s street-wise detective show by way of Steely Dan. "Escape from Oakland" marks the first encounter between Victor Bailey and Ricky Lawson, who together "create this ferocious groove," says Horvath. For pure straight-ahead blowing, Horvath digs in with "Foreign Matter," a treacherous post-bop workout that features Randy Brecker's witty and casually virtuosic trumpet. The album closes with Horvath's tune for his son, "Braden's Song," a striking, ebb-and-flow solo piano piece that provides a tantalizing glimpse at another side of the artist. Born in Budapest, Peter Horvath grew up behind the Iron Curtain at a time when availability of American jazz recordings was very limited. But as the son of Hungarian pop star Mátrai Zsuzsa, he had access to recordings she brought back from touring outside the country. He also credits his maternal grandfather with introducing him to the infinite possibilities of the piano. "My mom was the Barbra Streisand of Hungary, but I wanted a normal mom," Horvath recalls. "In hindsight it was a wonderful thing. Through her I got exposed to jazz. She still lives in Budapest and still performs." Already passionate about the piano, Horvath experienced a jazz epiphany as a young teen when he heard the music of Oscar Peterson. While pursuing his love of jazz, he continued to immerse himself in the European classical tradition, studying at the Béla Bartók Conservatory of Music. At 17, he won the National Jazz Combo Competition in Gyor, Hungary and a year later he chose to leave his homeland behind. Horvath went on to study at the Vienna Conservatory of Music, a move that also led to steady jazz work on the Austrian scene. A scholarship to Berklee brought him to the United States in 1983, when he was 22, and by the end of the year he had left Boston to settle in the Bay Area. He arrived in California as a straight-ahead jazz player, but working with funk vocalist Rosie Gaines introduced him to the jazz-steeped Bay Area R&B scene, where he flourished. All of those influences are readily apparent on his 1995 album Foreign Matter, a highly successful project featuring regular compatriots such as John Pena, Steve Smith, Ray Obiedo, Walfredo Reyes Jr., Benny Rietveld, Santana's Tony Lindsay, and David Garibaldi (with whom he collaborated on a series of widely influential instructive videos for Warner Bros.). He draws on some of the same cast on Absolute Reality, in addition to the great Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, Victor Bailey, Lenny White, Dean Brown, and others. It took some time, but Horvath's second album marks the return of a bandleader with a singular and expansive musical vision "that encompasses all the things I've been exposed to," he says. "I wanted to do something that represented all this musical and cultural diversity."  Peter Horvath "Absolute Reality" Web Site: peterhorvath.com Follow: Media Contact: Terri Hinte hudba@sbcglobal.net 510/234-8781

HUNGARY/USA: Peter Horvath -Absolute Reality (Foreign Matter Records 2016)

 

Peter's brand of piano soul is light, accessible and glistening with chrome-plated funk chord changes. --Gavin

The Hungarian-born keyboardist demonstrates a flair for appealing hooks. --Jazz Times

Honest-to-goodness contemporary cool with a sprinkle of straight ahead elan for a varied diet at the jazz table . . . He effortlessly communicates to listeners. --Jazziz 

http://www.peterhorvath.com

HUNGARY: Infinity ‎– Infinity (2015)

{Nagy János - Billentyű / Keyboard} {Bartók Máté - Szaxofon, EWI / Saxophone, EWI} {Tury Krisztián - Gitár / Guitar} {Szabó Gergely - Basszusgitár / Electric Bass} {Fekecs Ákos - Dobok / Drums}

Infinity's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/infinityfusio

USA/HUNGARY: The Modern Art Orchestra WITH SPECIAL GUEST DAVE LIEBMAN Wednesday, NOVEMBER 11th 6.15pm | 8.30pm Symphony Space

FROM BARTÓK'S HOMELAND A CONCERT BY THE MODERN ART ORCHESTRA WITH SPECIAL GUEST APPEARENCE BY DAVE LIEBMAN* Wednesday, NOVEMBER 11, 2015, 6.15pm | 8.30pm Symphony Space | 2537 Broadway at 95th Street FREE TICKETS HERE for the early show. Tickets here for the early show. Tickets here for the late show. For more information and to buy additional tickets please click here *Mr Liebman will only play at the second show

It is our pleasure to be able to offer 10 free tickets to subscribers to the culmination of our Bartók commemorative cycle - the Modern Art Orchestra performances at Symphony Space on November 11 at 6.15pm. These exceptional sets feature jazz virtuosos and contemporary classical music innovators in a presentation that will see standout re-orchestrations of key classical pieces, as well as compositions by the cream of Hungary's bustling jazz scene. The event will include the US premiere of Paris, Dakar by famed contemporary composer Péter Eötvös, a celebration of Hungarian musicianship bringing together jazz and contemporary music. In October 2014, Modern Art Orchestra performed our best attended self-produced event in NYC so far, with over 600 RSVPs. We are happy to have them back in New York City and at Symphony Space, and will be setting aside a limited number of tickets for subscribers as a courtesy. Please make sure to RSVP to this event at the link below at your earliest convenience. If you are not among the first respondents, you will be informed about being placed on the waiting list. Please make sure to cancel your reservation in an email if you decide to release the seats reserved for you as a courtesy. Also, kindly limit RSVPs to 4 four seats per person. Additional tickets may be purchased at the Symphony Space website.  Click here to buy additional tickets.  We look forward to welcoming you at the concert and at future events.

 

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GERMANY: ANDREAS HERTEL TRIO/MARTIN SCHULTE QUARTET/JOSEP-MARIA BALANYÀ (Laika 2015)

ANDREAS HERTEL TRIO
feat. Dusko Goykovich /
Tony Lakatos
"Keepin' The Spirit"

MARTIN SCHULTE QUARTET
feat. Frederik Köster
"Walking Distance"

 JOSEP-MARIA BALANYÀ
"Don't Mind"
Koproduktion mit
Radio Bremen

HUNGARY: The European Jazz Conference 24 and 27 September.

The European Jazz Conference (EJC), the premier annual meeting of jazz musicians, producers and jazz business professionals  in Europe will take place in Budapest organized by Europe Jazz Network and the Budapest Music Center.
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USA/HUNGARY: LUCA KÉZDY AND FRIENDSJUNE 14 | 11PM SHAPESHIFTER LAB

LUCA KÉZDY AND FRIENDS JUNE 14 | 11PM SHAPESHIFTER LAB 18 WHITWELL PLACE BROOKLYN, NY 11215 BETWEEN 1ST AND CARROLL ST OFF 4TH AVE-PARK SLOPE R-TRAIN (UNION STREET STATION), ATLANTIC/PACIFIC BARCLAY CENTER STOP

Luca Kézdy and two talented musicians from her native Hungary – including husband-composer Dávid Szesztay – showcase the style and skills of this jazz violin phenomenon currently garnering praise across festival and jazz clubs in Europe. A bright new spot in jazz violin, a somewhat underappreciated instrument in jazz truly shines in this trio setup. Listen to some great music from these up and coming musicians transforming ideas about jazz and violin HERE.    Click here for more information FREE but RSVP required here.

VIDEO: BJC JAM SESSION Benito, Hodek, Tariška, Baroš. 2013 10 22

http://dorgejazz.blogspot.hu/
Benito Gonzalez - piano
Radovan Tariška - alt sax
Tomáš Baroš - doblebass
Dávid Hodek - drums
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Zsofia Boros - En Otra Parte (ECM 2013)

The evocative ECM debut of the outstanding Hungarian guitarist Zsofia Boros addresses a broad range of composition for her instrument, drawing on music of the Americas. Often I think I am holding the choice of music in my own hands, but later I wonder if the music has chosen me as a medium. My approach is always very intuitive; when a piece of music grips or touches me, I want to reflect it to become a mirror and convey it. At the center of En otra parte is music of Leo Brouwer, the Cuban composer who once declared that the guitar has no limits, a major reference for Boros from the beginning of her musical journey. Her sensitive solo recital also includes Ralph Towners Green and Golden, Vicente Amigos tribute to the spirit of flamenco Callejon de la luna, a waltz by Dilermando Reis, Quique Sinesis Cielo Abierto, inspired by the rhythms of candombe and milonga, and much more. Named for the poem by Roberto Juarroz, Todo comienza en otra parte (Everything begins somewhere else), Boross album was recorded in Lugano in 2012 and produced by Manfred Eicher.
ECM 
http://www.zsofia-boros.com

Jász András Kultúrfunk - Lulu a moziban (NarRator 2013)

I consider myself a specially rhythm and blues, funk saxophonist. At the same time I attempted to break free of the limitations of the traditions, and tried to handle these forms freer than usual. I was propelled forward by the legendary Orszáczky Jackie, whose Hungarian tour I was part of, and whose last Hungarian concert I took part in. We were also on stage in Transylvania. Uncle Jack was only willing to play slow songs in Nagyvárad, – he was in the mood. After six or seven concerts I realized that he played the same blues song in six or seven completely different ways. I realized that blues, which everyone considers to possess extremely tight rules, can be played in any way. This is the road I try to tread with my own capabilities.

András Jász: soprano and alto saxophone, flute, voice, background singing

Áron Sebestyén: keyboards, background singing

Tamás Szabó: drum, voice, darbuka, background singing

Guest Artists

Zsolt Bartha: electric and acoustic guitar

Péter Bede: tenor saxophone, clarinet

Ernő Hock: double bass

Boglárka Csemer: voice, background singing

Barna Pély: voice, guitar
narrator 
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