jazz terrace 2024

AUGUST 30 // JAZZTERRACE 2024: BALÁZS BÁGYI NEW QUARTET

2024 August 30.
BALAZZ BÁGYI NEW QUARTET

Balázs Bágyi – drums
Soso Lakatos – saxophone
Oláh Dezső – piano
Péter Olah – bass

admission: donation // start: 19:00

Drummer and composer Balázs Bágyi is one of the most respected musicians of the Hungarian jazz scene today, working internationally, leading his own bands over the last two decades. Being a member of different bands he creates music almost in all genres, his unique melodic style of playing the drums gives a complex music experience. He has toured the USA several times, and he is the only Hungarian jazz musician who regularly plays in China. His previous quartet, which existed from 2004 to 2011, was a very important band on the Hungarian ethno-jazz and world music scene. The music of his new quartet contains less of the folk background but sounds like today's pure acoustic jazz based on post bop elements.

Listen to this: Balázs Bágyi New Quartet / Brave Heart (YouTube)

Visit that: www.balazsbagyi.com

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JULY 26 // JAZZTERRACE 2024: ACOUSTIC STATION TRIO

2024 July 26.
ACOUSTIC STATION TRIO

Puiu Bărnuțiu – piano
Bogdan Georgescu - bass
József Szűcs – drums

admission: donation // start: 19:00

The band plays jazz standards and pop music hits in a unique, jazzy (Swing & Bossa-Nova) sound. The three members of the trio have been playing together for many years in different genres – they are the founders and main members of the bands In Extenso and In Jazztenso – they know each other's vibes well, so the result is an exciting yet light, fun experience that can be enjoyed by both discerning and less discerning ears.

The Jazz concerts on the Posticum terrace are with free entrance – Instead, we suggest our guests to make a donation of 25 RON to support the social, cultural and educational projects of the association Posticum Romania.

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JULY 19 // JAZZTERRACE 2024: CRISTIAN COPACIU QUARTET

2024 July 19.

CHRISTIAN COPACIU QUARTET

Cristi Copaciu - Guitar
Laszlo Sandor - Bass
David Luca - Piano
Marc Pocola - Drums

admission: donation // start: 19:00

Young, talented and driven guitarist who plays a wide range of styles, from pop to jazz and from blues to fusion. Started playing guitar at the age of 13, developed quickly and was soon asked to join different bands and projects. Started teaching guitar at the age of 20. Creative mind, adventurous soul.

Over the years, Cristian Copaciu has participated at various jazz and blues festivals, relevant being: Brașov Jazz Festival 2020, Brezoi Blues Festival, Brăila Blues & Jazz Festival, Tușnad Gastro Blues Festival 2020 etc. Besides this jazz area fusion and blues, Cristi had the opportunity to collaborate in the maintenance area.

David Luca, a talented pianist, winner of the prestigious Berklee Aspire scholarship at the Berklee College of Music in the USA, is a graduate of jazz study programs at the Conservatory of Amsterdam (CvA), including Keep an Eye Summer Jazz, Internationaler Jazz Workshop 2023 at the University of Erlangen, Czech Jazz Workshop in Prague, International Jazzwerstatt Saarwellingen, and the Composition – Jazz Piano Improvisation Program at the National Academy of Music "Gheorghe Dima" in Cluj Napoca. Currently, he is a student at Conservatorium Maastricht, Jazz Department.

Marc Pocola is also a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and educator from Cluj-Napoca. As a drummer, he is most known for his sensible and melodic playing, but also for the responsive interplay between him and his fellow musicians.

Listen to this:
Cristian Copaciu  on YouTube


The Jazz concerts on the Posticum terrace are with free entrance – Instead, we suggest our guests to make a donation of 25 RON to support the social, cultural and educational projects of the association Posticum Romania.

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JULY 13 // JAZZTERRACE 2024: BALÁZS JÓZSEF QUINTET

2024 July 13.

BALÁZS JÓZSEF QUINTET

József Balázs – piano
Gábor Cvikovszky – trumpet
Zoltán Zana – sax
Krisztián Lakatos Pecek - bass
Elemér Balázs – drums

admission: donation // start: 19:00

József Balázs graduated from the jazz department of the Ferenc Liszt University of Music, and was already oriented towards jazz during his early classical music training. With his first band, the Bop Machine, he took part in many competitions, such as the Jazz Juniors competition in Krakow, where the pianist received the prize for the best soloist.
The Balázs József Quintet was founded in 2005, and over time it has grown to become a significant domestic representative of melodic, modern cool. In 2007, the band leader won the Lakatos Ablakos Dezső jazz performance scholarship. In addition to his successes in the world of jazz, he is also recognized as an arranger and author in other genres (pop, film music). Back in 2009, in connection with his quintet's debut album (I don't got you mean), Oláh Kálmán wrote about him: ”He improvises in any style of formation, you can feel that he speaks perfectly and uses the native language of jazz with taste.” !

Listen to this:
József Balázs Quintet – 28   (Youtube)


The Jazz concerts on the Posticum terrace are with free entrance – Instead, we suggest our guests to make a donation of 25 RON to support the social, cultural and educational projects of the association Posticum Romania.

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JUNE 28 // JAZZTERRACE 2024: GÁBOR SZALAY ORGAN TRIO

2024 June 28.
GÁBOR SZALAY ORGAN TRIO

Gábor Szalay - Guitar
Albert Horváth – Organ
Balázs Bágyi – Drums

admission: donation // start: 19:00

Most of the trio's program, founded in 2023, consists of their own compositions and the compositions of the excellent jazz composer and pianist Theonius Monk. The joint playing of organ and guitar is not new in jazz music, this fact is also proven by countless recordings of jazz guitarists with organ.
In addition to the fact that they can complement each other in terms of sound, it also has a practical role, as the organist's left hand replaces the double bass, while he can also play harmonies with his right hand in the accompaniment. When the organist improvises, the guitar takes over the accompaniment.
Among other things, this playing together makes the trio's music special.

Listen to this appetizer:
Gábor Szalay "Half" Monk Trio   (Youtube)

This concert is supported by the National Cultural Fund of Hungary.

The Jazz concerts on the Posticum terrace are with free entrance – Instead, we suggest our guests to make a donation of 25 RON to support the social, cultural and educational projects of the association Posticum Romania.

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JUNE 14 // JAZZTERRACE 2024: GRENCSÓ PORT & LEWIS JORDAN

2024 June 14.
GRENCH PORT & LEWIS JORDAN

Lewis Jordan - sax, poetry
István Grencsó – wind instruments
Róbert Benkő - Bass
Miklós Szilveszter – Drums

admission: donation // start: 19:00

For over 20 years, Grencsó and Jordan have enjoyed their international connection. From the early performances together at Gödör at Deák tér, Jelen near Blaha Lujza tér, and Trafó in Budapest, they have inspired each other into a whirlwind of improvisation. Since then, outside of Budapest, they have performed from Györ to Szeged, Békéscsaba and from Magyarkanizsa to Dunaszerdahely.
They have recorded twice on the BMC label (Homespun in Black and White and Local Time). Both musicians thrive in an atmosphere of free exploration, and they shape their sounds in a way to summon the spirits. Those spirits may come quietly, or they may come ferociously, but the summoning is what matters. Grencsó plays saxophones, clarinet, flute, and wind instruments of all kinds.
Jordan plays alto saxophone and adds his poetry to their presentations. Jordan, based in California, leads his Music at Large ensemble there and they have released four recent CDs, with Critical Mass (Innova 073) the latest.

Listen to this appetizer:
Grencsó with Lewis Jordan   (Youtube)

The Jazz concerts on the Posticum terrace are with free entrance – Instead, we suggest our guests to make a donation of 25 RON for the social case of the teenager Vivien Kiraly (https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=756970056568888&set=a.432213729044524).

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MAY 26, 2024 – 7pm // JAZZTERRACE 2024: MANTRA & JAZZ

– opening concert –

POSTICUM JAZZTERRACE 2024: MANTRA & JAZZ

Klára Hajdú-Milan Szakonyi duo   &   Bader Oliver JAZZLANDTRIO

The first concert of the jazz terrace opens the Posticum's 25th anniversary year!

start: 19:00 || admission: donation

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The program coincides with the last international sesshine (retreat) of Swiss Jesuit monk and Zen master Niklaus Brantschen. The Program is also a big meeting. Sacred texts and ancient melodies meet jazz and the improvisations of the Zurich dancer Marianne Kaiser. As a farewell, we can hear some personal tips from Zen master Niklaus Brantschen: about meeting, arriving, and living life to the fullest.

The Jazz concerts on the Posticum terrace are with free entrance – Instead, we suggest our guests to make a donation of 25 RON for the social case of the teenager Vivien Kiraly (https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=756970056568888&set=a.432213729044524).

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Primul concert al terasei de jazz de vară deschide anul de 25 de ani de la Posticum. The program coincides with the ultima ședința internatională (retragere) a călugărului jezuit elvețian și a maestrolu zen Niklaus Brantschen. Evening o mare meeting program. Textele sacre și melodiile străvechi se estúnesc cu jazz ul și improvazițiele dansatoarei din Zurich Marianne Kaiser. Drept pläh bun, putem auzi a few personal advices from la maestro zen Niklaus Brantschen: despre trèscea, sosirea și tîverea la maximum a vivien.

Concertele de Jazz pe terasa Posticum sunt gratuite – În simb, sugerăm our guests to make a donation of 25 RON pentru cazului social al adolescentei Vivien Kiraly (https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=756970056568888&set=a.432213729044524).


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The first concert of the summer jazz terrace opens the Posticum's 25th anniversary year. The Program coincides with the last international sesshine (retreat) of Swiss Jesuit monk and Zen master Niklaus Brantschen. The Program is a big meeting. Sacred texts and ancient melodies meet jazz and the improvisations of the Zurich dancer Marianne Kaiser. As a farewell, we can hear some personal tips from Zen master Niklaus Brantschen: about meeting, arriving, and living life to the fullest.

The Posticum Jazz Terrace concerts are free. With a donation of 25 lei, you can support Király Vivien's serious surgery (https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=756970056568888&set=a.432213729044524).

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