Multi-reedist Mihály Borbély got his degrees in classical clarinet and jazz saxophone from the Béla Bartók Conservatory and Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in Hungary and became a real versatile musician working in different musical styles from folk and world music to jazz and contemporary music. In addition to his original instruments he also plays folk instruments like the tárogató, folk flutes, kaval, dvojnice, fujara, ocarina, bombarde and zurna.

He is a member of the famous folk group the Vujicsics (founded in 1974!) and, in addition to this he has participated in severeral recording sessions and concerts of leading Hungarian and international artists and groups, among others: Paul Bley, Steve Coleman, Trilok Gurtu, Charles Lloyd, Herbie Mann, Michel Montanaro’s Vents d’Est, Zbignew Namislowsky, Theodosii Spassov, Jiri Stivin, Saxophone Summit (Michael Brecker – David Liebman – Joe Lovano). He also performed with composer-conductor Peter Eötvös and the National Philharmonic Orchestra. In the nineties he formed his own jazz groups, the Quartet B, the Mihály Borbély Quartet  (’Borbély Műhely’) and a duo project with pianist Károly Binder. He has played on major folk, world music and jazz festivals all over Europe as well as in the US and Australia.

Teaching is a very important element of his musical philosophy and he is an associate professor at the Jazz Department of Ferenc Liszt Academy of music in Budapest where he was the chairman between 1997 and 2000. Among these he gave lectures, workshops and master classes in his country and abroad, e.g. Birmingham Conservatory, Royal Academy of Music in London, DISTIL Scotland/England, Conservatoire de Lyon, Dresden University of Music C.M. von Weber and several colleges in the USA and Mexico.

„Borbély and his crew have produced an excellent, satisfying album that contains some beautiful stuff and several breathtaking moments.“   (London Jazz News)

„With the band sounding like a swinging jazz combo at times – albeit one where Borbély’s strident extensions are sometimes also expressed on tárogato – and a sympathetic chamber ensemble elsewhere, this homage to Kodály impresses with originality as well as empathy.”  (Jazzword)

„This is an intriguing set of modern music that grows in interest with each listen.“

(All Music Guide)

„If Bartók played not-so-straight-ahead jazz, it might sound like the Borbély Quartet, combining Serbian, Slovak, Gypsy, Jewish and German folk influences with classical music, shot through with that thing that swings. Roland Kirk would understand.“  (RootsWorld)

„His arsenal of Hungarian reeds – tilinko, supelka and the more well-known tarogato – brings a range of changing timbres to the table that are as haunting as they are ecstatic. A notable release from a group that deserves an international spotlight for its obvious talent.“  (Jazzwise)

http://mihalyborbely.hu

2- David Yengibarian trio

David Yengibarian - piano accordion

István Bata - bass guitar

Márk Badics - drums

David Yengibarjan was born in 1976 in Yerevan (Armenia). He began his accordion studies in the Yerevan Music School. He moved to Hungary in 1995 where he continued his music education.

He has performed in several stage plays and films. On the soundtrack of the movie entitled Holstein Lovers he played with Ferenc Snétberger, the famous guitarist and composer of the soundtrack, and got acquainted with the brilliant double-bass player József Barcza Horváth with whom he has had a close personal and artistic relationship ever since. He was also the composer of several soundtracks for films such as György Farkas' Vérvonal (Blood Line), András Fésüs' Street, Heart, Beat and András Szőke's Három (Three).

In concert he often plays his own compositions which incorporate a special mixture of Armenian folk music, Argentinean tango and the music of Astor Piazzolla. He has also played in several jazz and folk line-ups.

Accepting several foreign invitations he has played before audiences in Paris, London, Amsterdam, the Terschelling Island, Vienna and at the Edinburgh International Festival. In Budapest he has had performances at the Fonó, Merlin Theatre, Trafó, Szkéné Theatre, Vista and the Matáv Music House.

On May 23-24, 2001 he appeared with Ferenc Snétberger and József Barcza Horváth at the Archa Divadlo in Prague on the Khamaro Roma Festival. Again in Prague, he performed solo on June 23-24 in a stage-play directed by the sons of Milos Forman. On June 25 he played at a festival held in Cologne to celebrate the film entitled Gloomy Sunday, and was accompanied by Erika Marozsán (vocals) and Zsigmond Lázár (violin).

In 1999 he founded Trio Yengibarjan with the aspiration to create a fusion of the Argentinean tango, the "New Tango" of Astor Piazzolla, and various types of folk music. After several changes in the line-up the trio recorded his first CD with József Barcza Horváth on double-bass and Gábor Juhász on guitars. Trio Yengibarjan introduced the material of Tango Passsion (BMC CD 051) playing before Terje Rypdal and Palle Mikkelborg at the BMC Jazz Evening on June 22, 2001 in Budapest. From 2002 the new lineup of the trio includes János Egri on the bass and József Botos on the guitar.

http://www.davidyengibarian.hu

Bata István - Born in 1979, spent his childhood in Horgos ex-Yugoslavia. Started playing music in a self-educated way. At age 20 he learnt at Szeged Hammido Music School for one year under the wings of János Magyar, from 2000 he attended Kõbánya Music Studio bass guitar department. He graduated from Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in 2009 as the pupil of Béla Lattmann. He's interested in Hungarian and Balcanic folk music. Nowadays he focuses on Bulgarian, Turkish and other Middle-Eastern analogous music. At the same time he's into minimal-electro and experimental styles also. Apart from David Yengibarian Trio he contributes to the following bands: Fábián Juli & Zoohacker, Gereben Zita Quintet, Arasinda, Barabás Lõrinc Eklektric.

His favourite bass guitar players are: Jaco Pastorius, Richard Bona, Gary Willis,  Nathan East, Anthony Jackson.

Badics Márk- Born in Budapest in 1982 and started to play drums as a teenager. He finished his jazz studies at Béla Bartók Conservatory in 2009. He plays with many emerging Hungarian bands like Kék Nyúl (Blue Rabbit) Hammond Band and Syntax Cinema Orchestra. His diction combines ethno, funk, soul and jazz. He's been performing with the David Yengibarian Trio since 2010.

3- Meszecsinka

Meszecsinka is one of the 12 best Hungarian worldmusic bands accoring to the WOMEX edition of Dal+Szerző magazine. The band’s name means „Little Moon” in Bulgarian.

Meszecsinka sings in seven languages (Hungarian, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Finnish, Arabian and their own), comes from four countries (Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia and Poland) and leads you into a Wonderland, where Bulgarian and Hungarian folk lives together with flamenco and psychedelics, Oriental and Experimental.

The band tours frequently in many European countries. They visited the USA and Canada, recorded video on the Red Square in Moscow and a Balkan road movie . Their art video “Kinyílok (I open up) reached the sixth place on the videochart of World Music Network (UK) and fRoots Magazine (UK).

In 2015 Meszecsinka gave lessons and workshops about Hungary in schools and universities of Denmark. A new art video introduced Annamari’s passion towards Spanish music. Meszecsinka performed at WOMEX (World Music Expo) in Budapest.

“Awake in a dream” is the newest work of the band, supported by the Armenian-Russian guitarist and producer Karen Arutyunyan. It was called “genius” by the Hungarian magazine HVG and “May be the best world music album of this year” by Magyar Narancs.

“A moon shining brighter and brighter on the Hungarian underground sky” - Zene.hu

“First class world music” - Szegedma.hu

“Intimate, acoustic and passionate moon” - Music.hu

“Specialists would call it psychedelic new wave folk”. - Fidelio

“The intimate and chanson moments come along with the sweeping, rock-and-roll riffs; a dense and palpable atmosphere pervades everything. Beyond the musical components there is the essence of the Pan-European culture”. Brilliant album!” - Lángoló Gitárok

www.Meszecsinka.hu

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