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As the closing event of the centenary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Hungary and Luxembourg, the Áron Tálas Trio concert is bringing the dynamic energy of Hungarian jazz to the stage. This performance offers a unique opportunity for the Luxembourg audience to experience the improvisational brilliance and creative spirit of Hungarian jazz musicians.
The Junior Prima, Gramofon and Artisjus prize-winner, who has been repeatedly voted the best pianist by the readers of Hungarian jazz magazines, Áron Tálas is known for his versatility: he has played drums with Lionel Loueke, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jorge Rossy, Ben Monder, and is a regular or occasional performer with the Borbély Workshop, Kristóf Bacsó Triad and many other orchestras.
His most important orchestra, the Áron Tálas Trio, which has been present on the national and European scene since 2014, has provided him with the space to deepen his compositional activities from the very beginning, which also include folk, classical and other light music influences, as well as harmonic and rhythmic elements of jazz. Despite this diversity, we are left with a single, unified picture.
This is what the critic Kornél Zipernovszky wrote about their first album (Floating Island) released in Japan:
« There are a lot of subtle hints in Tálas’ playing, but that’s beside the point. The point is that, beyond the virtuosity that is almost expected today, his originality, his communicativeness, his amazingly developed sense of form and musicality have produced something on this album that has a world of its own. »
That world matured further on their BMC-produced album Little Beggar, which was then named Gramophone magazine’s domestic jazz album of the year. Both albums feature his own compositions.
« It combines classical elements with the unique metrics found in today’s jazz trends, or the sudden changes of tempo and pulse. The lyrical side of his musical world is also strong, and the richness of his harmonies is sumptuous. One of the most interesting personalities of his age, he considers jazz to be a self-educating discipline », wrote Balázs Bágyi about him.
The trio’s third album, « New Questions, Old Answers », released last year, was voted « Record of the Year » by jazz.hu readers. An international jazz radio station (33third.org) also voted it one of the best records of last year.