Valge 1, Tallinn. Lossi 15, Tartu
Hungarian jazz musician Balázs Bágyi will be performing at the Autumn Jazz festival in Tallinn and Tartu thanks for a long preparatory work together with the Liszt Institute in Tallinn. Drummer and composer Balázs Bágyi is a highly esteemed figure on the Hungarian jazz scene, and he will be performing at Autumn Jazz with his ensemble, the Balázs Bágyi New Quartet. While the ensemble typically showcases Bágyi’s original compositions, the Estonian audience will have the opportunity to experience the Hungarian musicians’ interpretation of the works of French minimalist pianist and composer Erik Satie.
You can find your tickets from Piletikeskus.
The music of the Balázs Bágyi New Quartet is grounded in post-bop elements and embodies the essence of acoustic jazz. The drummer is joined by exceptional musicians from Budapest’s younger generation: saxophonist Sándor Soso Lakatos, award-winning pianist Dezső Oláh and acclaimed bassist Péter Oláh. In 2016, the quartet’s album Homage to Shakespeare, featuring vocalist Kriszta Pocsai, received the international jury prize at the Gramofon Awards.
Erik Alfred Leslie Satie (17 May 1866 – 1 July 1925) was a French composer and pianist, renowned as a key precursor to minimalism. John Cage cited him as one of his most significant influences. Although Satie briefly studied composition at the Paris Conservatory, he spent much of his career performing as a pianist in Montmartre’s cafés and cabarets.
Implementation of the «Balázs Bágyi New Quartet Concerts at the Autumn Jazz Festival professional program in 2024 was supported by the Hungarian Academy of Arts."
Programme:
- Gymnopedie No.1 (Erik Satie-Balázs Bágyi)
- Gnossienne No.1 (Erik Satie-Balázs Bágyi)
- Gnossienne No.3 (Erik Satie-Balázs Bágyi)
- Repetition No.1 (Balázs Bágyi)
- Repetition No.2 (Balázs Bágyi)
- Brave Heart
- Fairy Tale
- Eastern Influence
- Bass Dance