The London based Hungarian jazz pianist, Mátyás Gayer is one of the leaders of his generation. The award winning young musician is successfully forging his own distinctive style and musical voice out of the greatness of the jazz piano tradition. The 2 times Montreux Jazz Piano Competition finalist released his first album (Never Ending Story) as a leader in 2018 on Fresh Sound New Talent Records with NYC drummer, Pete Van Nostrand. A regular performer on the London and European jazz scene, Mátyás has collaborated with the greats of jazz including Eddie Henderson, Scott Hamilton, Rick Margitza, Don Menza, Jim Rotondi, Luis Bonilla, Jesse Davis, Dusko Goykovich, Stjepko Gut, Grant Stewart, Don Braden, Carla Cook, etc. and appeared in the most illustrious jazz clubs such as Ronnie Scott's, Pizza Express Soho, 606 Jazz Club, Montmartre Copenhagen, Porgy and Bess Vienna, Jazzkeller Frankfurt, Unterfahrt München, Bird's Eye Basel, Hot Club Lisbon, Half Note Athens, Jamboree Barcelona, Sunset Girona etc.
In 2022 he was part of a live recording at Pizza Express, Soho with Don Braden and in 2023 a studio album recording with Scott Hamilton. Mátyás is releasing a new trio record this year with legends of UK Jazz, bassist Dave Green and drummer Steve Brown.
The Mátyás Gayer Trio is mainly influenced by mainstream, straight-ahead jazz. Their repertoire consists arrangements of pieces from the Great American songbook as well as Mátyás’s own compositions. Their programme will include classical and Hungarian folk elements as well.
Bassist Mátyás Hofecker and drummer Steve Brown are amongst the most on demand rhythm sections on the London jazz scene.
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Monday 05 February 2024 at 7.00PM
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