Fon-Trade Music Saxophone day: Andy Sheppard, Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, György Orbán, Elemér Balázs
21:00
Opus Jazz Club
Andy Sheppard - saxophone
Béla Szakcsi Lakatos - piano
György Orbán - double bass
Elemér Balázs - drums
The BMC debut of the traditional Fon-Trade Music Saxophone Day happened a year ago, then with the contribution of Rosario Giuliani. This year’s guest is one of the more intriguing and versatile British musicians, Andy Sheppard. His Hungarian partners will be Béla Szakcsi Lakatos on piano and the rhythm section of György Orbán and Elemér Balázs.
Andy Sheppard did not start playing music until he was 19 and planning to go to art college; a listen to John Coltrane's recordings changed the direction of his life. Within three weeks Sheppard was playing in public, but quite a few years of scuffling followed as he learned his craft and developed his own sound. In 1986, Sheppard won a jazz competition and was signed to the Antilles label, which served as his breakthrough. Among his activities since then has been work with Gil Evans in France (1987), George Russell, and Carla Bley. Although he has led his own group, Sheppard's highest profile thus far has been his involvement in a trio recording, Songs with Legs, with Carla Bley and Steve Swallow. (www.allmusic.com)
www.andysheppard.co.uk
Tickets are available for 1500 HUF on the spot, in the national JEGYPONT network of Interticket and online at JEGY.HU.
Seating at the Opus jazz Club can only be guaranteed in case of a table reservation.
Tel: (+36 1) 216 7894
℗ BMC
The BMC debut of the traditional Fon-Trade Music Saxophone Day happened a year ago, then with the contribution of Rosario Giuliani. This year’s guest is one of the more intriguing and versatile British musicians, Andy Sheppard. His Hungarian partners will be Béla Szakcsi Lakatos on piano and the rhythm section of György Orbán and Elemér Balázs.
Andy Sheppard did not start playing music until he was 19 and planning to go to art college; a listen to John Coltrane's recordings changed the direction of his life. Within three weeks Sheppard was playing in public, but quite a few years of scuffling followed as he learned his craft and developed his own sound. In 1986, Sheppard won a jazz competition and was signed to the Antilles label, which served as his breakthrough. Among his activities since then has been work with Gil Evans in France (1987), George Russell, and Carla Bley. Although he has led his own group, Sheppard's highest profile thus far has been his involvement in a trio recording, Songs with Legs, with Carla Bley and Steve Swallow. (www.allmusic.com)
www.andysheppard.co.uk
Tickets are available for 1500 HUF on the spot, in the national JEGYPONT network of Interticket and online at JEGY.HU.
Seating at the Opus jazz Club can only be guaranteed in case of a table reservation.
Tel: (+36 1) 216 7894
℗ BMC