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Anything can happen on the weekend jam nights when the most popular Hungarian musicians create random formations and play true bebop to entertain the audience.

Balázs József is the leader and arranger of the East Gipsy Band which was immensely successful both at New York’s famous Blue Note and at the Detroit Jazz Festival, and he also happens to be one of the best jazz pianists in Hungary. Heidi Vogel, a singer from London, initially started making her professional debut touring with Cirque du Soleil.

After the successful weekend jam sessions, Budapest Jazz Club now welcomes everyone to the new Thursday jams!

The group started working professionally in 1990, and  has  been  recognised  from  the  beginning by audience and critics alike as one of the best young European mainstream jazz trio.

Each Wednesday, a different trio of talented young musicians is in charge of good vibes, and they welcome the audience to take part in their game.

Spontaneous & joyful open jam nights of The Liszt Academy of Music’s amazingly talented young musicians every Tuesday.

Guitarist Chieli Minucci is the founder of the world-famous American jazz/funk/world formation, the Grammy-nominated Special EFX. Last year he performed together with the band Djabe at the Budapest Jazz Club. It was then that the current tour was decided, which was named the Tour of Waterfalls. Djabé and Chieli also have a composition called Waterfall. The two compositions frame the show, in which Chieli Minucci, Djabe and Special EFX songs are performed.

Anything can happen on the weekend jam nights when the most popular Hungarian musicians create random formations and play true bebop to entertain the audience.

Anything can happen on the weekend jam nights when the most popular Hungarian musicians create random formations and play true bebop to entertain the audience.

J.J. Johnson, one of the most influential trombone players in jazz history teamed up with another trombone legend, Kai Winding in the 1950s to form an immensely successful quintet unusually fronted by two trombones. This gave the inspiration to this brilliant crew.

After the successful weekend jam sessions, Budapest Jazz Club now welcomes everyone to the new Thursday jams!