Peet Project + Michael Lington
After last year's highly successful joint concert, one of the biggest stars of the contemporary jazz genre, Danish-American saxophonist Michael Lington, will return to Budapest this year to join the Peet Project for another special evening of melodic jazz, soul, funky and pop.
Michael's latest radio hit South Bay topped Billboard's Smooth Jazz Top 30 for seven weeks, and the Peet Project's new studio album is due out this summer. So it will be worth it for anyone who was at the 2023 concert!
Throughout his career, Michael Lington has performed and recorded with names such as Dave Stewart, Vince Gill, Dave Koz, Booker T. Jones, Taylor Dayne, Barry Manilow, Randy Crawford, Brian Culbertson, Bobby Caldwell and Ray Parker, Jr. Together with Michael Bolton, they have toured 350 shows in 40 countries around the world. With his top-quality virtual concerts during the pandemic, Michael has become one of the key performers on the StageIt! platform, pioneering the solution.
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With pop, funky and jazz originals and some covers - The Peet Project, featuring a line-up of violin/singer, saxophone, keyboard, bass and drums, won the top prize in the 2009 Jazzy Radio Song Contest, and has been a regular at major US and national jazz festivals since 2013. In early 2021, they topped the charts in Canada, while in the US they were
Billboard's Smooth Jazz Top 30, the first domestic band to be featured on four different songs so far. They are regular guests on the A38 stage, as well as at major jazz, gastronomy and wine festivals in Hungary. In 2015, they appeared on Hungary's Got Talent, and in 2017 and 2018 on A Dal. Their eighth studio album will be released this summer.
The Peet Project and Michael Lington first worked together in 2019, when Michael guested on the song Anything for You from the group's sixth studio album Ups & Downs. Their first Budapest show together was a fantastic success and took place in July 2023.
This year's concert will feature the latest songs from both the Peet Project and Michael Lington, promising a great summer musical experience for lovers of funky, soul, pop and energetic but enjoyable jazz.
A38 Ship
Converted from a coal-mining ship, the A38 is easily Budapest's most unique concert venue. The belly of the ship has been home to a wide range of live and electronic music for almost 20 years, and when it's full you can feel the rhythmic movement of the partygoers making waves in the Danube. Foreign acts often refer to it afterwards as their favourite club.
