Tóth Viktor & Bird Food Market

“Viktor Tóth is one of the most versatile figures in Hungarian jazz. His musical personality is equally impressive as a virtuoso post-bop daredevil (in the Viktor Tóth Trio) and as a unique interpreter of soulful, spiritual music (in the Arura Trio),” wrote one critic about the outstanding saxophonist, whose playing is characterized by a dynamic yet sensitive expression, seeking to capture the energy of the moment in his musical performances. For this reason, he considers his collaborations with prominent figures in jazz – Hamid Drake, Bart Maris, Henry Franklin, William Parker, Piotr Wojtasik, and John Betsch – primarily as great opportunities for learning and self-development. He founded the Bird Food Market quartet in 2012; their music is a marriage of modern jazz and hip-hop, a reinterpretation of Charlie Parker's bebop legacy, a brilliant journey into worlds never before seen. Their concerts are characterized by music that is reborn at every moment, an avant-garde spirit, the pulsating rhythm of broken beats, and a high level of improvisation.