Balázs Elemér Quintet: Remembering 80-81 Dedicated to Ornette Coleman - lemezbemutató

Balázs Elemér is a defining figure on the Hungarian jazz scene, both as a drummer and composer, whose unmistakable drumming can be heard on nearly a hundred albums. In 2000, he founded and has since led one of Hungary's most popular jazz bands, the Balázs Elemér Group. He has played with many of the greats of Hungarian jazz, including Dezső Lakatos Ablakos, Gyula Babos, László Dés, Gábor Gadó, Aladár Pege, Ferenc Snétberger, Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, and György Vukán, and has also achieved success as a member of such ensembles as Trio Midnight, No-Spa, the József Balázs Quintet, and the Szakcsi Jr. Trio. In his quintet, formed with his outstanding colleagues, he pays tribute to the pioneer of free jazz, Ornette Coleman. "I have wanted to make an album like this for a long time, and I felt that Coleman's works provided the perfect basis for it. In free jazz, freedom is the main goal, but that doesn't mean you can play haphazardly. Our goal was to convey our message honestly, deeply, and systematically—this is the most important thing for both the musicians and the audience."