Budapest Jazz Orchestra - Big Band Highlights
In 2026, the Budapest Jazz Orchestra presents a selection from Dániel Mester’s Storytelling Night (2024) and Miklós Birta’s On The Road (2026), alongside works by some of the most iconic figures of international big band music.
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In 2026, the Budapest Jazz Orchestra presents a selection from Dániel Mester’s Storytelling Night (2024) and Miklós Birta’s On The Road (2026), alongside works by some of the most iconic figures of international big band music. With this program, the ensemble will perform at multiple venues throughout the year.
In 2025, the orchestra received several prestigious awards. In August, it achieved a prominent ranking in the renowned DownBeat magazine’s “Annual Critics Poll,” voted by 251 critics from around the world, in the Rising Star Large Ensemble of the Year category. Later that autumn, the orchestra was awarded the Pest County Príma Prize.
Budapest Jazz Club
If you are looking for light but still quality entertainment, if you feel you are committed to jazz or you are about to get the first taste of it, come and join us at the center of jazz life, the Budapest Jazz Club. Besides the impressive palace interior and the exceptional sound quality we also would like to invite you to our friendly jazz café and bistro-style restaurant. You can enjoy the sounds of a Steinway B model in the Club, and a Blüthner piano in the café. We bring you not only the world famous stars of club-life but also the well-known faces of national and international jazz. One of our aims is to support the birth of perfomances in different styles with keeping the concept of jazz as the symbol of high standards in mind.