KONCERTEK

Gábor Subicz & Paul Booth
2020. január 23. Thursday
Harmónia Jazzműhely
                              London, 606 Club 
IN COOPERATION WITH THE BUDAPEST JAZZ CLUB  HARMÓNIA MŰHELY ALAPÍTVÁNY 
                              PROUDLY PRESENTS AN ALL-STAR LINEUP:
                              GÁBOR SUBICZ
                              the Hungarian star trumpeter with ace UK saxophonist
                              PAUL BOOTH
                                and a topline UK rhythm section of
                            TIM LAPTHORN, ARNIE SOMOGYI & LLOYD HAINES
GÁBOR SUBICZ, a graduate of  the world famous Franz Liszt Academy is an outstanding player on the Hungarian  jazz and pop music scene. A truly versatile musician, a resourceful improviser  but also a terrific accompanist a team player, he won numerous awards over the  years, including the Special award from MOL Jazz Festival and the Audience’s  choice award in the Hungarian National Jazz Trumpet Competition. He won the  Artisjus award in 2018, a prestigious prize from the Hungarian Bureau for  Copyright Protection. He is remarkably active as a composer and arranger as  well, winning prizes on numerous competitions, he came first in the 2nd  European Big Band Composer Competition in Copenhagen in 2014. He also writes  music for theatre and movies. The Hungarian biopic ‘Curtiz’ (celebrating the  late Hollywood director, Michael Curtiz) features his original score and won  countless prizes at film festivals all over the world. 
                            Gábor plays in many Hungarian jazz and pop bands, and leads his own  group, the Subtones since 2008. He a founding member of the Modern Art  Orchestra, one of Europe’s best contemporary jazz big bands. 
  PAUL BOOTH A  powerful and lyrical player, Paul is without doubt one of the leading saxophonists of his generation. He  includes a number of prestigious awards on his CV, including “Most promising  young Jazz player”, “Best modern Jazz player” and the American “Clifford  Brown/Stan Getz Award”. He is currently a long standing member of the Steve  Winwood Band as well as a regular with iconic Groove/Soul band Incognito. He is  without question one of the most respected musicians on the scene today. “Blistering  saxist” Independent; “Exceptional talent” Sunday  Times.
  ARNIE SOMOGYI, one of the UK’s leading jazz bass players and innovative  bandleaders. He’s played around the world with many of the world’s top jazz  musicians from Steve Grossman, James Moody, Bobby Hutcherson, Annie Ross  and Clare Martin, to Art Farmer, Joey Calderazzo and Bud Shank. He is much  drawn to the music of his Hungarian father’s homeland. Arnie was also the  motivating force behind IMPROVOKATION, a ground-breaking Anglo-Hungarian  10-piece ensemble of leading jazz and folk musicians. The debut tour in 2004,  included Cheltenham International Jazz Festival, Appleby Jazz Festival & Ronnie  Scott’s. 
                            The amazingly versatile and brilliant drummer, LLOYD HAINES, a rising star on  his instrument completes this  fantastic line-up.  
These are samples of Gábor’s playing:
