Tomsits Rudolf
trumpet
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1946
12 May 1946 Budapest – 11 June 2003 Budapest
He started to play the trumpet at the age of eight in the school orchestra. In his teenage years he played in dixieland bands. He was private student of György Kelényi and Ernő Keil.
From the age of sixteen he was a professional musician. Since 1962 he was member of János Gonda’s band, the Qualiton, as well as of the bands of János Kőrössy and István Bergendy. From 1963 he lived in Stockholm for a year, where he worked with Aarne Domnerus, Jan Johannson and Egil Johannsen. After his comeback in 1964 he became soloist, composer and arranger of Studio 11 until 1979.
In 1964 he founded his own formation – in this quartet his music partners were György Vukán (piano), Balázs Berkes (bass) and Tamás Rosenberg (drums). With his band he guest performed in many European countries. He played on the festival of Montreux, Bled, Vienna, Palermo and Warsaw. In 1971 they toured in Europe with the Old Stars Band (Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey).
From 1977 to 1980 he was head of a sextet, then from 1980 to 1992 he worked at the Yugoslavian Radio-Television as leader, conductor, composer, arranger and soloist of the big band of Novi Sad. Later he managed the Orchestra of Standby Police. His Christus Vinicit – Jazz Mass of Szekszárd was presented 1991 in the Downtown Parish Church. In 1992 he made recordings of his New World in the Danish Radio, accompanied by the Radio’s big band. From 1992 he regularly co-operated with Hobo Blues Band and as composer, arranger and soloist he also contributed to theatrical productions and recordings.
In 1995 he founded the Band Take 4 with Gyula Babos, Aladár Pege and Imre Kőszegi. They released three CDs. In the last period of his life he managed the Orchestra of Standby Police. He was an active teacher as well, teaching trumpet in the Jayy Department of Béla Bartók Secondary School for Music (1994-1999) and being reader of the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy.
In 2003 he received the Gábor Szabó Prize from the Hungarian Jazz Association.
He started to play the trumpet at the age of eight in the school orchestra. In his teenage years he played in dixieland bands. He was private student of György Kelényi and Ernő Keil.
From the age of sixteen he was a professional musician. Since 1962 he was member of János Gonda’s band, the Qualiton, as well as of the bands of János Kőrössy and István Bergendy. From 1963 he lived in Stockholm for a year, where he worked with Aarne Domnerus, Jan Johannson and Egil Johannsen. After his comeback in 1964 he became soloist, composer and arranger of Studio 11 until 1979.
In 1964 he founded his own formation – in this quartet his music partners were György Vukán (piano), Balázs Berkes (bass) and Tamás Rosenberg (drums). With his band he guest performed in many European countries. He played on the festival of Montreux, Bled, Vienna, Palermo and Warsaw. In 1971 they toured in Europe with the Old Stars Band (Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey).
From 1977 to 1980 he was head of a sextet, then from 1980 to 1992 he worked at the Yugoslavian Radio-Television as leader, conductor, composer, arranger and soloist of the big band of Novi Sad. Later he managed the Orchestra of Standby Police. His Christus Vinicit – Jazz Mass of Szekszárd was presented 1991 in the Downtown Parish Church. In 1992 he made recordings of his New World in the Danish Radio, accompanied by the Radio’s big band. From 1992 he regularly co-operated with Hobo Blues Band and as composer, arranger and soloist he also contributed to theatrical productions and recordings.
In 1995 he founded the Band Take 4 with Gyula Babos, Aladár Pege and Imre Kőszegi. They released three CDs. In the last period of his life he managed the Orchestra of Standby Police. He was an active teacher as well, teaching trumpet in the Jayy Department of Béla Bartók Secondary School for Music (1994-1999) and being reader of the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy.
In 2003 he received the Gábor Szabó Prize from the Hungarian Jazz Association.