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Elemér Balázs is one of Hungary's best known jazz drummers. Three years ago he invited six of his colleagues, all fine musicians in their own right, to form the Elemér Balázs Group, and they have become a highly acclaimed band by now. They have made two CD-s so far, both released by BMC Records. 'Around the World' from 2002 features saxophonist Mihály Dresch and accordeon player David Yengibarjan, and the liner notes include praises from legendary guitarist Pat Metheny. On 'Our Worlds Beyond', recorded in 2003, soprano saxophonist László Dés and world famous American alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano appear as guest musicians. The Group has been touring Hungary extensively, and they are regularly invited to festivals not only in their home country but abroad as well. They gave memorable concerts in Berlin, The Hague, London and Vienna. The group is striving to create their own sound characterised mainly by the contrast of the female and male voices. In their music they mix ethnic songs with original compositions.

Year	Title	Publisher	Code	Remark
2000	Balázs Elemér Quintet: Always That Moment	BMC Records	BMC CD 037	Own
2002	Balázs Elemér Group: Around The World	BMC Records	BMC CD 064	Own
2003	Balázs Elemér Group with Charlie Mariano: Our worlds beyond	BMC Records	BMC CD 086	Own
2003	Ötödik Dimenzió	Mandel Produkciós Kft.
2004	Balázs Elemér Group: Refracting sounds	BMC Records	BMC CD 106	Own
2005	Hungarian Jazz Store	BMC HMIC	BMC PCD 016	Not for sale - only for promotion / 4 CDs
2005	Balázs Elemér Group: Magyar Népdalok (Balázs Elemér Group: Hungarian Folksongs)	X-produkció
2005	Contemporary Gregorian	Sony - BMG	82876759822
2007	Balázs Elemér Group: Early Music	X-produkció		Own
2007	Balázs Elemér Group feat. Núria Rial, Voces4 Ensemble: Early Music	X-produkció	XP030
2008	Hungry for Hungary? - 2008-2009	Hungarofest Kht.	HFEST-MXH 015-016
2015	Balázs Elemér Group: Örök szerelem (Balázs Elemér Group: Endless Love)	Zsolt Audio