Hot Jazz Band
Orchestra, choir, ensemble
Formed
1985
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Formed in 1985, the Hot Jazz Band has become one of Hungarys most successful professional bands. The music of this group brings back sounds of that bygone era remembered as the Jazz Age: the early jazz of the roaring 20s, the Swing in the 30s and the Dixieland Revival of the 40s. Hungarian tunes from this period are also in their repertoire. With the addition of a couple of banjos, the band transforms itself into the Hungarian Banjo Kings, and a washboard act spices up the show on occasion. They have participated in numerous international festivals among other places in Lyon, Regensburg, Marciac, Bussum, Dresden, Helsinki, Zürich, Vienna, etc. They took part in the worlds largest traditional jazz festival in Sacramento, California, five times. They have played with such leading artists as Cynthia Sayer, Joe Muranyi (Louis Armstrongs All Stars), Leroy Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Bill Allred, Tom Saunders, Allan Vaché, Howard Alden, Jake Hanna (USA), Acker Bilk, (UK), Marcel Zanini, Irakli, Marc Fosset (Stéphane Grappelli Trio) (F), Tom Stuip (NL), Theis Jensen (DK), and Oscar Klein (CH). Awards: Louis Armstrong International Jazz Competition in Le Havre, 1994, 1st place; New Orleans International Jazz Competition in St. Raphael, 1995, 1st place (Europes largest dixieland competition, 54 bands); Megéve International Jazz Competition in Megéve, 1997, 1st place; Louis Armstrong International Jazz Competition in St. Adresse, 1998, 1st place. The band has released eight CDs.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Hot Jazz Band Plays Gershwin | Hot Jazz Band | HJB03 |
Own |
| 2000 | Hot Jazz Band: 15. Jubileum | Hot Jazz Band | HJB 005 |
Own |
| 2004 | Hot Jazz Band: Flyin' to Sacramento - Amerika dal | Magánkiadás | HJB 008 |
Own |
| 2005 | Hungarian Jazz Store | BMC HMIC | BMC PCD 016 | Not for sale - only for promotion / 4 CDs |