Test Jazz Group
Orchestra, choir, ensemble
The band was formed in 1983 originally playing jazz-rock compositions of great American artists. They have been giving concerts since that year. The Test Jazz Band (as it was called initially) welcomed several well-known musicians of Hungary during the years, among them was Elemér Balázs, Péter Dandó, Attila Darvas, Gábor Cvikovszky, Mihály Borbély, Tamás Tóth, Mbaye Ndiaye, Sándor Tóth, and Murugan Mohan. The only constant member of the band has been keyboard player György Regály, who received his diploma at the Jazz Department of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in 1987. He has been the partner of outstanding Hungarian players, László Dés, László Gőz, Attila László, Tony Lakatos, Gyula Babos, Géza Lakatos "Pecek", Imre Kőszegi, Péter Dandó, and Elemér Balázs, to name just a few. He was the member of the bands No-Spa and Jazz Vitamin, and has played in a number of European countries with different formations. Currently he teaches piano at the Jazz Department of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music besides leading Test Jazz Group. At the moment, the other members of the band are Károly Dráb bass player and Gábor Szende drummer with occasional guest appearances by guitarist Gyula Babos. Together with changes in the line-up, the style of the band has also moved from a more mellow chamber jazz to a kind of electric jazz fusion mixed with elements of drumnbass, trip-hop, hip-hop, ambient, 2steps, big beat, funky and RnB. They have played at all major domestic festivals.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |
Test Jazz Group: Örömvízesés
(Waterfall of the Joy) |
Fonó Records | FA-067-2 CD |
Own |
| 2005 | Hungarian Jazz Store | BMC HMIC | BMC PCD 016 | Not for sale - only for promotion / 4 CDs |