Jávori Vilmos
drums
18 October 1945 Budapest - 20 February 2007 Budapest
Vilmos Jávori has been a definitive character of Hungarian jazz life for decades. He was raised in a family of musicians: her mother used to be a drummer, too. After completing his studies at the Béla Bartók Conservatory he started playing with Attila Garay, then was member of the bands of János Fogarasi, Aladár Pege, György Vukán, Rudolf Tomsits, Béla Szakcsi Lakatos and György Szabados. He has won numerous prizes and awards including the Special Prize of the Montreaux Jazz Festival, the eMeRTon Prize, and the 1st Prize at the San Sebastian Jazz Festival.
He performed in the US with Szakcsi, Attila Zoller, Jan Hammer and others, and was a pupil of Elvin Jones for 3 months. In 1972 he formed the band Rákfogó with Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Mihály Ráduly, and Béla Lakatos 'Bögöly', which determined the jazz scene of the early 1970s. In the mid-1970s Jávori's trio with Fogarasi and Gusztáv Csík brought a new flavour to the music of Hungary with the use of Hammond organs, Fender pianos and synthesisers. In 1980 he performed at the Jazz Yatra Festival in India with the Pege Trio. At the beginning of the 1980s he founded the Jávori Quartet with Ferenc Snétberger Rudolf Torma and Péter Csiszár, with whom he played swing and Latin music. From 1968 he was a frequent contributor to film music reaching the greatest success playing a drum solo in István Szabó's Oscar-winning Mephisto. He also participated in playing music for cartoons and the feature films of Miklós Jancsó, Péter Bacsó, and Károly Makk, among others. Together with the whistling artist Tamás Hacki's ensemble he played in the US, Japan, and several countries of Europe.
In 1990 he was a founding member of the MZTSZ Music Studio in Kőbánya, a highly important institution of jazz education. In the same year he formed the ensemble Shabu-Shabu with Tamás Berki, Attila László, Béla Lattman, and János Fogarasi.
In 2001 he received the Leó Weiner Award for his work as music teacher.
He created his Jávori Sound Machine in 2003 with former students and teachers of the Kőbánya Music School. His music is based on Hungarian folk music. The guest artist on the album is the world famous Tony Lakatos.
Vilmos Jávori has been a definitive character of Hungarian jazz life for decades. He was raised in a family of musicians: her mother used to be a drummer, too. After completing his studies at the Béla Bartók Conservatory he started playing with Attila Garay, then was member of the bands of János Fogarasi, Aladár Pege, György Vukán, Rudolf Tomsits, Béla Szakcsi Lakatos and György Szabados. He has won numerous prizes and awards including the Special Prize of the Montreaux Jazz Festival, the eMeRTon Prize, and the 1st Prize at the San Sebastian Jazz Festival.
He performed in the US with Szakcsi, Attila Zoller, Jan Hammer and others, and was a pupil of Elvin Jones for 3 months. In 1972 he formed the band Rákfogó with Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Mihály Ráduly, and Béla Lakatos 'Bögöly', which determined the jazz scene of the early 1970s. In the mid-1970s Jávori's trio with Fogarasi and Gusztáv Csík brought a new flavour to the music of Hungary with the use of Hammond organs, Fender pianos and synthesisers. In 1980 he performed at the Jazz Yatra Festival in India with the Pege Trio. At the beginning of the 1980s he founded the Jávori Quartet with Ferenc Snétberger Rudolf Torma and Péter Csiszár, with whom he played swing and Latin music. From 1968 he was a frequent contributor to film music reaching the greatest success playing a drum solo in István Szabó's Oscar-winning Mephisto. He also participated in playing music for cartoons and the feature films of Miklós Jancsó, Péter Bacsó, and Károly Makk, among others. Together with the whistling artist Tamás Hacki's ensemble he played in the US, Japan, and several countries of Europe.
In 1990 he was a founding member of the MZTSZ Music Studio in Kőbánya, a highly important institution of jazz education. In the same year he formed the ensemble Shabu-Shabu with Tamás Berki, Attila László, Béla Lattman, and János Fogarasi.
In 2001 he received the Leó Weiner Award for his work as music teacher.
He created his Jávori Sound Machine in 2003 with former students and teachers of the Kőbánya Music School. His music is based on Hungarian folk music. The guest artist on the album is the world famous Tony Lakatos.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aladár Pege: Aladár Pege's 60th Birthday Concert | Magánkiadás | PEGE 5 | ||
| 1968 | Modern jazz VII. - Anthology 68 | Hungaroton | LPX 17392 | LP |
| 1980 | Aladár Pege: Pege | Pepita | SLPX 17596 | |
| 1993 | Greg Földvári: Touch Wood | Magánkiadás | MKB 0002 | |
| 1995 | Pleszkán Frigyes: Fingerprints | Magánkiadás | PCD CD 001 | |
| 1996 | Tamás Berki & Shabu-Shabu: Berki Sings Jazz | Magánkiadás | DGY 1001 | |
| 1999 | Pleszkán Frigyes: Magic Hands | PCD Multimédia Kft. | PCD CD007 | |
| 2003 | Jávori Sound Machine: Szivárvány havasán | Magánkiadás | JSM 001 | |
| 2005 | Hungarian Jazz Store | BMC HMIC | BMC PCD 016 | Not for sale - only for promotion / 4 CDs |