Eichinger Tibor
guitar
Place of Birth
Nyíregyháza
Date of Birth
1963
Orchestra
He started playing the guitar at the age of 13. At the beginning of the 1980s he studied classical guitar in Debrecen, then his interest turned towards jazz. He moved to Budapest and attended the jazz department of the Béla Bartók Conservatory for a year. He was admitted to the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in 1990, and he obtained a diploma there in 1994. He established his first quartet in the same year, appearing on stages of several clubs in Budapest and Hungary. His debut album, Message from the Garden (Üzenet a kertből) came out in 1999, which was followed by What Watch? in 2001 with another outfit called Timeless Life. In the same year the Eichinger Quartet also released an album entitled Respiratory Problems (Légúti panaszok). Besides leading his bands, Tibor Eichinger has participated in theater performances, e.g. a production of the Krétakör Company, entitled Nexxt. He was a member of the Wertetics Orkestar and the Bop-Art Orchestra. He composed the title music for György Szomjas film, Unexpected Death (Váratlan Halál); and he has also collaborated with the film director András Szőke. He has performed in duo with Gábor Gadó, and together with the German jazz guitarist, Stefan Varga, they recorded an album in Germany, December 2004, titled East and West. Eichingers newest musical endeavor is the Eichinger Quartet. They play contemporary music with improvisations relying on jazz traditions.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |
Eichinger Band: Üzenet a kertből
(Message from the Garden) |
Fonó Records | FA-076-2 |
Own |
| 2001 |
Eichinger Quartet: Légúti panaszok
(Respiratory Problems) |
Bahia Records | CDB 085 |
Own |
| 2001 | Timeless Life: What Watch? | Magánkiadás | TLWW1 | |
| 2005 | Hungarian Jazz Store | BMC HMIC | BMC PCD 016 | Not for sale - only for promotion / 4 CDs |
| 2007 |
Az Egér Mosolya
(The Smile of the Mouse) |
Periferic Records | BGCD 180 |