Szakcsi Lakatos Béla, ifj.
piano
Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Jr. started playing music at age 6, and after ten years of classical studies, inspired by John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard and other jazz greats, he turned towards jazz. He received his diploma from the Jazz Department of the Béla Bartók Conservatory of Music. He started playing in jazz clubs of Europe relatively early gaining experience in Warsaw, Vienna, Innsbruck Salzburg, and Basel. He won an award at the Kalis International Jazz Piano Competition in 1993. A year later he joined the Gyula Babos Quartet and remained its member until it disbanded. In 1996 he established his own quartet, which he has been leading ever since. They have appeared at several clubs and festivals in Hungary. With his Bop-Bee Trio (including György Orbán and András Pecek Lakatos) they also received invitations to play in European festivals. Szakcsi, Jr. has played with famous jazz artists, such as Tony Lakatos and Rick Margitza and besides well-known Hungarian jazz musicians like Viktor Hárs and Márta Téli he has also recorded with John Patitucci and Jack DeJohnette.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |
Fives Seasons Jazz: Meeting Point
(Fives Seasons Jazz: Meeting Point) |
TE-ART | INCD 004 | |
| 1998 | Hárs Viktor: Contacts and Conflicts | Magánkiadás | PCD 006 | |
| 1999 | Szakcsi Jr.: Happen | Magánkiadás | 9S 02 |
Own |
| 2005 | Hungarian Jazz Store | BMC HMIC | BMC PCD 016 | Not for sale - only for promotion / 4 CDs |
| 2006 | Szakcsi Generation with Jack DeJohnette and John Patitucci: 8 Trios for 4 Pianists | BMC Records | BMC CD 126 |