Csík Gusztáv
piano
Place of Birth
Date of Birth
1943
Gusztáv Csík (1943) is one of the finest jazz pianists in Europe. He completed his studies at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in 1962 and soon drew the attention of the jazz public while playing with Aladár Pege in the Dália Jazz Club in Budapest. It was the same period when he founded his first band. He quickly became a musician in demand on the Hungarian jazz scene, and his cooperation with international jazz greats followed shortly. His music has been greatly influenced by that of Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, and Oscar Peterson. He taught jazz piano for ten years. His work has been acknowledged with numerous awards, he was named Soloist of the Year in 1970 and 1992. He appeared at international festivals, concerts, television shows and recording sessions with, among others, Kenny Clarke, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen Johnny Griffin, Dizzy Gillespie, Oliver Jackson, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Tony Scott, Art Taylor, and Ed Thigpen. He founded his international trio with bass player Reggie Johnson and drummer Alvin Queen.
Reginald Volney Johnson, who started out as a trombone player, was born in 1940, and switched to the double bass only at the age of 21. Initially he played with outstanding figures of avant-garde jazz, like Bill Barron, Archie Shepp, Bill Dixon, Sun Ra, and Burton Greene. He was a member of the Art Blakey Jazz Messengers, and subsequently recorded with Keith Jarrett, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Art Pepper, Clark Terry, The Crusaders, and Blue Mitchell. Johnson moved to Europe in the 1980s. He has been a resident of Switzerland for 20 years, and this was where he met Gusztáv Csík.
Bobby Durham joined the Gusztáv Csík Trio when Jimmy Wood, the earlier drummer of the trio passed away in April 2005. Durham was born in Philadelphia in 1937. Jazz lovers are most likely to identify him as the drummer of the classic trio of veteran piano player, Oscar Peterson, one of the great jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald's most sensitive accompanists, or from his associations with the likes of Charles Earland or Shirley Scott. Durham also chose Europe as his home country: he moved to Italy, the finally settled in Switzerland. In 2016 he got the Ferenc Liszt Award.
Reginald Volney Johnson, who started out as a trombone player, was born in 1940, and switched to the double bass only at the age of 21. Initially he played with outstanding figures of avant-garde jazz, like Bill Barron, Archie Shepp, Bill Dixon, Sun Ra, and Burton Greene. He was a member of the Art Blakey Jazz Messengers, and subsequently recorded with Keith Jarrett, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Art Pepper, Clark Terry, The Crusaders, and Blue Mitchell. Johnson moved to Europe in the 1980s. He has been a resident of Switzerland for 20 years, and this was where he met Gusztáv Csík.
Bobby Durham joined the Gusztáv Csík Trio when Jimmy Wood, the earlier drummer of the trio passed away in April 2005. Durham was born in Philadelphia in 1937. Jazz lovers are most likely to identify him as the drummer of the classic trio of veteran piano player, Oscar Peterson, one of the great jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald's most sensitive accompanists, or from his associations with the likes of Charles Earland or Shirley Scott. Durham also chose Europe as his home country: he moved to Italy, the finally settled in Switzerland. In 2016 he got the Ferenc Liszt Award.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aladár Pege: Aladár Pege's 60th Birthday Concert | Magánkiadás | PEGE 5 | ||
| 1964 | Modern jazz IV-V. - Anthology 64 | Hungaroton | LPX 7279-80 | |
| 1977 | Jazz Jamboree 77 Vol. 1 | Polskie Nagrania Muza | SX 1550 | |
| 2000 |
Gitár-dob párbaj
(Guitar-Drums Battle) |
Hungaroton | HCD 71010 | Jazz History 3. |
| 2001 |
Kőrössy János, Lakatos Ablakos Dezső: Éjfél már
(János Kőrössy, Dezső (Ablakos) Lakatos: It's midnight) |
Hungaroton | HCD 71044 |