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Jelasity Péter

saxophone - alto, saxophone - tenor, saxophone - soprano
Place of Birth
Székesfehérvár
Date of Birth
1976
Orchestra
Future Café
 
He got close to jazz music in his home town as a member of Cold Juice and Andante Jazz Quartet under the supervision of Zoltán Juhász. Since 1996 (when he got admitted to Liszt Ferenc musical-arts University with a Jazz major) He plays with different bands in Budapest. His teachers at the University were Mihály Borbély and Gyula Csepregi. He received his Diploma in 2000, since then he travels the world with Ghymes, Future Café, Laokoón Csoport, Kolinda and Chalaban. He took part in the Nexxt theatre production also. He is a saxophone teacher of Erkel Ferenc Music School.
He first met Tropical Transform Quintet in the Spring of 2000 on a jazz festival in Budapest. After some sessions, the Summer of 2002 appeared to be the best time for him to joine the band for good. They debuted on the 31st of July in 2002 in the Valley of Arts Festival.
 
Year Title Publisher Code Remark
2004 Tropical Transform Quintet: The Geometry of Desire Magánkiadás TTQ-002