Orszáczky Miklós
electric bass, voice
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1948
(aka Jackie Orszaczky)
8 May 1948 Budapest - 3 February 2008 Sydney (Australia)
Bass guitar player, singer, composer, member of the legendary band Syrius, cult-figure of the Hungarian and Australian rock music.
As a child he learned to play the violin and the piano, then with his brothers and friends he founded the band Új Rákfogó, where he played the bass guitar. In 1969 he became the singer and bass player of the re-established Syrius, which played progressive, merged jazz-rock. Other members of the group were Zsolt Baronits (saxophone), László Pataki (organ), Mihály Ráduly (saxophone) and András Veszelinov (percussion). The appearance of the new members resulted in a drastic change of style, and the first concert of the classic line-up was taken place on February 1970 in the club of Csanádi Street. At first they mainly performed in university clubs, later they went on a one-year tour to Australia at the end of 1970 with the support of the Hungarian-born producer Charlie Fischer. In 1971 they recorded the album The Devil's Masquerade there, which was also published in Hungary in 1972.
From 1973 Orszáczky was playing with the Rákfogó again - their music was jazzier and also free from boundaries. Being on the top, Syrius failed to go on tour in England, in the U.S. and Australia, so Orszáczky stepped out of the band. In 1974 he moved to Australia where he worked as session musician and also joined to the band Bakery. In 1975 he released his instrumental solo album with the title Bermiada, later he had been working as music director of the singer Marcia Hines for four years.
In the early 80s he created some experimental formations like Bland Frenzy, The Alphabetics and The Astonished Boyfriends, but he turned more and more to soul, R&B, funk and gospel music. With the Jump Back Jack he was so successful that he became one of the most popular musicians of his chosen country. He played with the bands Industrial Accident, the Godmothers and the Gray Suits, in 1994 he created the formation Grandmasters with his wife - the singer Tina Harrod - and they recorded many CDs. With the Orszáczky Budget Orchestra he released the album Deep Down & Out, then he founded the Jacky Orszáczky Band, which had a number of concerts, even in Hungary. In Sydney he recorded an album with Tibor Tátrai in 2001.
8 May 1948 Budapest - 3 February 2008 Sydney (Australia)
Bass guitar player, singer, composer, member of the legendary band Syrius, cult-figure of the Hungarian and Australian rock music.
As a child he learned to play the violin and the piano, then with his brothers and friends he founded the band Új Rákfogó, where he played the bass guitar. In 1969 he became the singer and bass player of the re-established Syrius, which played progressive, merged jazz-rock. Other members of the group were Zsolt Baronits (saxophone), László Pataki (organ), Mihály Ráduly (saxophone) and András Veszelinov (percussion). The appearance of the new members resulted in a drastic change of style, and the first concert of the classic line-up was taken place on February 1970 in the club of Csanádi Street. At first they mainly performed in university clubs, later they went on a one-year tour to Australia at the end of 1970 with the support of the Hungarian-born producer Charlie Fischer. In 1971 they recorded the album The Devil's Masquerade there, which was also published in Hungary in 1972.
From 1973 Orszáczky was playing with the Rákfogó again - their music was jazzier and also free from boundaries. Being on the top, Syrius failed to go on tour in England, in the U.S. and Australia, so Orszáczky stepped out of the band. In 1974 he moved to Australia where he worked as session musician and also joined to the band Bakery. In 1975 he released his instrumental solo album with the title Bermiada, later he had been working as music director of the singer Marcia Hines for four years.
In the early 80s he created some experimental formations like Bland Frenzy, The Alphabetics and The Astonished Boyfriends, but he turned more and more to soul, R&B, funk and gospel music. With the Jump Back Jack he was so successful that he became one of the most popular musicians of his chosen country. He played with the bands Industrial Accident, the Godmothers and the Gray Suits, in 1994 he created the formation Grandmasters with his wife - the singer Tina Harrod - and they recorded many CDs. With the Orszáczky Budget Orchestra he released the album Deep Down & Out, then he founded the Jacky Orszáczky Band, which had a number of concerts, even in Hungary. In Sydney he recorded an album with Tibor Tátrai in 2001.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Babos: Rapsodia | Hunnia Records | HRCD1005 |