Dudás Lajos
clarinet
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1941
Budapest, February 18th, 1941 -
Lajos Dudás studied at the Béla Bartók Secondary School of Music between 1958 and 1963 in his hometown, Budapest. After 10 freelancer years, at the beginning of the 1970s, he settled in Neuss as a concert artist and clarinet-saxophone teacher.
He was appointed as an associate professor at the local pedagogical college between 1975 and 1985. Besides of his carreer as a jazz musician he was also introduced many times as a classical musician.
He returned to the classical, melodic jazz after the 1980s atonal style. Been working with Philipp van Endert for 20 years, they also made concerts many tens of times.
He's to be found rarely, but in bigger formations connected with Martin Gjakonovski, Leonard Jones, Kurt Billker and Jochen Büttner. Also to be found in many TV- and Radio-productions and connected with more than 50 LPs and CDs as a participant.
He founded the Neuss Jazz Concert-series accompanied by Alten Ratssaal in 1996. Since his retirement from his teaching career he's been living in Überlingen, next to Lake Constance.
Lajos Dudás studied at the Béla Bartók Secondary School of Music between 1958 and 1963 in his hometown, Budapest. After 10 freelancer years, at the beginning of the 1970s, he settled in Neuss as a concert artist and clarinet-saxophone teacher.
He was appointed as an associate professor at the local pedagogical college between 1975 and 1985. Besides of his carreer as a jazz musician he was also introduced many times as a classical musician.
He returned to the classical, melodic jazz after the 1980s atonal style. Been working with Philipp van Endert for 20 years, they also made concerts many tens of times.
He's to be found rarely, but in bigger formations connected with Martin Gjakonovski, Leonard Jones, Kurt Billker and Jochen Büttner. Also to be found in many TV- and Radio-productions and connected with more than 50 LPs and CDs as a participant.
He founded the Neuss Jazz Concert-series accompanied by Alten Ratssaal in 1996. Since his retirement from his teaching career he's been living in Überlingen, next to Lake Constance.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Lajos Dudas: Contrasts | Rillophon | DEU 137 | |
| 1980 | Detour | Rayna Records | S1003 |
Own |
| 1981 | Monte Carlo | Rayna Records | 1005 | |
| 1985 | Lajos Dudas featuring Toto Blanke: Sunshine State | Konnex Records | ST 5004 | LP |
| 1986 | CL-4: Alte und Neue Wege | Konnex Records | ST 5007 |
Own LP |
| 1987 | Lajos Dudas, Tommy Vig: Mistral (Live at the Jazzfestival Münster) | Konnex Records | ST 5013 |
Own LP |
| 1990 | I Remember | Pannonton | JL 108 | |
| 1990 | Change of Time | Rayna Records | RaRe 1007 | |
| 1991 | Another Face | Ear-Rational Records | ECD 1032 |
Own |
| 1993 | Urban Blues | Konnex Records | KCD 5050 |
Own |
| 1994 | Lajos Dudas plays Bach | Rillophon | DEU 10494 |
Own |
| 1995 | Juxoli | Pannon Jazz | PJ 1009 |
Own |
| 1995 | Lajos Dudas: Maydance | Pannon Jazz | PJ 1003 |
Own |
| 1996 | The Akadimpex Concerts | Pannon Jazz | PJ 1015 | |
| 1996 | Encore | Rillophon | DEU 11596 |
Own |
| 1997 | Lajos Dudas: Music for Clarinet | Pannon Classic | PCL 8007 |
Own |
| 1997 | Lajos Dudas: Chamber Music Live | Pannon Classic | PCL 8004 |
Own |
| 1998 | Lajos Dudas: Some Great Songs | Double Moon Records | DMCD 1005-2 |
Own |
| 1999 | Gloomy Sunday In Jazz | Pannon Jazz | PJ 1039 | |
| 1999 | A History of Hungarian Jazz | Pannon Jazz | PJ 1042 | |
| 1999 | Gloomy Sunday | Sunny Tunes | 009 5101 | |
| 2000 | Talk of the Town | Double Moon Records | CHRDM 71012 | |
| 2001 | Lajos Dudas: The Jubilate Box (Unissued & Rare Recordings) | Double Moon Records | DMCHR 71020 |
Own |
| 2002 | Nightlight | Double Moon Records | DMCHR 71030 | |
| 2003 | Seitenblicke | Edition Musikat | EDM 075 |
Own |
| 2007 | Lajos Dudas: Artistry in Duo | JazzSick Records | 5014JS |
Own |
| 2007 | Jazz Hungaricum CD 1 - Ragtime in Hungary | Pannon Jazz | PJ 1061 | |
| 2008 | Lajos Dudas - Jazz on Stage | JazzSick Records | JS5019 |
Own |
| 2010 | Jazz Hungaricum CD 6 - Jazzhungarians around the world Volume II | Pannon Jazz | PJ 1066 | |
| 2011 | 50 years with jazzclarinet - The Best of Lajos Dudas | JazzSick Records | 5037JS |
Own |
| 2011 | What's up neighbor? | JazzSick Records | 9002JSAV |
Own |
| 2012 | Live at Salzburger Jazzherbst | JazzSick Records | 5067JS |
Own |
| 2012 | Lajos Dudas Quartet - Jazz and the City | JazzSick Records | 5059JS |
Own |
| 2013 | Live at Porgy & Bess | JazzSick Records | 5062JS |
Own |
| 2013 | Bergmann - Dudás - Guantes - Lodge out | Mudoks Record | MR1405-016 |
Own |
| 2015 | Lajos Dudas - Radio Days - Birthday Edition 75 | JazzSick Records | 5089-JS |
Own |