Lantos Zoltán
violin
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Zoltán Lantos received his degree in classical violin from the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. Being drawn towards experimental and eastern music from early on, he traveled to India on a scholarship to study classical Indian music in 1985.
Returning to Budapest in 1994 he went on developing his own unique way of improvising on the violin, rediscovering his musical roots and blending them with his knowledge of Eastern music and his experiences in the field of contemporary European jazz. Since then he has been performing and recording with various musicians such as Márta Sebestyén, László Dés, Mihály Dresch, Gábor Juhász and Kornél Horváth from his native Hungary as well as Charlie Mariano, Dave Liebman, Ramesh Shotham, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Lars Danielsson, Dhafer Youssef, Markus Stockhausen, Achim Tang, Patrice Heral and others.
Aside his main project called "Mirrorworld" he also plays soloviolin performances using electronic devices to create multiple loops and special effects. The last few years he has been invited to several international jazz- and world music festivals with his own group and also as a guest artist of other projects.
Zoltán plays a 5 string violin and a custom-built 5+16 sympathetic string violin (Tarangini) created by Ricardo Margarit.
Returning to Budapest in 1994 he went on developing his own unique way of improvising on the violin, rediscovering his musical roots and blending them with his knowledge of Eastern music and his experiences in the field of contemporary European jazz. Since then he has been performing and recording with various musicians such as Márta Sebestyén, László Dés, Mihály Dresch, Gábor Juhász and Kornél Horváth from his native Hungary as well as Charlie Mariano, Dave Liebman, Ramesh Shotham, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Lars Danielsson, Dhafer Youssef, Markus Stockhausen, Achim Tang, Patrice Heral and others.
Aside his main project called "Mirrorworld" he also plays soloviolin performances using electronic devices to create multiple loops and special effects. The last few years he has been invited to several international jazz- and world music festivals with his own group and also as a guest artist of other projects.
Zoltán plays a 5 string violin and a custom-built 5+16 sympathetic string violin (Tarangini) created by Ricardo Margarit.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | György Szabados, MAKUZ-Zenekar: A Szarvassá vált fiak | Krém | SLPX 37215 | LP |
| 1995 | Szamaba Trio: Anima | Tandem Records | TR-1006 CD | |
| 1999 | ESP Group: Colours | BMC Records | BMC CD 033 | |
| 1999 |
Szabados György: Az események titkos története
(The Secret History of the Events) |
Fonó Records | FA-068-2 | 2 CDs. Also contains the album Sons Turned into Stags first released as: Hungaroton SLPX 37215, 1989, LP |
| 1999 | László Attila Band: Smart Kid | BMC Records | BMC CD 034 | |
| 2002 | László Attila Band: Once upon a Time | BMC Records | BMC CD 076 | |
| 2002 | Lantos Zoltán' Mirrorworld: Tiptoe ceremony | BMC Records | BMC CD 078 |
Own |
| 2003 | Samsara Quartet: Bindu | X-produkció | XP021 | |
| 2004 | Juhász - Mikkelborg: 60/40 | BMC Records | BMC CD 098 | |
| 2005 | Borbély Mihály Quartet: Meselia Hill | BMC Records | BMC CD 105 | |
| 2005 |
Örömkoncert 2005
(Concert of Joy 2005) |
Magánkiadás | DVD - Not for sale | |
| 2005 | Hungarian Jazz Store | BMC HMIC | BMC PCD 016 | Not for sale - only for promotion / 4 CDs |
| 2008 | Zoltán Lantos' Mirrorworld | X-produkció | XP 029 | |
| 2008 | He & Carmen - Live Concert | Galaxy Music | GL001 | |
| 2008 | Lantos Zoltán Mirrorworld: Tau | X-produkció | XP 029 | |
| 2009 | Columbus Jazz Nights Vol.1 - Live At The Columbus Jazz Ship | Hunnia Records | HRCD 922 | |
| 2014 | Babos: Balance | Hunnia Records | HRCD1414 | |
| 2018 | Szabó Sándor: Echolocation I / Sacred Spaces | Greydisc Records | GDR 3539 |