Balázs Elemér
drums
Place of Birth
Ózd
Date of Birth
1967
Orchestra
Balázs Elemér Group
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Trio Midnight
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Creative Art Trio
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Dés László Septet
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Class Jazz Band
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Dés László - Balázs Elemér Quartet
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Oláh Kálmán Sextet
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Balázs József Quintet
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Babos Gyula Trió
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Bende Zsolt Quintet
Web
He graduated from the jazz department of the Béla Bartók Conservatory as a student of Gyula Kovács. His first significant successes can be associated with the No-Spa quintet but in the meantime he performed with Szakcsi, Babos and Aladár Pege. He is a founding member of György Vukán's Creative Art Ensemble Trio.
With his own trio and quintet he recorded the album Fly Bird in 1995, then came the CD My New Way in 1997, and Always that Moment in 2000 released by BMC Records. Since 2000 he has been leading the Elemér Balázs Group and their debut album appeared in 2002 entitled Around the world. After their second release Our Worlds Beyond (2003) the band saw some changeovers in the line-up, and the new septet recorded Refractions of Sound (2004). Famous artists, with whom Elemér Balázs has played together: Tony Scott, Anette Lowman, Ferenc Schnetberger, Wayne Brassel, James Williams, Tony Lakatos, Stephen Gud, Art Farmer.
With his own trio and quintet he recorded the album Fly Bird in 1995, then came the CD My New Way in 1997, and Always that Moment in 2000 released by BMC Records. Since 2000 he has been leading the Elemér Balázs Group and their debut album appeared in 2002 entitled Around the world. After their second release Our Worlds Beyond (2003) the band saw some changeovers in the line-up, and the new septet recorded Refractions of Sound (2004). Famous artists, with whom Elemér Balázs has played together: Tony Scott, Anette Lowman, Ferenc Schnetberger, Wayne Brassel, James Williams, Tony Lakatos, Stephen Gud, Art Farmer.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class Jazz Band: Cross over plus | ||||
| Class Jazz Band: Spanish Night Plus | ||||
| 1989 |
No-Spa Quintet: Getting together
(No-Spa Jazz Quintet: Elrendeződés) |
Hungaroton | SLPX 37378 | |
| 1991 | Bouvard & Pécuchet | GBP 002 | ||
| 1994 | Creative Art Ensemble | CAE CD 006 | ||
| 1994 | Creative Art Ensemble | CAE CD 005 | ||
| 1995 | JOKA | PJ 1008 |
Own |
|
| 1995 | Fonó Records | FA-026-2 | ||
| 1995 | Bouvard & Pécuchet | VBP 031 | ||
| 1995 | Creative Art Ensemble | CAE CD 007 | ||
| 1996 | Pannon Jazz | PJ 1016 | ||
| 1996 | Pannon Jazz | PJ 1015 | ||
| 1997 | TE-ART | INCD 005 |
Own |
|
| 1997 | JOKA | PJ 1035 | ||
| 1997 |
Fives Seasons Jazz: Meeting Point
(Fives Seasons Jazz: Meeting Point) |
TE-ART | INCD 004 | |
| 1997 | Creative Art Ensemble | CAE CD 021 A/B | ||
| 1998 | Creative Art Ensemble | CAE CD 025 | ||
| 1998 | Tiptoe | TIP-888 834 2 | ||
| 1998 | Creative Art Ensemble | CAE CD 026 | CAE - 10th Anniversary Album | |
| 1998 | Magánkiadás | PCD 006 | ||
| 1998 | Magneoton | 39842 51192 | ||
| 1998 | Creative Art Ensemble | CAE CD 025 |
Own |
|
| 1998 | Creative Art Ensemble | CAE CD 026 | ||
| 1999 | BMC Records | BMC CD 024 | ||
| 1999 | BMC Records | BMC CD 026 | ||
| 1999 | Periferic Records | BGCD 030 | ||
| 1999 | Magánkiadás | 9S 02 | ||
| 1999 | Creative Art Ensemble | |||
| 2000 | BMC Records | BMC CD 037 |
Own |
|
| 2000 | Ciney Jazz Night | |||
| 2000 | Creative Art Ensemble | CAE 033 | ||
| 2000 | BMC Records | BMC CD 040 | ||
| 2000 | BMC Records | BMC CD 029 | ||
| 2000 | Wellington-Universal | WELL CD 2000 |
Own |
|
| 2001 | Gramy Records | GR-022 | ||
| 2001 | BMC Records | BMC CD 056 | ||
| 2002 | BMC Records | BMC CD 064 |
Own |
|
| 2002 | Gramy Records | GR-034 | ||
| 2002 | BMC Records | BMC CD 057 | ||
| 2002 | GOOD International co. | GI-3052 | ||
| 2002 | Creative Art Ensemble | CAE 038 | ||
| 2003 | BMC Records | BMC CD 086 |
Own |
|
| 2003 | BMC Records | BMC CD 091 | ||
| 2003 |
Segments
(Metszetek) |
TOM-TOM Records | TTCD 49 | Károly Makk: A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda - film music |
| 2003 | Creative Art Ensemble | |||
| 2003 | Creative Art Ensemble | CAE 040 | ||
| 2003 | Creative Art Ensemble | CAE 039 | ||
| 2003 | Mandel Produkciós Kft. | |||
| 2004 | BMC Records | BMC CD 098 | ||
| 2004 | BMC Records | BMC CD 106 | ||
| 2005 |
Street Music
(Utcazene) |
TOM-TOM Records | TTCD 68 | |
| 2005 |
Concert of Joy 2005
(Örömkoncert 2005) |
Magánkiadás | DVD - Not for sale | |
| 2005 | Sony - BMG | 82876759822 | Artisjus Award - "Production of the Year" (2006) | |
| 2005 |
Street music
(Utcazene) |
TOM-TOM Records | TTDVD 75 | DVD |
| 2005 | BMC HMIC | BMC PCD 016 | Not for sale - only for promotion / 4 CDs | |
| 2005 | NetAktiv Records | NA 001 | ||
| 2007 | Sony - BMG | 88697086499 | DVD / Concert at Millenáris Teátrum | |
| 2007 | X-produkció | |||
| 2007 | X-produkció | XP030 | ||
| 2007 | Sony - BMG | 88697086499 | ||
| 2008 |
Balázs Elemér: Always That Moment 2.
(Balázs Elemér: Mindig az a perc 2.) |
BMC Records | BMC CD 149 |
Own |
| 2010 | X-produkció | XP042 | ||
| 2013 |
Vukán Trio: The Tempest
(Vukán Trió: A vihar) |
Gyulai Várszínház | GYVCD003 |
Own |
| 2015 |
Balázs Elemér Group: Endless Love
(Balázs Elemér Group: Örök szerelem ) |
Zsolt Audio | ||
| 2017 | BMC Records | BMC CD 242 |