Monori András
percussion
After finishing the jazz conservatory he studied Indian classical music for a number of years, first with the sitar and then with bamboo flute. Later, with his knowledge of Balkan music, he specialized in kaval and gadulka. With these instruments he developed a unique method, and along with a traditional approach he created a unique instrumental technique, combining different music cultures in an unusual manner.
Folk instruments and knowledge of music fundamentally influenced also how he played the saxophone. His improvisation technique, intense and rich rhythms, and a melodic focus are apparent in where different musical styles (folk, jazz, Indian music) are equally evident. He soon became the leading soloist with the instrumental world-jazz players the Tin Tin Quartet. He is active performer, and has appeared among local artists such as László Dés, Mihály Dresch, Zoltán Lantos and Kornél Horváth. In addition to this, he has written a number of scores for the theatre and film. Placing traditional folk music within a new perspective is what occupies him as a composer; in this way the connects folk music with jazz, popular or even European classical music. As a theatrical composer his premiers follow one another; and on many occasions he has worked in the Krétakör, the József Katona, the Madách, the Sámán, the Bárka and the Attila József theatres with the likes of József Czajlik, Zoltán gressy, Lutz Förster, Pál Mácsai, Éva Magyar, Gábor Máté, István Tasnádi, László Méhes, Árpád Schilling and Árpád Sopsits. He composed the accompanying music for Andor Lukáts's film Portugal; its huge success led him to form the group Folkestra with Bea Palya, which soon won the Hungarian Radio's eMeRTON Award. At the same time he performed with the Balkan musicians Besh-o-drom and took part in preparation of their debut album. He still plays today regularly traditional Hungarian and Balkan gypsy music with the group led by MucaMitsou.
At the invitation of Brian Finnegan, Irish music's flute virtuoso, he tours and records in Britain with the group Flook and the famous Breton flutist Jean-Michel Veillon. At the request of the Battersea Art Center in London he writes compositions, and it is there that his joint production with Éva Magyar for the traveling theatre called "The Party" is performed. From the beginning he has been a member and composer for Mitsoura Productions, where he is able to further maintain the value of authentic music, but new elements also appear in his works thanks to the influence of electronic music.
Folk instruments and knowledge of music fundamentally influenced also how he played the saxophone. His improvisation technique, intense and rich rhythms, and a melodic focus are apparent in where different musical styles (folk, jazz, Indian music) are equally evident. He soon became the leading soloist with the instrumental world-jazz players the Tin Tin Quartet. He is active performer, and has appeared among local artists such as László Dés, Mihály Dresch, Zoltán Lantos and Kornél Horváth. In addition to this, he has written a number of scores for the theatre and film. Placing traditional folk music within a new perspective is what occupies him as a composer; in this way the connects folk music with jazz, popular or even European classical music. As a theatrical composer his premiers follow one another; and on many occasions he has worked in the Krétakör, the József Katona, the Madách, the Sámán, the Bárka and the Attila József theatres with the likes of József Czajlik, Zoltán gressy, Lutz Förster, Pál Mácsai, Éva Magyar, Gábor Máté, István Tasnádi, László Méhes, Árpád Schilling and Árpád Sopsits. He composed the accompanying music for Andor Lukáts's film Portugal; its huge success led him to form the group Folkestra with Bea Palya, which soon won the Hungarian Radio's eMeRTON Award. At the same time he performed with the Balkan musicians Besh-o-drom and took part in preparation of their debut album. He still plays today regularly traditional Hungarian and Balkan gypsy music with the group led by MucaMitsou.
At the invitation of Brian Finnegan, Irish music's flute virtuoso, he tours and records in Britain with the group Flook and the famous Breton flutist Jean-Michel Veillon. At the request of the Battersea Art Center in London he writes compositions, and it is there that his joint production with Éva Magyar for the traveling theatre called "The Party" is performed. From the beginning he has been a member and composer for Mitsoura Productions, where he is able to further maintain the value of authentic music, but new elements also appear in his works thanks to the influence of electronic music.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GyőrFree Műhely a MU Színházban | Harmónia Produkció | HCD 233 | ||
| 1995 | WOMUFE - World Music Festival Budapest | Hungaroton | HCD 31603 | |
| 2003 | Mitsoura: Mitsoura | Magánkiadás | ||
| 2005 | Hungarian Jazz Store | BMC HMIC | BMC PCD 016 | Not for sale - only for promotion / 4 CDs |
| 2008 | Mitsoura: Dura Dura Dura | Ab Ovo | ABM030MIT002 |