Párniczky András
guitar
He was born in 1972 in Geneva, Switzerland. He studied music at Ferenc Erkel Music School (Budapest), at the American Insitute of Music (Vienna), at the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy (Budapest) and at the Jazz Department of The Royal Conservatory (The Hague).
During his residence in Holland he performed with Fritz Landenberger, who is one of the leading vibraphone players in Europe. In 2001 he arranged for the strings of the Residentie Orkest, which was performed at the Anton Phillips Zaal in the Hague.
He has played and toured with Klemens Marktl, András Monori, Szabolcs Szoke, Péter Szalai, Imre Koszegi, Balázs Berkes, János Egri, Kornél Fekete Kovács, Ádám Fellegi and with members of the Trans-Global Underground. He performed with a big band conducted by Graham Collier.
Besides playing the guitar, he also wrote several arrangements that are played by Hungarian big bands. He collaborated in the films Portugal (dir.: Andor Lukács) and in Chacho Rom (dir.: Ildikó Szabó).
In 2000 he entered the Attila Zoller Jazz Guitar Competition where he was placed fourth by the jury that's chairman was Pat Metheny .
Beside his other musical works he has leaded several jazz groups (Párniczky Quartet and Quintet), in August 2001 he founded the group Nigun. Since then Nigun has performing at many festivals and clubs. The CD of the group was published by the label Etnofon with the title KlezJazz in march 2003.
During his residence in Holland he performed with Fritz Landenberger, who is one of the leading vibraphone players in Europe. In 2001 he arranged for the strings of the Residentie Orkest, which was performed at the Anton Phillips Zaal in the Hague.
He has played and toured with Klemens Marktl, András Monori, Szabolcs Szoke, Péter Szalai, Imre Koszegi, Balázs Berkes, János Egri, Kornél Fekete Kovács, Ádám Fellegi and with members of the Trans-Global Underground. He performed with a big band conducted by Graham Collier.
Besides playing the guitar, he also wrote several arrangements that are played by Hungarian big bands. He collaborated in the films Portugal (dir.: Andor Lukács) and in Chacho Rom (dir.: Ildikó Szabó).
In 2000 he entered the Attila Zoller Jazz Guitar Competition where he was placed fourth by the jury that's chairman was Pat Metheny .
Beside his other musical works he has leaded several jazz groups (Párniczky Quartet and Quintet), in August 2001 he founded the group Nigun. Since then Nigun has performing at many festivals and clubs. The CD of the group was published by the label Etnofon with the title KlezJazz in march 2003.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nigun: KlezJazz | Etnofon Records | ER-CD 59 | |
| 2004 | Nigun: Standard | Etnofon Records | ER-CD 067 | |
| 2005 | Hungarian Jazz Store | BMC HMIC | BMC PCD 016 | Not for sale - only for promotion / 4 CDs |
| 2006 | Nigun: Bale Kulturnik | Etnofon Records | ER-CD 090 | |
| 2018 | Párniczky Quartet: Bartók Electrified | BMC Records | BMC CD 260 |