Károly Binder & Kálmán Oláh two piano recital A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

These two important Hungarian representatives of jazz piano playing have never before given a full evening two piano concert, even though their careers have overlapped on many occasions. Both teach at the Liszt Academy Jazz Department: Binder was appointed head of department in 2000, Oláh joined the institution in the same year, and both are teachers of jazz composition and jazz piano. Many know Kálmán Oláh from Trio Midnight, an ensemble formed 25 years ago, his sextet as well as the groups he has put together with Attila László—all considered landmark formations—and we often get to hear him playing together with American jazz greats such as Lee Konitz, Jack DeJohnette, Ron McClure, John Patitucci, Adam Nussbaum and others. He is also a performer of classical works and his own diverse compositions. Károly Binder has been a leading light in avant-garde jazz since he started in the 1980s. Recordings he has made with his quartet and quintet are widely acknowledged, but he has achieved importance over many years as a soloist as well as together with Mihály Borbély. He has also teamed up at different times with John Tchicai, Ramesh Shotham, Theo Jörgensmann, Jiri Stivin and Barre Phillips. This evening’s recital features his own compositions and Bartók paraphrases. Free improvisation will also have an important role.