Nart Orchestra
Program series
Nart Orchestra
On Saturday, 14 September 2024, a one-day programme series, the Celebration of Hungarian Jazz, pays tribute to the genre with free open-air concerts, a book presentation, an awards ceremony and – with a combined ticket – some evening concerts, in this joint production from the Hungarian Jazz Federation and House of Music Hungary. The Open-Air Stage will host the Nart Orchestra, the Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band and Kovász, with Gábor T. Szántó presenting his book on the pianist János Gonda in the Lecture Hall, where the Hungarian Jazz Federation’s awards ceremony will also take place prior to the evening concerts. The Róbert Szakcsi Lakatos Trio will perform at 8 pm in the Concert Hall, while Tzumo Gypsy Dreams will close out the programme at 9.30 pm.
Nart Orchestra
NART is a truly special and expansive ensemble: with an array of wind instruments and some eclectic music, the 19-member contemporary big band combines contrasting elements of the Hungarian music scene. A genre-uniting whole formed from the suit-wearing classical music of the concert halls, jazz, and the baseball caps and vests of hip-hop, united on the stage with a dozen saxophones, trumpets and trombones backed by a DJ and rhythm section.
A joint production from the House of Music Hungary and the Hungarian Jazz Federation.
