In 1972, when I was 18, the crackly sound of Willis Conover’s Voice of America Jazz Hour provided my first experience of listening to jazz, which in Hungary had moved from the “forbidden” category to the “tolerated” one. The excitement of stepping out of what was the customary classical music milieu, the inescapable pull of jazz and the feeling of freedom generally given by the possibility of crossing the country’s borders and seeing the world, which was gradually becoming feasible; these things have determined my life to this day: I became a jazz musician, here in Central-Eastern Europe. Things might well have stopped there, but after twenty years, in the 1990s, a genuine change of regime took place. That was when I had the idea of Budapest Music Center, to bring the accumulated treasures out of this enclosed musical world. This is what BMC has been doing since 1996, in the form of musical information, releasing CDs, and organising concerts. After another twenty years we managed to “set this in stone” in the form of a building: in March 2013 we opened the new BMC premises. I am filled with both pride and excitement to know that between 24 and 27 September 2015 fine exponents of European jazz will use this space, which I hope will be a worthy venue for this year’s European Jazz Conference. As host I can wish the participants nothing better than excellent professional events, outstanding concerts, stimulating conversation, and new friendships. László Gőz Founder and Director, Budapest Music Center
On behalf of the Board of Europe Jazz Network, I welcome you all most warmly to the city of Budapest. László Gőz and his colleagues have created a world class venue at the BMC and the conference’s theme “Make it Happen!” was inspired by their example of achievement despite numerous challenges, which we all face in what continue to be difficult times. The development of EJN’s annual General Assembly into a broader event, of interest to the whole jazz community, is one of the key strands of our three year programme funded by “Creative Europe”; the first EJC in Helsinki last year proved very successful, and we look forward to welcoming new colleagues from beyond the EJN membership to Budapest this year. The past year has been extremely busy as we move forward with our activities focusing on environmental sustainability, jazz for young people, our major publishing project on the history of European jazz, as well as researching our membership itself, and the impact we make as employers and presenters. Updates on these projects will be given during the conference, as well as the opportunity to hear more about jazz “Beyond Europe”. Our membership has also grown to 105 organisations in 31 countries, and our hardworking staff now number three, as we welcomed EJN’s first Communication Manager, Stefano Zucchiatti in April this year, joining Giambattista Tofoni, our Network Manager, and Francesca Cerratani as Network Administrator/Coordinator, you will see plenty of all three over the weekend! Ros Rigby President, Europe Jazz Network
THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
18:00 - 19:00
Opening Ceremony and keynote speeches Concert hall
19:00 - 20:00
Welcome Reception BMC Foyer
20:00 - 24:00
Showcases Concert hall / Opus Jazz Club
FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
10:00 - 10:45
PANEL DEBATE
Insights on jazz in Hungary Concert hall
10:45 - 11:00 11:00 - 12:00
PANEL DEBATE
Insights on jazz in Southeast Europe Concert hall
12:00 - 13:00 14:00 - 15:00
PANEL DEBATE
Beyond Europe: focus on Latin America Concert hall
15:00 - 15:15 15:15 - 16:00
CONTINUATION ‐ Beyond Europe Concert hall
18:00 - 19:30 20:00 - 24:00
Showcases Concert hall / Opus Jazz Club
SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
10:00 - 10:40
EJN projects presentations Concert hall
10:40 - 11:20
5 parallel working groups on EJN projects Concert hall / Library / Penthouse room / Corner room
11:20 - 11:30 11:30 - 12:30
5 parallel working groups on programming and management Concert hall / Library / Penthouse room / Corner room /
12:30 - 13:30 14:00 - 15:00
4 parallel networking sessions by season Concert hall / Library / Penthouse room
15:00 - 15:30 15:30 - 17:30
General Assembly (only for EJN members) Concert hall
18:00 - 19:30 20:30 - 24:00
Showcases Concert hall / Opus Jazz Club
SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
10:30 - 12:30
Avant‐garde jazz brunch @ Jedermann
11:00 - 13:00
Budapest guided downtown walk
13:30 - 14:30
Guided Visit of the Liszt Academy
18:00 - 19:00
Gábor Csalog Sunday Season @ BMC
OPTIONAL SUNDAY PROGRAMME
THURSDAY
24 SEPTEMBER
18:00 - 19:00
OPENING CEREMONY Concert hall Welcome by László Gőz (HU), founder and Director of BMC Welcome by Ros Rigby (UK), President of EJN and Giambattista Tofoni (IT), EJN Network Manager Keynote speech and performance: Christopher Dell (DE), urban scientist, philosopher and jazz musician “Improvisation on Urbanity” - Visions concerning our society and future challenges EJN Award 2015 celebration: with Reiner Michalke (DE), Artistic Director of Moers Festival Winner of the EJN Award 2015
19:00 - 20:00
WELCOME RECEPTION BMC foyer
20:00 - 24:00
SHOWCASES OF HUNGARIAN JAZZ SCENE 20:00 21:15 22:15 23:15
Dresch Quartet Concert hall Béla Szakcsi Lakatos Trio feat. Christoph Monniot C. hall Opus Jazz Club Platypus Kristóf Bacsó’s TRIAD feat. Márton Fenyvesi Opus J. Club
FRIDAY
25 10:00 - 12:00
SEPTEMBER
“SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE” Concert hall Insights into the jazz scenes of Hungary and Southeast Europe Moderator: Michelle Kuypers (North Sea Jazz Festival, NL) 10:00 10:15
Presentation of the BMC Budapest Music Center PANEL DISCUSSION: Focus on Hungary György Wallner (Budapest Music Center, HU) György Szabó (Trafò House of Contemporary Arts, HU) Violetta Vajda (Mediawave Int. Film & Music Gathering, HU)
10:45
CO FFEE BREA K
11:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: Focus on Southeast Europe Olga Tabouris-Babalis (Sani Festival Thessaloniki, GR) Bogdan Benigar (Ljubljana Jazz Festival, SI) Edin Zubcevic (Udruzenje Jazz Fest Sarajevo, BA) Oliver Belopeta (Skopje Jazz Festival, MK) Dragan Ambrozić (Belgrade Jazz Festival, RS)
11:40
Questions from the audience
12:00
LU NCH
FRIDAY
25 SEPTEMBER
14:00 - 16:00
“THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH” Concert hall Innovative projects and realities emerging beyond Europe, with a focus on Latin America Moderator: Kevin Le Gendre (Journalist, UK) 14:00
PANEL DISCUSSION
Alexandra Archetti Stølen (Oslo World Music Festival, Argentina) Santiago Gardeazábal (Nova et Vetera, Colombia) Benjamim Taubkin (Casa du Núcleo, Brazil) Ian Patterson (journalist, Ireland) 15:00
CO FFEE BREA K
15:15
Continuation of the session and questions from the audience
18:30
DINNER
20:00 - 24:00
SHOWCASES OF HUNGARIAN JAZZ SCENE 20:00 21:15 22:15 23:15
Concert hall Gábor Gadó Quartet Mihály Borbély Quartet Concert hall Grencsó Open Collective feat. Rudi Mahall (D) Opus J. Club Santa Diver feat. István Grencsó Opus Jazz Club
SATURDAY
26 10:00 - 10:40
SEPTEMBER
PRESENTING EJN PROJECTS Concert hall Presentation/reporting of EJN activities implemented with the Creative Europe funding 2014-2017 Moderator: Giambattista Tofoni (EJN Network Manager, IT) YOLDA, EN ROUTE Wim Wabbes (Handelsbeurs Concert Hall, BE) EUROPE JAZZ BALANCE Terese Larsson (Svensk Jazz, SE) STRENGTH IN NUMBERS 2 Fiona Goh (Researcher, UK) SHARED ROOTS OF EUROPEAN JAZZ Francesco Martinelli (Journalist, IT) TAKE THE GREEN TRAIN Ros Rigby (Sage Gateshead, UK) JAZZ ACROSS EUROPE Sybille Kornitschky (jazzahead!, DE) JAZZ FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Nina Torske (West Norway Jazz Center, NO) EDUCATION BEYOND INSTITUTIONS Erling Aksdal, Stefan Heckel (Association EuropĂŠenne des Conservatoires)
SATURDAY
26 SEPTEMBER
10:40 - 11:20
DEVELOPING PROJECTS 5 parallel working groups on further development of EJN projects TAKE THE GREEN TRAIN Concert hall Environmental Sustainability in Music Facilitators: Ros Rigby (Sage Gateshead, UK) Wim Wabbes (Handelsbeurs Concert Hall, BE) JAZZ ACROSS EUROPE Concert hall Audience Mobility programme Facilitators: Peter Schulze, Sybille Kornitschky (jazzahead!, DE) STRENGTH IN NUMBERS 2 Library EJN Research programme Facilitator: Fiona Goh (Researcher, UK) JAZZ FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Penthouse room Programming for Young Audiences Facilitator: Nina Torske (West Norway Jazz Center, NO) EDUCATION BEYOND INSTITUTIONS Corner room Jazz Education and Careers Facilitators: Erling Aksdal, Stefan Heckel (Association Européenne des Conservatoires) EJN staff
11:20
C OF F E E BRE A K
SATURDAY
26 SEPTEMBER
11:30 - 12:30
SHARING EXPERTISE 5 parallel working groups on programming and management topics
“I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse”
Concert hall
New approaches to funding and philanthropy in the cultural sector Facilitator: Anna Linka (Bohemia Jazz Festival, CZ)
“For a few dollars more”
Concert hall
Working group on audience development and differentiation Facilitator: Kornelia Vossebein (Moers Festival, DE)
“You talking to me?”
Library
Strategic communication and use of digital tools Facilitator: Lars Meiling (JazzDenmark, DK)
“Follow the white rabbit”
Penthouse room
Programming more challenging and original acts Facilitator: Bogdan Benigar (Ljubljana Jazz Festival, SI)
“The stuff that dreams are made of”
Corner room
Open space for developing new ideas Facilitators: Nadin Deventer (Berliner Festspiele, DE) Terese Larsson (Svensk Jazz, SE) 12:30
LUNCH
SATURDAY
26 SEPTEMBER
14:00 - 15:00
NETWORKING SESSIONS BY SEASON 4 parallel groups divided by type of organisations AUTUMN/WINTER FESTIVALS Concert hall Facilitator: John Cumming (Serious / EFG London Jazz Festival, UK) Library SPRING/SUMMER FESTIVALS Facilitator: Matti Lappalainen (April Jazz Festival, FI) Penthouse room NATIONAL/SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS Facilitator: Katrien Van Remortel (Arts Flanders Institute, BE) Corner room CLUBS/VENUES Facilitator: Michael Stückl (Jazzclub Unterfahrt, DE)
15:00
C OF F E E BRE A K
15:30 - 17:30
EJN GENERAL ASSEMBLY Concert hall Only for EJN members
18:30
D IN N E R
SATURDAY
26 20:00 - 24:00
SEPTEMBER
SHOWCASES OF HUNGARIAN JAZZ SCENE 20:30 22:15 23:15
Concert hall Modern Art Orchestra with Tony Lakatos Opus Jazz Club Veronika Harcsa & Bálint Gyémánt Viktor Tóth Tercett Opus Jazz Club
SUNDAY
27 SEPTEMBER
10:30 - 19:30
OPTIONAL SUNDAY PROGRAMMES Participants are invited to join any of the optional, free programmes listed below, to be held on Sunday 27th September, courtesy of BMC/Mediawave. Please, register for them as soon as you have made up your mind and in any case no later than at 13.00 on Friday 27 September. You can register in person at the information desk in the BMC lobby or by e-mail at registration@ejn.info
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Avant-garde jazz brunch @ Jedermann Meeting point: Jedermann Café, Ráday street 58
Hungarian EJN member Mediawave Festival invites participants for a relaxed gathering and brunch at Jedermann Café, a lovely jazz restaurant and an intellectual meeting place in the building of the Goethe Institute. The address is 1092 Budapest, Ráday utca 58, it can be reached comfortably by walking ten minutes from BMC. The young Hungarian avant-garde group AMP Trió will play one set, leaving time for participants for some last-minute networking. Mediawave initiated the gathering with the idea of promoting the re-vitalised Hungarian free jazz scene and to pay tribute to the father of the Hungarian avant-garde and ethno-jazz movement, the late pianist György Szabados. The AMP Trió (Péter Ajtai bass, Szilveszter Miklós drums, Máté Pozsár piano), founded in 2013, can be credited with repositioning free jazz from underground to trendy for quite many Hungarians of the youngest generation. They have also been invited to 12 points in Dublin.
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Budapest guided downtown walk Budapest’s Records – with Mike Liarsson Meeting point: Kálvin Square at Hotel Korona
Mike Liarsson is a soldier, who takes visitors to the city on a thematic walking tour and tells them stories about his adventures, his life, the people here and why Budapest has been and will be a city of “the best and the most”… (max. 20 people in one group).
SUNDAY
27 SEPTEMBER
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Guided Visit of the Liszt Academy Meeting point: Liszt Academy on Liszt Square, or BMC (01:00 p.m.)
Guided visit of the recently restored magnificent art nouveau building of the Liszt Academy, central Budapest. The guided tour in English lasts approximately an hour, in the course of which the guide of the Academy shows the group the ground floor and first floor foyers, the Grand Hall and the Sir George Solti Chamber Hall. The group meets at BMC 1.00 p.m. and a host(ess) takes the group with public transport to 8 Ferenc Liszt Square, but you are also welcome to join the group at 1.30 p.m. at the main entrance of the Liszt Academy (max. 35 people).
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BMC Concert Hall Gábor Csalog Sunday Season A Contemporary Music Concert
Program | Ádám Kondor: Variations of a Double – Fugue C, A, G, E Featuring | Gábor Csalog: piano, Csaba Klenyán: clarinet
THURSDAY
24 SEPTEMBER
DRESCH QUARTET
20:00 Concert hall Mihály Dresch, the number one exponent of Hungarian ethno-jazz and his tight band created their unique blend from Hungarian folk music, re-enlivened through the revival movement of recent decades, and the elements of
Mihály Dresch – saxophone Miklós Lukács – cimbalom Balázs Horváth – double bass István Baló – drums
Afro-American jazz. Each concert of the Dresch Quartet is an intense journey with sudden changes of direction. A follower of György Szabados, the father of the Hungarian avant-garde and ethno-jazz, Dresch reached the first peak with Hungarian Bebop featuring Archie Shepp. He has recently perfected his style and concept by developing his own instrument, Fuhun by combining the saxophone and the recorder.
THURSDAY
24 SEPTEMBER
BÉLA SZAKCSI LAKATOS TRIO feat. CHRISTOPH MONNIOT
21:15 Concert hall Elder statesman of Hungarian jazz Béla Szakcsi Lakatos was appointed the first ever jazz master of the nation. Since he started out, he has been setting the pace, repeatedly pioneering current styles. He managed to design a Hungari-
Béla Szakcsi Lakatos – piano TBA – double bass Dávid Hodek – drums Christophe Monniot (F) – saxophone
an brand of Gipsy Jazz, quite different from manouche jazz. He is praised a lot for his abundant expression of warm inner feelings and his pianistic glare. His 2007 appearance at the London Jazz Festival was broadcast by Radio 3. Since then he has played with the likes of Jack deJohnette, John Patitucci, Chris Potter etc.
THURSDAY
24 SEPTEMBER
PLATYPUS
22:15 Opus Jazz Club Michael Schiefel surpassed just about all the stereotypes there were about singers. For over 15 years he has bent the possibilities of his voice with natural technique and an electronic technology leaving his audience in awe. He got the
Michael Schiefel (D) – vocals, electronics Miklós Lukács – cimbalom Jörg Brinkmann (D) – cello
prestigious German Echo award, and was also Artist in Residence of the Moers Jazz festival. The trio is named after the most birdlike mammal, the Platypus – listen closely to the dream of Schiefel and the trio imagining the social life of the animal, an unwilling individualist. Lukács, cimbalom player extraordinaire, recently became an addition to Charles Lloyd’s group, while harmonising and contrasting the voice of Schiefel is the cello of the multi-talented Jörg Brinkmann.
THURSDAY
24 SEPTEMBER
KRISTÓF BACSÓ’S TRIAD feat.MÁRTON FENYVESI
23:15 Opus Jazz Club TRIAD is the most recent vehicle of alto player, composer Kristóf Bacsó, a Berklee graduate with pianist Árpád Tzumo, a Monk Institute graduate, with rising star Márton Juhász on the drums. Featured is another young player of
Kristóf Bacsó – saxophone Árpád Oláh Tzumo – Fender Rhodes Márton Juhász – drums Márton Fenyvesi – guitar
international stature, guitarist Márton Fenyvesi. Bacsó is a prolific and able composer for small and large ensembles, while he plays most expressively and knows well when to produce an avalanche of sound and when to lay out, as critic Péter Pallai observed, adding, that his is a very talkative horn which is relatively rare in contemporary jazz. Triad stands for a particularly intensive interplay of these four musicians.
FRIDAY
25 SEPTEMBER
GÁBOR GADÓ QUARTET
20:00 Concert hall Internationally renowned guitar player Gábor Gadó performs at the Opus Jazz Club regularly with a wide range of groups and line-ups. The creativity of his composer self is inexhaustible, his originals – should they be old or fresh
Gábor Gadó – guitar Ottó Orbán – bassoon József Barcza Horváth – double bass Elemér Balázs – drums
ones – are endlessly re-shaped by him and his bandmates. A deeply spiritual and philosophical artist, he is one of the few who can relate his level of thought through composition and improvisation. The addition of the bassoon takes place in line with the new phase of his creativity, relying even more on elements of so-called classical music. Gadó has released about 12 CDs with his French and his Hungarian ensembles and was featured on as many recordings as sideman, all on BMC Records.
FRIDAY
25 SEPTEMBER
MIHÁLY BORBÉLY QUARTET
21:15 Concert hall The latest release of the award-winning Mihály Borbély Quartet is called Hungarian Rhapsody (2014 BMC Records), featuring the enchanting title track by Attila Zoller. The CD only contains home-grown jazz and pop
compositions, old and new, including Gloomy Sunday, the only Hungarian standard. The most versatile ethno-jazz reed player immenselyenjoys playing these, some of which he whistled as a kid, some of which he teaches as the reeds professor of the jazz department at the Music Academy. Pianist Tálas is the youngest member, an unbelievable multi-instrumentalist, whose individual and commentative approach well matches the driving rhythm of seasoned Mihály Borbély saxophone, tárogató, bass clarinet, recorder drummer Baló and the warmly sounding bass of Horváth. Áron Tálas – piano Balázs Horváth – double bass István Baló – drums
FRIDAY
25 SEPTEMBER
GRENCSÓ OPEN COLLECTIVE feat. RUDI MAHALL (D)
22:15 Opus Jazz Club The blues form, standard-like originals or free flight, song-like or completely atonal, you name it, everything comes fluently and naturally in the newly formed Collective, e.g. the quartet of István Grencsó, the torch-bearer of the
István Grencsó – saxophone, flute Rudi Mahall (D) – bass clarinet Máté Pozsár – piano Róbert Benkő – double bass Ernő Hock – double bass Szilveszter Miklós – drums
Hungarian avant-garde. Thanks to this open approach, Flat / Síkvidék, their 2014 outing on BMC Records earned excellent reviews. All critics underlined how tightly knit the quartet is able to present itself, especially in view of their age: Grencsó and Benkő could be the fathers of the two other members. A regular guest soloist, Mahall supplies a dynamic and sometimes ironic extra layer of melodies. Their concert at the EJC is also the debut of their brand new BMC album, Marginal Music / Rétegzene, to be released in end of September.
FRIDAY
25 SEPTEMBER
SANTA DIVER feat. ISTVÁN GRENCSÓ
23:15 Opus Jazz Club One of the groups on the Hungarian scene able to appeal outside the jazz arena and reach out to the young generations, Santa Diver, has represented a very unique colour on the scene since 2006. The prime soloist by far is Kézdy,
Luca Kézdy – violin Dávid Szesztay – bass guitar Dávid Szegő – drums István Grencsó – saxophone
whose handling of her instrument is anything but traditional, thanks to her inventions and make-it-seem-easy technique. Husband Szesztay gives a lot of harmonic foundation to what is going on. Featuring Grencsó opens up new ways for the trio in playing their originals. They played in Austria, Slovenia and Slovakia in 2014 and this year at the Chelsea Music Festival in New York, undertaking an East Coast tour.
SATURDAY
26 SEPTEMBER
MODERN ART ORCHESTRA WITH TONY LAKATOS
20:30 Concert hall The leading contemporary Hungarian big band, MAO; has been founded in 2005 by trumpeter Kornél Fekete-Kovács. He had a vision, realised since, of professionally operating a contemporary big band showcasing
Modern Art Orchestra Artistic leader – Kornél Fekete-Kovács Tony Lakatos – saxophone
the compositions of members and contemporaries. On the way to being respected and sought after, they staged projects with Bob Mintzer, Dave Liebman, Kurt Elling, Wallace Roney, Rhoda Scott, Julian Joseph, Mike Garson, Silje Neergard and New York Voices. They built up a repertory of more than 15 hours of original music and premiered a piece, Paris–Dakar by Péter Eötvös. Ex-patriate Lakatos, a top-line European saxophonist is the soloist of the Radio Big Band in Frankfurt and has issued over half a dozen wonderful CDs of his own on Skip records.
SATURDAY
26 SEPTEMBER
VERONIKA HARCSA & BÁLINT GYÉMÁNT
22:15 Opus Jazz Club Singer-songwriter Veronika Harcsa and guitarist Bálint Gyémánt have studied together at the Academy of Music in Budapest. Harcsa quickly developed into the most recognisable voice among the young singers, achieved through a
Veronika Harcsa – vocals Bálint Gyémánt – guitar
stunningly straightforward and very personal approach. Gyémánt has worked in small group and other settings, also accompanying singers, equally succesfully in all his capacities. The premiere of their debut, Lifelover took place at the Palace of Arts, the top concert venue in Budapest. The European release of Lifelover was managed by the label Traumton Records (Berlin), while Tokyo-based Whereabouts Records is marketing it in Japan.
SATURDAY
26 SEPTEMBER
VIKTOR TÓTH TERCETT
23:15 Opus Jazz Club For over a decade the Tercett has been the formation which expresses most of the complexidentities of dynamic alto player Viktor Tóth, who is very much sought after on the international circuit, too. Hard-working and never content
Viktor Tóth – saxophone Mátyás Premecz - Hammond organ Dávid Hodek – drums
with what he has just reached, Tóth experiments all the time, searches for the most inspiration in any given moment. Bass player Orbán became a soul-mate soon after joining. The former prodigy and still very young drummer from Slovakia, Hodek shows maturity, playfulness and aptitude in every musical situation, certainly very much so with one of his early mentors, Tóth.
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practical info
The European Jazz Conference 2015 is taking place at Budapest Music Center (BMC), Mátyás utca 8. , H - 1093 Budapest, including the showcases and lunches/dinners during the conference days. Lunches and dinners will be at the Opus Jazz Club/restourant or at the BMC foyer (welcome reception on the 24 September). Wi-fi connection is available to participants to the EJC. Please ask the staff for receiving the password. All the sessions of the conference will be in English language.
TRANSPORT FROM/TO THE AIRPORT By taxi The taxi company Főtaxi transports passengers between the terminals and Budapest. All cars are equipped with a POS terminal, therefore credit cards are also accepted. Reservations can be made in person at the Főtaxi booths located at the exits at Terminals 2A and 2B. At the taxi rank in front of the stands, taxis are parking continuously waiting for passengers. A ride to the city center should typically cost around 6500 HUF (22 EUR) depending on traffic conditions. Telephone: +36 1 222 2 222 Mobile phones: +36 20 222 2 222, +36 30 222 2 222, +36 70 222 2 222 Email: complaint@fotaxi.hu Website: www.fotaxi.hu
By public transport From 4:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., bus number 200E commutes between Terminal 2 and the Kőbánya-Kispest metro terminal (metro line M3), via the Ferihegy train station (trains to the Nyugati railway station in Budapest). From the Kőbánya-Kispest metro terminal, passengers can take the M3 metro towards Újpest Központ to reach the city center. It is possible to change to metro lines M1 and M2 at the Deák Ferenc tér stop in the inner city. If the accommodation is in the Hotel Korona, get off the M3 metro at the Kálvin tér station, the Hotel is there. If the accommodation is in the Mercure Budapest Duna, get off the M3 metro at the Corvin negyed station. There you have to transfer from metro to tram number 6 or 4. Towards Buda you can reach the Boráros tér station. There you have to get off the tram and this station is close to the Hotel. From 11:00 p.m.to 1:00 a.m. bus 200E, from 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. night bus number 900 operates between Budapest Airport Terminal 2 and the South Pest bus garage. It is possible to change to night buses 950 and 950A, operating to the inner city.
Budapest Music Center
An architecturally and culturally unique institution, the Budapest Music Center (BMC), opened its gates in Budapest in the Spring of 2013 in Hungary. The building is a musician's 30-year dream come true. CEO Laszló Gőz, trombonist and music teacher, founded BMC company 19 years ago. Since 1996, the company has engaged in promoting classical, contemporary, and jazz music. BMC's activities have been extremely diverse ever since the beginning: The Hungarian Music Information Center and Library houses several thousands of items and contains up to-date information about Hungarian performers, composers and their work. BMC Records is worldwide renowned label of classical, contemporary and jazz releaes. The BMC-staff organizes festivals, concerts and manages cultural and business events.
As BMC is home to a wide range of activities, the building itself has numerous functions and is able to serve multiple purposes. The ground floor houses the main public functions, such as the jazz club – a restaurant and coffee house – and the nearly 300m2 concert hall. László Gőz has made provisions for the future of the building. He has penned a written statement for future heirs, forbidding them to change the content or the function of the Budapest Music Center, to sell or to transform the building. As it is a private and independent institution, the leadership will invariably change, but the rules bequeathed will always be respected.
Europe Jazz Network
The Europe Jazz Network (EJN) is a Europe-wide association of organisers, presenters and supporting organisations who specialise in creative music, contemporary jazz and improvised music created from a distinctly European perspective. The membership includes 105Â organisations (festivals, clubs and concert venues, independent promoters, national organisations) in 31 countries. EJN exists to support the identity and diversity of jazz in Europe and broaden awareness of this vital area of music as a cultural and educational force. EJN is one of the main cultural networks in Europe and has been supported in the last years through the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. EJN's mission is to encourage, promote and support the development of the creative and improvised music of the European scene and to create
opportunities for artists, organisers and audiences from the different countries to meet and communicate. EJN believes that creative music contributes to social and emotional growth and economic prosperity. It is an invaluable channel for the process of inter-cultural dialogue, communication and collaboration. And music is a positive force for harmony and understanding between people from the diversity of cultures inherent in the European family. EJN's work includes organising an annual European Jazz Conference and other networking meetings, shared projects on issues such as environmental sustainability in music or jazz for young audiences, advocacy across Europe, research, provision of information, fundraising and communication – through various media and the EJN website www.europejazz.net.
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European Jazz Conference 2015 Budapest Music Center László Gőz - Founder and Director Tamás Bognár - Programme Manager Opus Jazz Club János Erlitz - Communication Manager Anna Hoffmann - Event Manager György Wallner - International Relations Europe Jazz Network Programme Committee Piotr Turkiewicz - Chair of the Committee Jazztopad Festival/National Forum of Music, Poland Nadin Deventer - Berlin Festspiele - Germany Terese Larsson - Svensk Jazz, Sweden Lars Meiling - Jazz Denmark, Denmark Ros Rigby - Sage Gateshead, U.K. Kornél Zipernovszky - Budapest Music Center, Hungary Staff Giambattista Tofoni - Network Manager Francesca Cerretani - Network Administrator/Coordinator Stefano Zucchiatti - Communication Manager