{"id":325,"date":"2024-01-03T20:48:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T20:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www3.lamantin.hu\/?page_id=325"},"modified":"2024-01-03T20:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T20:52:02","slug":"tutors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/?page_id=325","title":{"rendered":"Board of Tutors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Educators 2023:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>M\u00e1rkus Tibor:<\/strong> artistic director of the camp, piano, ear training, jazz history<\/li>\n<li><strong>Szab\u00f3 D\u00e1niel:<\/strong> piano, jazz theory<\/li>\n<li><strong>Friedrich K\u00e1roly: <\/strong>trombone, trumpet, band practice, Big Band<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elek Istv\u00e1n: <\/strong>saxophone, band practice<\/li>\n<li><strong>T\u00f3th Viktor: <\/strong>saxophone, clarinet, flute, \u201cWhat is behind scales, rhythms and harmonies\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lakatos \u00c1gnes:<\/strong> singing, vocal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hajdu Kl\u00e1ra: <\/strong>singing, band practice<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gy\u00e1rf\u00e1s Istv\u00e1n:<\/strong> guitar, band practice<\/li>\n<li><strong>Juh\u00e1sz G\u00e1bor: <\/strong>guitar, band practice<\/li>\n<li><strong>Csuhaj-Barna Tibor: <\/strong>standing bass, bass guitar, band practice<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nesztor Iv\u00e1n:<\/strong> drums, band practice<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jeszenszky Gy\u00f6rgy:<\/strong> drums, percussion, band practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Assisting: students of the Jazz Faculty at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3686 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Csuhaj.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"229\" \/>Csuhaj-Barna Tibor<\/strong> is an associate professor at Franz Liszt Academy of Music teaching jazz standing bass and methodology, as well as an educator at B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k Conservatory teaching jazz standing bass and bass guitar. For just over 30 years he has been a member of first-rate ensembles (Brass Age, Binder K\u00e1roly Trio, Reg\u0151s Quartet). He is currently the bassist and\/or composer of Varga G\u00e1bor Trio, Equinox, Voice and Bass, V\u00f6r\u00f6s Niki Quintet and Lakatos \u00c1gnes Special Zone.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3687 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Elek.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"273\" \/>Elek Istv\u00e1n <\/strong>has two degrees from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. He first graduated in classical clarinet, then moved on to jazz saxophone. He was awarded the Emerton Prize as a member of the formations Fusio Group, Beseny\u0151 Brass Band and Tea. He is currently teaching saxophone at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. He has also played in Coolative, Charlie Jazz Band and East Side Jazz Company.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3688 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Friedrich.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"289\" \/>Friedrich K\u00e1roly<\/strong> is a former associate professor of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, where he taught jazz trombone, jazz history and instrumentation. He is currently retired but still active as a tutor. In 2006 he was awarded the Szab\u00f3 G\u00e1bor Prize for Lifetime Achievement, the only professional award in the field of jazz in Hungary. Apart from his own formations, he was a member of the legendary Syrius, and was co-founder and co-director of Budapest Big Band. He has written several textbooks on jazz history and instrumentation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3689 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gyafi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/>Gy\u00e1rf\u00e1s Istv\u00e1n<\/strong> is a jazz guitarist, educator, and composer. Outside his own trio he often plays for Gy\u00e1rf\u00e1s-Premecz Organ Trio, Gyafi and Friends, and Szal\u00f3ky Classic Jazz Sundays, as well as with high-profile members of the Hungarian jazz community. In the past years he has played alongside American stars such as George Duke, Peter Erskine, Benny Green, Scott Hamilton, Gregory Hutchinson, Reggie Johnson, Herbie Mann, Joe Mur\u00e1nyi, Ken Peplowsky, Chris Potter, Ed Thigpen, Alvin Queen, Warren Vach\u00e9 and Jimmy Woode. Gyafi was voted one of the most popular jazz guitarists by readers, critics, musicians, and organisers according in surveys of the two most significant Hungarian jazz publications, jazzma.hu and magyarjazz.hu. For his work he was awarded the most prestigious professional prize for lifetime achievement, the Szab\u00f3 P\u00e9ter Prize in 2016. He also received the For Budapest Award in 2021 for his outstanding activity as a performer and musical educator.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3690 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hajdu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"298\" \/>Hajdu Kl\u00e1ra<\/strong> is a pre-eminent singer, composer, and educator of the Hungarian jazz scene. In the past 17 years she has taught in the T\u00f3th Alad\u00e1r School of Music, Vienna Konservatorium, Rajk\u00f3 Talentum, in several talent programs produced by TV2, and in Premier Art Gymnasium. She has performed in numerous clubs and at numerous festivals across the major cities of Europe and the USA. For almost a decade she was the singer of Bal\u00e1zs Elem\u00e9r Group. Her own quartet celebrated its 15<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary on the stage of M\u00dcPA this year on the International Day of Jazz. So far, they have released four albums, two of which have been nominated for the Fonogram Hungarian Musical Award.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3691 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Jeszi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"301\" \/>Jeszenszky Gy\u00f6rgy <\/strong>started drumming without any training at the age of 12. He graduated from B\u00e9la Bart\u0151k Conservatory in 1987 where he studied jazz. Throughout the \u201890s he played in formations headed by Bal\u00f3 Istv\u00e1n, Gad\u00f3 G\u00e1bor, Reg\u0151s Istv\u00e1n, Binder K\u00e1roly, and Gy\u00e1rf\u00e1s Istv\u00e1n. Today he is a member of Juh\u00e1sz G\u00e1bor Trio, Premecz-Gy\u00e1rf\u00e1s Organ Trio, V\u00f6r\u00f6s Niki Quartet, Equinox, Kelemen Angelika Quartet, Varga G\u00e1bor Trio, and Jazz Consort. He teaches at Franz Liszt Academy of Music and Teleki-Wattay School of Arts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3692 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Juhasz.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"237\" \/>Juh\u00e1sz G\u00e1bor<\/strong> is a jazz guitarist and composer. He has been awarded Gramofon and Artisjus and shares the Aegon Award with J\u00f3n\u00e1s Tam\u00e1s. Having been an educator since 1990, he currently teaches jazz guitar at B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k Conservatory. He has played with internationally renowned musicians such as Archie Shepp, Palle Mikkelborg, Erik Truffaz, Randy Brecker, Charlie Mariano, Ian Ballamy, Lars Danielsson, Stephen James, Bebo Baldan, Federico Sanesi, Theo J\u00f6rgensman, to mention a few. He is part of numerous formations beyond his own Juh\u00e1sz G\u00e1bor Trio. Their latest release, Planets (2023) features Karosi J\u00falia and Tony Lakatos.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3693 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lakatos-Agi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"301\" \/>Lakatos \u00c1gnes<\/strong> is an Artisjus award winning artist, associate professor at Franz Liszt Academy of Music and head of the jazz faculty at B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k Conservatory, where she also teaches singing. She is a member of East Side Jazz Company, Voice and Bass, Lakatos \u00c1gnes Standard Zone, Lakatos \u00c1gnes Special Zone and Lakatos \u00c1gnes-Ol\u00e1h K\u00e1lm\u00e1n Concept. She has released albums with Corridor Fagott Quartet and the Jazz Voices Choir, the latter of which she headed for over a decade.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3694 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Markus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"260\" \/>M\u00e1rkus Tibor<\/strong> is a retired senior lecturer of the jazz faculty at Franz Liszt Academy of Music and a teacher at B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k Conservatory. He was president of the Hungarian Jazz Federation for 8 years. He became art director of Lamantin in 2003, and art director of the Improvisational Camp in 2007. He has released six albums with his band Equinox, as well as four records of his compositions and a DVD. He is the author of all three-volumes of \u201cThe Theory of Jazz\u201d, a well-regarded textbook. In 2010 he was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary for his achievements in the arts, public life, and education. He also received the Artisjus award in 2011, the Erkel Ferenc award in 2015, and the Gonda J\u00e1nos award in 2017. In 2021 a steel star with his name was placed among the most notable people hailing from Szombathely (among such names as T\u00f6r\u0151csik Mari, Jord\u00e1n Tam\u00e1s, Benk\u0151 L\u00e1szl\u00f3 and Charlie) on the sidewalk outside Broadway Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3695 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Nesztor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/>Nesztor Iv\u00e1n<\/strong> is a retired teacher of Franz Liszt Academy of music and founding member of Erkel Ferenc Elementary Jazz Music Conservatory, known colloquially as \u201cPost\u00e1s\u201d. He plays with several notable formations and is a collector of folk music. He has published several of his collections, as well as a four-volume educational series titled \u201cRitmusj\u00e1t\u00e9k \u00e9s jazzdobol\u00e1s\u201d (roughly: Rhythm and Jazz Drumming \u2013 the translator). He has led a camp focused on improvisative pedagogy, jazz and free music that took place in Szombathely named Open Workshop for four years. His two-volume study co-written with Leh\u0151cz Alexandra titled \u201cCzop\u00e1n Gy\u00f6rgy N\u00e9pzenei Vil\u00e1ga\u201d (roughly: Czop\u00e1n Gy\u00f6rgy\u2019s World of Folk Music \u2013 the translator) was published in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3696 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Szabo-Dani.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"337\" \/>The pianist-composer <strong>Szab\u00f3 D\u00e1niel<\/strong> is active across both Europe and the USA. He regularly cooperates with artists such as Peter Erskine, Chris Potter, or Joe LaBarbera. His latest album, Visionary was featured prominently by the American magazine JAZZIZ in their Critics Picks Playlist alongside Brad Mehldau and Esperanza Spalding. The management of Chick Corea asked him to perform the closing section of \u201cJazz Piano Concerto\u201d, a Bart\u00f3k-inspired piece dedicated to M\u00dcPA by Corea together with John Patitucci and Dave Weckl. He has cooperated on albums with Peter Erskine, Chris Potter, and Kurt Rosenwinkel. His piece written for string orchestra debuted to great success in the Musikverein in Vienna, performed by Tonk\u00fcnstler Orchester and Peter Erskine. Szab\u00f3 regularly works with outstanding Hungarian artists such as Borb\u00e9ly Mih\u00e1ly, Szandai M\u00e1ty\u00e1s, Bacs\u00f3 Krist\u00f3f, Av\u00e9d J\u00e1nos and Modern Art Orchestra as well. He has been awarded the ASCAP award for composers, the 2006 Grand Prize of the City of Paris after participating in the Martial Solal International Jazz Piano Competition, as well as the first prize of the Jas Henessy Solo Piano Competition at Montreux in 2000. He also shared first place at the F\u00fcsthi Balogh G\u00e1bor Talent Jazz Piano Competition in 1998, organised by the Hungarian Radio. His new quintet album titled \u201cIntersections recorded in Los Angeles with his formation there will be released in autumn of 2023. He is currently a teacher at the Institute of Music of the University of peach, where he has developed a new jazz education program.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3697 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Toth-Viktor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"229\" \/>T\u00f3th Viktor<\/strong> is a serial Jazz Musician of the Year award-winner saxophone player and composer. \u201cT\u00f3th Viktor is one of the most versatile figures of the Hungarian jazz scene. His musical personality is just as effective as a virtuoso postbop-daredevil (in T\u00f3th Viktor Tercett) as his soul-touching, spiritual translations of spiritual music (in Aurora Trio)\u201d- writes the press. His eighth album titled \u201cHave no fear\u201d released this year. Several of his records were awarded Jazz Album of the Year. He tours the world performing concerts, presentations, and workshops from India to the United States. He considers himself a person who has his path but is still searching for one, his musical efforts expressing a desire for a unity with universal harmony. He has played with artists such as Hamid Drake (drums), Henry Franklin (bass), William Parker (bass), Leena Conquest (vocals), John Betsch (drums), Piotr Wojtasik (trumpet), James Carter (sax). He sees their concerts as wonderful occasions of learning and self-improvement.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Master\u2019s Courses<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Luk\u00e1cs Mikl\u00f3s \u2013 cymbalom (the master\u2019s course is intended for all singers and players)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3698 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lukacs-Miki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"357\" \/>Luk\u00e1cs Mikl\u00f3s is one of the most sought-after and versatile cymbalom players on the planet. Contemporary, jazz and various folk styles exist in perfect symbiosis in his art. Several pieces have been composed with his specific skillset in mind, such as \u201cM\u00e1rta Liturgi\u00e1ja\u201d by Kurt\u00e1g Gy\u00f6rgy, \u201cDa Capo\u201d and \u201cCziffra\u201d Psodia by E\u00f6tv\u00f6s P\u00e9ter, or \u201cSounds of Generations Y \u2013 Part II\u201d by Bella M\u00e1t\u00e9. Throughout his career, he has been a soloist of BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Remix Ensemble, Israel Contemporary Players, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Ligeti ensemble, UMZE Kamaraegy\u00fcttes \u2013 he is a returning artist to the most important concert halls in the world. He also plays an active role in the global jazz scene. A member of Charles Lloyd\u2019s Wild Man Dance, he also heads his own trio here in Hungary named Cimbi\u00f3zis. Moreover, in 2016 he created his American trio, Cimbalom Unlimited together with Larry Grenadier on standing bass and Eric Harland on Drums. He has played and still plays with such first-rate musicians as Chris Potter, Harish Raghavan, Gerald Cleaver, archie Shepp, Gerald Clayton, Omar Sosa, Frank London, and Steve Coleman. He is featured on over fifty albums, a third of which he has produced himself. His concerts and albums are constantly featured not only in international jazz publications, but also in The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and The Guardian. For his work he has so far been awarded the Hungarian Heritage, For Hungarian Arts, Pr\u00edma, Gramofon and Erkel Ferenc awards. He is a member of Sz\u00e9chenyi Academi of Literature and Art.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Tony Lakatos \u2013 saxophone<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3699 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lakatos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"351\" \/>Tony Lakatos comes from Hungary but lives in Germany. He is without a doubt one of the most outstanding artists in Europe. Since graduating from B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k Conservatory he has had an illustrious career, having cooperated on over 400 albums, and playing with such legends as Al Foster, Joanne Brackeen, Jasper van\u2019t Hof, terri Lynne Carrington, Anthony Jackson, or Kirk Lightsey. His own albums have received some of the most prestigious awards. He has been all over Europe and performs around the world. He also teaches master\u2019s courses at the most prominent universities.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>V\u00e1lik L\u00e1szl\u00f3 \u2013 studio technology, stage audio technology<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3700 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Valik-Laci.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"293\" \/>Valik L\u00e1szl\u00f3 has been the sound technician of the Lamantin Jazz Festival since the beginning. He is not only blessed with a keen ear, but is also an outstanding audio engineer, who has worked with the greatest names in music to great success. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience not only in the field of stage audio technology but studio technology as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Educators 2023: M\u00e1rkus Tibor: artistic director of the camp, piano, ear training, jazz history Szab\u00f3 D\u00e1niel: piano, jazz theory Friedrich K\u00e1roly: trombone, trumpet, band practice, Big Band Elek Istv\u00e1n: saxophone,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":29,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=325"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3703,"href":"https:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325\/revisions\/3703"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lamantin.hu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}