ZSOLT KALTENECKER - Electric Piano //
Born on October 12, 1970 at Budapest. First studied classical music at the age of eight, then his interest turned to improvisation and composing music. Earned his diploma in 1996 at Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Faculty of Jazz Piano. Later he studied as a private student (in 1996) in New York at Jaki Byard. In 1999 his album was published „Songs From the 20th Century" and won the Jazz Record of the Year” prize. Since 1995 he has been working with the best hungarian musicians. Beside the "1705" presently he plays in an electro/triphop group "Bin-Jip", in an organ trio "Hammondarium", in Zoltán Lantos' Mirrorworld and in the Ferenc Németh Onion Project.
Since 2001 he has been also playing electronic keyboards and now the electric pianos, synthesizers and electric organs are his key musical instruments. His characteristically individual style and „sound” is perhapsthe best described by one of his critics: „ We can perhaps find the basics somewhere in the vicinity of modal jazz, where the rhythm, polytextural mentality, method of musical performance and sound effects are always more important than harmony, still horizontal planes build on one another thus a strange vertical structure can emerge, i.e. we can hear and feel the harmonic texture. This musical world extends to several directions and still the audience can feel the clean forms and intentions, and not the intertwined tunes and receive a jazz music that is enjoyable in its every element.” ///////
BÉLA PIRI - Double Bass //
Born in Budapest / Hungary 12/07/1970. A professional electric and double bassist. He has vast experience in the music industry playing a wide variety of styles and techniques of the bass. He has performed a variety of gigs at some of the world’s finest venues and events. Béla has finished the Bachelor of Music Performance and Teaching at the Franz Liszt Music Academy of Hungary in 1995. Following that he has completed a Post Graduate Studies at the Western Washington University in the United States 1996-97. At the and of 1997 he has moved to Australia, where he worked as a music teacher and musician for nearly 10 years. He has performed some prestigious event like the Sidney Olympics in 2000, several Music Festivals all around in Australia. Béla holds a Masters of Music Performance Degree on the Double Bass at the Queensland Conservatorium 2005-07. Guest teacher at the Queensland Youth Orchestra. Casual work with the Queensland Pop’s Orchestra. From 2008 until 2010 he was the permanent bassist for an Australian vocal band The Ten Tenors. After constantly touring the world for 3 years, Béla has moved back to Europe. At this time he based in Budapest / Hungary. Béla has played in workshops for such notable names as Angus Thomas, Barry Harris, Miles Black, Diana Krall, János Gonda, Michael Morgan, Chuck Israels, Vince Genova, Randy Brecker, some of the cream of the music industry. ///////
ANDRÁS DÉS - Percussions //
He started his studies of classical percussion at the age of seven. During his secondary school years his interests has turned towards the instruments used in different sorts of folk music. At first he performed in world music and etno bands which mostly played Sephardic Jewish, Balkan and Irish-Celtic folk music. He decided during his university years that he would principally like to play jazz music. He got admission to the Jazz Faculty of the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy, where got his degree in 2005. He was member of many important jazz bands of the last few years. With these bands he performed on prestigious Hungarian and European festivals. Other important musical experiences include playing with Palle Mikkelborg, Frank London, Charlie Mariano, Theodossii Spassov, Randy Brecker, Jack DeJohnette, Gerard Presencer and Eivind Aarset.
Actually he plays in such prominent musicians' bands like Zoltán Lantos‘ Mirrorworld, Miklós Lukács Quintet and Gábor Winand Quartet. Nevertheless he considers the work with the two high talented singers, Bea Palya and Ági Szalóki, as an important part of his career. He formed his own trio in 2007 and they recorded their first album „Unquiet Stillness“ in 2008.
