Gadó Gábor Quartet

“The music we play develops from a contemplative, intimate mood, far from all trendy influences. A basic thought or principle always begins the creation - so it isn’t born of music, it comes instead from the condition of a point of view. Also very important is several hundred years of European tradition, and the location: Central Europe – where, standing on the border between Oriental and Occidental, we are able to refine individual inclinations.” Gadó Gábor

“I would venture to say that Gadó Gábor has more people who respect and revere him, than people who understand him. The reason for this isn’t so complicated: first of all he is a musician, a jazz guitarist ad absurdum and along with this comes a certain expectation that he will provide his audience with a high standard of entertainment. However when directly confronted with his artistry, some people become unsure….because it doesn’t entertain, instead it makes them feel, and see, it points to harmony of thought and intellect, “barely a vibration” and then strength appears, or maybe even at the same time – so, he plays creation….” Matisz László, Paralell Magazin

"Gadó Gábor is probably the most prolific Hungarian jazz musician, his 10th solo album since 1999 was released by BMC, and there are nine other albums on which he plays a definitive role. These numbers are an indication of a ‘talkativeness’, which seems contradictory to his meditative personality and the paths of his inner world.” Szigeti Péter

Amongst Gadó Gábor’s first musical partners were: Rátonyi Róbert, Snétberger Ferenc, László Attila, Szakcsi Lakatos Béla, Balázs Elemér and Oláh Kálmán. Later he appeared more and more often in international groupings, playing with people like Gerald Veasley, Randy Roos and George Jinda. He named his first band “Joy” and made a record called “Cross Cultures”. His own first album “Special Time” came out in 1991, then he toured in Europe with Nikola Parov.
In 1995 he moved to France, then lived in London for awhile. Five years later he formed the Gadó Gábor Quartet with Matthieu Donarier (tenor sax), Sébastien Boisseau (double bass), Joe Quitzke (drum). With the French musicians he made the recordings “Greetings from the angel” then “Homeward” followed by the very successful “Orthodoxia”. Then came: “Unknown kingdom” (2003), “Modern dances for the advanced in age” and “The Second Coming” (both in 2004) and “ Psyché” (2005), then a solo album “Byzantinum” (2008). “Corners of my mind” made with his composer and collaborator Winand Gábor was named amongst the best jazz recordings of the year by the French magazine Jazzman in 2002. Their further collaborations produced “Agent spirituel” (2003), “Different garden” (2004) and “Opera Budapest” (2006).
In 2003 he won French LAcadémie du Jazz’s Bobby Jasper lifetime achievement award, which is to date his highest award. He is a sought-after performer at French and international festivals and clubs. Amongst others he has played at: Festival de Châteauroux, Festival de Jazz de Montlouis/ Loire, Rencontres Internationales de Jazz de Nevers, Festival Crest Jazz Vocal, Festival de l Hotel d Albret (Párizs), Tete Montoliu Jazz Festival (Barcelona), Festival de Jazz de Souillac, Festival de Jazz de Vitrolles, Fete de la musique de Téhéran, Mittel Europa Jazz Festival (Schiltingheim), Paris Jazz Festival.

Gadó Gábor - guitar
Ávéd János - saxophone
Horváth Balázs – double bass
Halmos András - drum

Decolonize Your Mind Society

Szabó Balázs (aka “Gosheven”) brought Decolonize Your Mind Society to life in December of 2018 as the natural extension of his earlier paths. The inspiration does not come from music of European cultures, nor from tempered sounds – but rather from American minimalism, psychedelic and ritual music.

The band’s sound is completely unique, since it embraces and reinterprets everything from Javan, central African polyphonic, Japanese court ritual and the pure sound of Indian musics, to the neutral thirds of Middle Eastern makam, the unearthly sound of the Tibetan gyaling oboes…the music of several thousand year old cultures - in a way never heard before…with the help of modern technology. And on top of all that, the main source of inspiration is legendary trumpet player John Hassell’s concept of “Fourth World Music”.

They play in a variety of formations from trio to larger groups with musicians well-known in Hungary such as Jü (founder of Tariqa and Mabon Dawud Republic), drummer Halmos András (who also works with Gadó Gábor), double bass player Hock Ernő (from Zuboly and The Qualitons), Gyányi Marcell double bass player from Dresch Quartett, Grencsó Kollektiva member Pozsár Máté who also teaches piano and music theory at the Bartók Conservatory, and sisters Győrfi Dóra and Győrfi Ági who studied traditional Javan singing and music on original instruments in Indonesia.

The band:
Szabó Bálint – guitar, electronics
Hock Ernő – double bass
Pozsár Máté – keyboards
Ávéd János - saxophone
Halmos András – drum

Tickets: in advance 1500 Ft, on the day of the concert 2000 Ft