– THE YEARLY CHRONICLES –
1939 – 1963
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1939, 13 July
Born in Budapest. His mother was a singer, later music teacher, choir member in the Budapesti Kórus and Székesfővárosi Énekkar; his father was a practicing physician.
1942
György 3 years, painted by the Hungarian painter Márton Lajos
see Portrait
1940’s
Starts taking piano lessons
1950’s
Playing in school bands
1955
Foundation of his first band in the grammar school including Attila Sasvári (sax)
1957
Graduation from high school
1957 – 1963
Medical studies at universities in Pécs and Budapest
1959
Founded a jazz band and started performing: his play was peppered with improvisations
1959
Concert of the Szabados “Chamber Jazz Sextet” in the Astoria bar in Budapest (HU).
György Szabados (piano)
Csaba Deseő (violin)
Gergely Szőke (flute)
Attila Sasvári (saxophone)
Balázs Berkes (double bass)
János Szudy (drum)
Deseő Csaba: Kettős fogás (Bp : Gramofon könyvek, 2017), page 66
László Matisz talks with Csaba Deseő about the beginning of jazz life in Hungary, 2001 (IN: Jazzkutatás)
Komoly vagy jazz? [In: Ifjúsági Magazin, 1979/7, page 54]
The end of the 50s
The yugoslavien double bass player Bosko Vukosavlevich visited Balázs Berkes in his home and a jam session took place.
Musicians:
György Szabados (piano)
Bosko Vukosavlevich (double bass)
Balázs Berkes (double bass)
Attila Sasvári (clarinet)
Barna Palkó (drums)
Öcsi Lakatos (trumpet ?)
– and Berkes probably took the picture.
Photo of the jam session: György Szabados, Attila Sasvári, Öcsi Lakatos, Barna Palkó.
Oral Jazz History – Balázs Berkes, player and teacher of double bass remembers (BERKES BALÁZS – Szakmai (ön)életrajz I. rész [In: 2012. október 12., Földváry Balázs]
1960
Concert of the Szabados Quartet in the Bartók Theatre (today: Park Színpad) during the first jazz festival of the youth in Budapest. Different bands gave a concert of 4 hours.
György Szabados Quartet:
György Szabados (piano)
name of the other musicians is not known
Simon Géza Gábor – Magyar jazztörténet (Hungarian Jazz history) (Budapest, Magyar jazzkutatási társaság, 1999), page 149.
1962
Marriage with Judit Későy (book restorer)
1962, 1 Nov.
His trio performs improvised music in the Dalia Jazz Club in Budapest (HU). They played music from the 3rd volume of Bartók’s Microcosmos and some own compositions
György Szabados Trio:
György Szabados (piano)
Endre Publik (double bass)
János Szudy (drums)
Dália jazz club, from 1962. october to 1963. june [In: Gramofon 2022/2., p.22-25]
1963
Qualified as medical practitioner
1963 – 1989
Working as medical practitioner in Budapest
1963
Birth of their first child – Judit
1963, January – April
The YOUTH JAZZ CLUB NEWSLETTER (IFJÚSÁGI JAZZ KLUB HÍRADÓJA) was a publication of four issues between January and April 1963. One of them published a popularity list based on audience votes. The ranking of pianists placed Szabados on second place after Kornél Kertész. Photos and notes conc. György Szabados were published as well.
Deseő Csaba: Kettős fogás (Bp : Gramofon könyvek, 2017), page 73
The list
Excerpt from Csaba Deseő’s memoires – The Dalia Legend [In: JazzMa, 2011. március 25., Deseő Csaba]
Szeverényi Erzsébet: A DÁLIA MAGYAR JAZZ 1962-1964 [In: Zenetudományi Dolgozatok 1980, page 335-343]
The Budapest Youth Jazz Club in Dália (Translated by Imre Pátrovics) [In: Simon Géza Gábor: The Book of Hungarian Jazz (Budapest 1992)]
1963, 3 Jan.
1963, 10 Jan.
His trio performs in the Dalia Jazz Club in Budapest (HU). They played his own compositions Judit and Szép lesz, akár a hajnal
György Szabados Trio:
György Szabados (piano)
Endre Publik (double bass)
János Szudy (drums)
Dália jazz club, from 1962. october to 1963. june [In: Gramofon 2022/2., p.22-25]
1963, 31 Jan.
1963, 7 March
His trio performs in the Dalia Jazz Club in Budapest (HU). They played his own compositions “Buonarotti”, “Vágy a zenéhez”, “Így dobban a szivem”, “Emlékezés Bartók Bélára”, “Variációk a Bartók-témára” and the Dizzy Gillespie composition: “Night in Tunisia”
György Szabados Trio:
György Szabados (piano)
Endre Publik (double bass)
János Szudy (drums)
Muzsikálni jó – ESTE A DZSESSZKLUBBAN [In: Esti Hirlap, 16 March 1963]
Dália jazz club, from 1962. october to 1963. june [In: Gramofon 2022/2., p.22-25]
1963, 10 April
Trio concert in the Hall of the Central Student Home (Központi Diákotthon dísztermében), Budapest (HU)
György Szabados Trio:
György Szabados (piano)
other musicians are not known but perhaps:
Endre Publik (double bass)
János Szudy (drums) or Viktor Tarkői (drums)
1963, 19 April
1963, 25 April
1963, 16 May
Trio concert at the Ifjúsági park, Budapest. The trio played Frank Forster’s composition: “Blues Backstage” and Dizzy Gillespie’s “A Night in Tunisia”
György Szabados Trio:
György Szabados (piano)
A. Lengyel (bass)
Miklós Buttkay (drums)
Dália jazz club, from 1962. october to 1963. june [In: Gramofon 2022/2., p.22-25]
1963, 16 Dec.
1964 – 1969
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1964
Release of the compilation LP album “Modern Jazz Anthology 64” with one track: “B-A-C-H Impressions” recorded on the 18 March, 1964 in the Qualiton Studio, Budapest
1964, 18 March
Recording of the track “B-A-C-H Impressions”, in the Qualiton Studio, Budapest (HU)
György Szabados Trio:
György Szabados (piano)
Endre Publik (bass)
Béla Helényi (drums)
1964, 14 April
1964, 3 May
1964, 25 May
Trio concert during the International Jazz Festival in Budapest (HU)
György Szabados Trio:
György Szabados (piano)
Endre Publik (bass)
Béla Helényi (drums)
Performance of
I. Judit
II. An old oak tree (Egy öreg tölgy)
III. B-A-C-H Impressions
Note: in An old oak tree István Bergendi played alto saxophone
1964, 20 Dec.
1965, 20 April and/or 23 April
1965, 27 May
Hungarian radio recording of two compositions.
György Szabados Quintet:
György Szabados (piano)
István Bergendy (alto saxophone)
Gábor Tánczos (trumpet)
Péter Scholcz (double bass)
Béla Csiki (drums)
1965, 30 May
1965, 2 Aug.
1965, 9 Oct.
1965, 12 Dec.
1966, 20 Jan.
1966, 23 or 24 April
1966, 3 May
1966, 5 Dec.
Hungarian radio recording of one composition.
Musicians:
György Szabados (piano)
Jaromir Hnilicka (trumpet)
other musicians unkown
1967
Radio recording with the Trio:
György Szabados Trio:
György Szabados (piano)
Ernő Rahói (double bass)
Csaba Debreczeni (drums)
1967
Concert with the Quintet in a concert hall in Semmelweis street in Budapest (HU). They played following compositions: „A zarándokok tánca a cédrusfánál Libanonban” (Csontváry darab), (Dance of the pilgrims around the cedar tree in Lebanon (referring to Csontváry’s painting), „Anti nóta” ( Anti song) and others
György Szabados Quintet:
György Szabados (piano)
Rudolf Tomsits (trumpet)
Attila Sillye (trombone)
Ernő Rahói (double bass)
Béla Csiki (drums)
1967
Quintet concert during the jazz festival in Budapest (HU)
György Szabados Quintet:
György Szabados (piano)
Rudolf Tomsits (trumpet)
Attila Sillye (trombone)
Ernő Rahói (double bass)
Béla Csiki (drums)
1967, 18 April
Tuesday 21.29.-21.44
Jazz concert in the Hungarian Radio. The ensemble of György Szabados is playing. (A Magyar Rádió dzsessz-hangversenye. Szabados György együttese játszik)
URH adó [In: Magyar Nemzet, 1967, 14 April]
URH adó [In: RTV, 1967, 5 April]
Program [In: RTV újság 1967/16., April 17-23, page 5]
1967, 4 Aug.
1967, 16 Sept.
1967, 22 Nov.
1968
Birth of their second child – Kinga
1968, 13 Jan.
1968, 28 May
1968, 22 July
1968, 14 Sept.
1968, 13 Nov.
1969
Concert at the Jazz contest, organized by the Hungarian Radio.
Musicians known to have played in the band:
György Szabados (p)
Balázs Jákó (bass)
1969, 23 Jan.
1969, 11 March
1970 – 1973
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1970, 7 Feb.
Recording of two tracks with the “György Szabados Sextet” by the Hungarian Radio
György Szabados Sextet:
György Szabados (piano)
Mihály Ráduly (sax, flute)
Károly Friedrich (trombone)
Balázs Jákó (bass)
Ferenc Kunos (bass)
Csaba Debreczeni (drums)
1970, 15 March
‘Jazz in the Studio 6’
The sextet is playing in a concert during the IV. Jazz contest organized by the Hungarian Radio, Budapest (HU)
Szabados György Sextet:
György Szabados (piano)
Balázs Jákó (bass)
Károly Friedrich (trombone)
János Németh (sax)
Ferenc Kunos (bass)
Csaba Debreczeni (drums)
Jazz a 6-os stúdióban [In: Magyar jazztörténet / Simon Géza Gábor (Bp, 1999) p.180.]
1970, 25 March
Wednesday 21.52-22.11.
4th Jazz Competition of the Hungarian Radio. The ensemble of György Szabados is playing. (Magyar Rádió IV. Jazzversenye. Szabados György együttese játszik) [In: Fejér Megyei Hirlap, 1970, 25 March]
URH adó [In: Fejér Megyei Hirlap, 1970, 25 March, page 8]
or
Magyar Rádió IV. Jazzversenye. Kósa Zsuzsa és Szalai Erzgébei énekel (Közreműködik: a Gonda-Kruza-kvartett és Kovács Andor együttese) [In: URH adó RTV 1970, 25 March]
URH adó [In: RTV 1970, 25 March]
1970, 19 Sept.
1971
The Szabados Quintet performs a Psalm (Zsoltár) inspired by the singing of worshippers in village churches.
György Szabados Quintet:
György Szabados (piano)
Károly Friedrich (trombone)
László Kimmel „Apó” (saxophone)
Csaba Debreczeni (drums)
István Huszti (double bass)
between 1971, 31 Jan. and 06 Feb.
Concert at the XI. International Jazzdays 71 in Cegléd (HU) organised within the Hungarian Radio’s Jazz Week
Musicians:
György Szabados (piano)
Ferenc Kunos (bass)
Balázs Jákó (bass)
Csaba Debreczeni (drums)
the Hungarian Radio’s Jazz Week 1971.01.31-02.06. – From the program (collection of Attila Csányi)
1971, 19 Aug.
1972 or 1973
1972
From 1972 a few years till probably 1975
Regular Monday concerts with different formations in the ‘Budavári’ Jazz Club of the student hostel ‘Schönherz’, Szentháromság tér 1 in Budapest (HU)
1972-73: Szabados – Vilmos – Kimmel – Ráduly – Vajda Quintet
1972-73: Szabados – Vilmos – Kimmel – Ráduly – Vajda – Kathy-Horváth jr. Sextet
1973: Szabados – Ráduly – Friedrich – Kathy-Horváth jr. – Vajda – Vilmos Sextet
1973: Szabados – Kimmel – Ráduly – Friedrich – Kathy-Horváth jr. – Vajda – Vilmos Septet
1973: Szabados – Kathy-Horváth Jr. – Kunos – Vilmos Quartet
1974: Szabados – Vajda – Vilmos – Kathy-Horváth jr. Quartet
1974: Szabados – Vajda – Kőszegi – Kathy-Horváth jr. Quartet
1974: Szabados – Vajda – Kőszegi – Kathy-Horváth jr. – Kimmel (?) Quintet
1974-76: Szabados – Kathy-Horváth jr. – Faragó – Vajda Quartet
Péter Szigeti: Jazz a várban [In: A jövő mérnöke 1973/8., 10 March, p.5.]
Szabados György: Jazzmuzsika a vári klubban [In: A Jövő Mérnöke, 1974, 11 May]
Thoughts of György Szabados – on the back of the Budavári Jazzclub flyer, 1972-73. (Szabados György gondolatai – a Budavári Jazzclub szórólapjának hátoldalán, 1972-73.)
Probably 1972, 30 April
Quintet concert in the Centrum Jazz Club in Budapest (HU)
Musicians:
György Szabados Quintet:
György Szabados (piano)
László Kimmel (tenor-, sopransax)
Károly Friedrich (trombone)
István Huszti (bass)
Csaba Debreczeni (drums)
Article by Simon Géza Gábor: Centrum Jazzklub [In: Magyar Ifjúság 1972/18., 5 May, page 14]
1972, 23 July
First international success at the San Sebastian VII. International Jazz Festival, Spain. His Quintet was awarded on the 25th July the Free Grand Prix of the International Jazz Competition for the composition: “Baltás Zsoltár – Axe Psalm”.
György Szabados Quintet:
György Szabados (piano)
Vilmos Jávori (drums)
László Kimmel „Apó” (saxophone, flute)
Mihály Ráduly (saxophone, flute)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Jam Session: the Quintett played a blues with Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson.
Festival review in Jazz Forum no. 20 published December 1972
San Sebastian VII. International Jazz Festival 1972′ – program page
San Sebastian VII. International Jazz Festival 1972′ – program page
Poster of the San Sebastian Jazz Fesztival
Lovas Gyula’s interview with György Szabados: “Népzenei ihletés a jazzben (As folk music inspires jazz )” [In: Film Színház Muzsika, 1972. aug. 19.]
Benkóék a dzsesszklubban [In: Fejér Megyei Hirlap, 1972, 15 Oct.]
Picture
Picture
Picture
Kobzos Kiss Tamás talking with György Szabados: “To be worthy of the Creator / Hogy a Teremtőhöz méltó legyen”, on 19 February 2009; published by “Kortárs Online” in January 2012
1972, 28 July
2 x half-hour concerts in the Basque town of Tolosa in the Spanish province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. Spontaneous concert after success at the San Sebastian VII. International Jazz Festival, Spain.
György Szabados Quintet:
György Szabados (piano)
Vilmos Jávori (drums)
László Kimmel „Apó” (saxophone, flute)
Mihály Ráduly (saxophone, flute)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Hand written poster of the concert
a page of Mihály Ráduly’s calendar
1972, 8 Oct.
Live performance of the composition: “Baltás Zsoltár – Axe Psalm” in the Erkel Theatre, Budapest (HU)
Assumed contributors:
György Szabados Quintet:
György Szabados (piano)
Vilmos Jávori (drums)
László Kimmel „Apó” (saxophone, flute)
Mihály Ráduly (saxophone, flute)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Egy koncert tanulságai – article by Fejes László, Film Színház Muzsika, 1972.10.14
Botrány az Erkelben – article by Hegedős László, Magyar Ifjúság 1972.október
Poster of the concert – planned for the 9th October
a page of Mihály Ráduly’s calendar
[In: Film Színház Muzsika, 1972.10.07, page 30]
1972, 22 Nov.
Live performance during the Hungarian Radio’s Jazz Week – 1972, November 20-26, in Szeged (HU)
György Szabados Quintet:
György Szabados (piano)
Vilmos Jávori (drums)
László Kimmel „Apó” (saxophone, flute)
Mihály Ráduly (saxophone, flute)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
program – page 1
program – page 2
Tornai Szabolcs: Vági László 1956-os filmjéről, a „felforgató” Kass Jánosról és egy ópusztaszeri menedékről – Különösen veszélyes [In: Magyar Nemzet, 2006/01/07, page 23]
1972, 27 Dec.
Live performance on the University Stage (Egyetemi Színpad) in Budapest (HU)
György Szabados Sextet:
György Szabados (piano)
László Kimmel „Apó” (reeds)
Mihály Ráduly (reeds)
Lajos Kathy Horváth (violin)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Vilmos Jávori (drums)
Ticket for the concert – Egyetemi Színpad, 1972, December 27
a page of Mihály Ráduly’s calendar
A magyar dzsesszstílusért – article by Simon Géza Gábor, Magyar Ifjúság 1973.02.23
Weekly show of theaters – University stage, Saturday (Dec 27) Szabados Quintet – Jazz tunes [In: Magyar Nemzet 24. dec. 1972.,page 4]
[In: Film Színház Muzsika, 1972.12.]
1973
Birth of their third child – András
1973, 29 March
Free Jazz concert in Nagykanizsa
György Szabados Sextet:
György Szabados (piano)
László Kimmel „Apó” (saxophone)
Mihály Ráduly (saxophone, flute, clarinet)
Lajos Kathy Horváth jr. (violin)
Vilmos Jávori (drums)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Information to the compositions:: Csíki verbunk, Szabó Irma vallatása, Ceauswitzi koncert (Verbunkos from Csík, The Interrogation of Irma Szabó, Ceauswitz Concert / Verbunkos aus Csík, Irma Szabó’s Verhör, Ceauswitz Konzert)
Free zene Nagykanizsán – Polai György, Film Színház Muzsika, 1973, June 16.
Invitation to the concert in Nagykanizsa, Városi Úttörőház
1973, 12 Apr.
Live concert at the University Stage (Egyetemi Színpad), Budapest, released in 2007 as a CD: “Szabados Szextett – Axe psalm / Baltás zsoltár” on GyörFree Label – HCD 346
György Szabados Sextet:
György Szabados (vocal, piano)
Mihály Ráduly (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute)
László Kimmel “Apó” (tenor saxophone, flute)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Vilmos Jávori (drums)
Lajos Kathy Horváth (violin)
2007 release of the CD: “Szabados Szextett – Axe psalm / Baltás zsoltár” on GyörFree Label – HCD 346
Baltás zsoltár (Axe Psalm) – Egyetemi Színpad, 1973.
Szabados – Baltás zsoltár (Axe Psalm)
Ticket for the concert 1973, April 12
a page of Mihály Ráduly’s diary 1973.04.12. – Egyetemi Színpad, Szabados concert
1973, 23 Apr.
Live concert in the Ganz-MÁVAG Community Center (Ganz-MÁVAG Művelődési Központ), Budapest (HU)
György Szabados Sextet:
György Szabados (vocal, piano)
Mihály Ráduly (saxophone)
László Kimmel “Apó” (saxophone)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Vilmos Jávori (drums)
Lajos Kathy Horváth (violin)
1973, 10 June
Live concert during the 2nd Szeged Jazz Days
György Szabados Sextet:
György Szabados (piano)
Mihály Ráduly (saxophones)
Lajos Kathy Horváth (violin)
Károly Friedrich (trombone)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Vilmos Jávori (drums)
Talking about the event – broadcasted by Városi Televizió, Szeged, 1995, 26 June
Article about the II.Szeged Jazz Days – Simon Géza Gábor, in Jazzfreund 1973 September
Poster of the concert
1973, 28 August
1973, 8 Sept.
International success at the Pau International Jazz Festival 1973, France with his Septet, playing the compositions: Katonazene and Csiki verbunk
György Szabados Septet:
György Szabados (piano)
László Kimmel „Apó” (saxophone, flute)
Mihály Ráduly (saxophone, flute)
Károly Friedrich (trombone)
Lajos Kathy Horváth jr. (violin)
Vilmos Jávori (drums)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Article about “The Szabados Quartet” in Jazz Forum no. 45 published early 1977
Bognár Ferenc’ Notes
Poster of the concert
Programs of the Pau International Jazz Festival
1973, 5 Nov.
Concert of the quartet in the Erkel Színház (Erkel Theater), Budapest
György Szabados Quartet:
György Szabados (piano)
Lajos Kathy Horváth jr. (violin)
Ferenc Kunos (bass)
Vilmos Jávori (drums)
Article: Magyar jazzmuzsikusok az Erkel Színházban – Gonda János, [In: Magyar Nemzet 9. November 1973, page 4]
Article: Koncert az Erkelben – Fejes László, Film Színház Muzsika 1973.11.17
Announcement of the concert – Jazzhíradó 1973, no 4.
1974 – 1975
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1974, 5 Feb.
1974, 2 March
1974, 3 March
1974, 4 March
1974, 15 March
Szabados quartet’s concert in the Fészek Klub, Budapest (HU)
György Szabados Quartet:
György Szabados (piano)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Vilmos Jávori (drums)
Lajos Kathy Horváth jr. (violin)
Invitation to the concert
Diary [In: Magyar Nemzet 1974, 9 March, page 4]
Tóthmátyás Lajosáé: Hódít a jazz [In: Zalai Hírlap, 1974, 24 March, page 9]
1974, 25 March
Szabados Ensemble presents improvisation inspired by Hungarian folk music within the Week of Folk Art in the college of the Technical University on the Szentháromság square in Budapest (HU)
Musicians:
György Szabados (piano)
other members not known.
Népművészeti hét a Várban [In: A Jövő Mérnöke 1974, 23 March]
1974, 15 April
1974, 19 April
1974, 20-25 May
Recording of György Szabados first LP “The Wedding” (Az esküvő) in the Hungaroton Studio, Budapest (HU)
György Szabados Quartet:
György Szabados (piano, zither)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Imre Kőszegi (drums)
Lajos Kathy Horváth jr. (violin, bass)
1974, 29 May
1974, Fall
1974, 28 Oct.
1974 – 1976
The Quartet and the Duo perform regularly in concert halls, clubs and the Hungarian Radio. The ensemble also provided music for films.
György Szabados & Lajos Kathy Horváth Duo:
György Szabados (piano)
Lajos Kathy-Horváth jr. (violin, bass)
György Szabados Quartet:
György Szabados György (piano)
Lajos Kathy Horváth jr. (violin)
Antal Faragó (drums)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
1975
Release of the LP “The Wedding” (Az esküvő) recorded in the Hungaroton Studio in Budapest 20-25 May, 1974
1975, 22 Jan.
1975, 27 Jan.
1975, 1 March
Quartet concert in the Egyetemi Színpad (University Stage) of the ELTE university in Budapest (HU)
György Szabados Quartet:
György Szabados (piano)
Lajos Kathy Horváth jr. (violin)
Antal Faragó (drums)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
1975, 24 April
1975, 12 June
1975, 14 June
1975, 19 June
1975, 26 June
1975, 28 June
1975, between 19 – 24 July
1975, July
Concert in Pamplona (Spain)
György Szabados Quartet:
György Szabados (piano)
Lajos Kathy Horváth jr. (violin)
Antal Faragó (drums)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
1976
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1976
MOZIKÉP „Motion picture” (11 min.) – Short movie directed by Tóth János with musical numbers of György Szabados
1976: MOZIKÉP
Soundtrack of the film
Gábor Gelencsér speaks about Mozikép on the occasion of the films restaurated online premier 30th April 2021
Film presentations in the BMC in Budapest: on the 16th October 2019 short films by János Tóth. Among others: Mozikép (Motion picture)
1982: Örökmozi (Eternal movie) short film by János Tóth – with excerpts of György Szabados’ compositions
1976
1976
Színe és fonákja – is the title of the series of literature and music performance in different places in Hungary, like in the Benedictine Grammar School in Pannonhalma (HU)
György Szabados (piano)
György Erdélyi (selection of poems)
Színe és fonákja – article by Tamás Kipke [In: Vigília 1976_8. p.571-572]
1976, 10 Feb.
1976, 2 March
Concert in the Bercsényi Klub, Budapest (HU) – together with the exhibition of Urbán György –
Unusual trio improvising:
György Szabados – Lajos Kathy Horváth jr. Duo, plus György Urbán (painting)
György Szabados (piano)
Lajos Kathy Horváth jr. (violin)
The program of the Bercsényi Klub in 1976
Zoltán Brády [In: Magyar Ifjúság, 1976-08-27 / page 37-38]
1976, 9 March
1976, Spring
1976, 6 April
1976, 20 April
1976, 4 May
1976, 2 Aug.
1976, 12 Oct.
1976, 19 Oct.
1976, 26 Oct.
1976, 30 Oct.
1976, 2 Nov.
Concert in the Bercsényi Klub, Budapest (HU) – together with the exhibition of Maurer Dóra
Szarvasének. Premier: Hommage to Bartók. Bartók documentaries and letters, poems of contemporary poets (Juhász Ferenc, Nagy László, Kassák, Illyés, Keresztury), kolindas from Havasalföld, christmas songs
György Szabados (piano)
György Erdélyi (poems)
The program of the Bercsényi Klub in 1976
Koncert: képpel, filmmel [In: Esti Hirlap, 1976/11/23]
1976, 23 Nov.
1976, Dec.
Concert during the event Live at the Bratislava Jazz Days 1976 in Bratislava, Central Collage Club
György Szabados Quartet:
György Szabados (piano)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Antal Faragó (percussions)
Lajos Kathy-Horváth Jr. (violin)
1977
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1977, 30 Jan.
Playing contemporary improvisative music in Kassák Klub, Budapest (HU)
György Szabados – Lajos Kathy Horváth Duo:
György Szabados (piano)
Lajos Kathy Horváth (violin)
1977, 20 Feb.
Concert with the Contemporary Music Workshop in the Kassák Klub, Budapest (HU)
Compositions:
1. Négy magasság (Four heights) [Zoltán Jeney]
2. Csiga – Indítékok (Snail – motives) [György Szabados]
3. From the seven Days [Karlheinz Stockhausen]
Musicians:
György Szabados (leader, piano)
Antal Babits (clarinet)
Tamás Váczi (trombone)
János Kálnai (oboe, cello)
István Tréfás (violin)
Ferenc Körmendy (viola)
Attila Lőrinszky (double bass)
other musicians’ name not known
1977, March or April
1977, 20 Mar.
Playing contemporary improvisative music in Kassák Klub, Budapest (HU)
György Szabados – Lajos Kathy Horváth Duo:
György Szabados (piano)
Lajos Kathy Horváth (violin)
1977, 12 April
Hommage á Ady Endre – literature and music evening – evoking the spirit of the great Hungarian poet Ady Endre: Ady-műsor – Ki látott engem? (Ady program – Who saw me?)
An evening with music and poems in BME, Bercsényi Klub, Budapest (HU)
György Szabados (piano)
György Erdélyi (poems)
K. J.: Ady műsor [In: Esti hírlap, 1977, 13 April, page 2]
Ady Endre [In: Wikipedia]
1977, 17 April
An evening with music and poems in Kassák Klub, Budapest (HU)
György Szabados (piano)
György Erdélyi (poems)
Audio recording known to exist
1977, 22 Apr.
Concert with the Contemporary Music Workshop in the University Theatre (Egyetemi Színpad), Budapest (HU)
Composition:
Csiga (Snail) by György Szabados
Musicians:
György Szabados (leader, piano)
Antal Babits (clarinet)
Tamás Váczi (trombone)
János Kálnai (oboe, cello)
István Tréfás (violin)
Ferenc Körmendy (viola)
Attila Lőrinszky (double bass)
name of other musicians not known
Playing contemporary improvisative music with Lajos Kathy Horváth
György Szabados – Lajos Kathy Horváth Duo:
György Szabados (piano)
Lajos Kathy Horváth (violin)
1977, 13 May
Playing contemporary improvisative music in the Petőfi Sándor Ifjúsági Ház, Győr (HU)
György Szabados – Lajos Kathy Horváth Duo:
György Szabados (piano)
Lajos Kathy Horváth (violin)
1977, 19 Aug.
1978
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1978
Concert within the event “Contemporary Music Workshop” in Kassák Klub, Budapest (HU)
Compositions:
1) Mikolaj Górecki: La Musiquette 4me ‘Trombone Concerto’ / Muzyczka IV “Koncert puzonowy” for trombone, clarinet, cello and piano Op. 28 (1970)
photo of the concert
Musicians:
György Szabados (leader, piano)
Tamás Váczi (trombone)
Ferenc Tamás (cello)
Antal Babits (clarinet)
2) Terry Riley: In C
Picture
photo of the concert
The names of the performers of “In C” according to the picture (from left to right) are: Tibor Szemző – flute, László D. Vörös – bassoon, László Melis – violin, Tamás Petrovics – cimbalom, János Kálnay – oboe, Ferenc Körmendy – viola
Note:
The caption under the two photos of the 1978 Kassák Klub concert has been reversed. The one showing Gy. Szabados in the middle, holding a dagger, is the piece from Terry Riley: In C, the other show the piece of Mikolaj Górecki: Koncert puzonowy.
Musicians:
György Szabados (leader, claves)
Tamás Váczi (trombone)
Ferenc Tamás (cello)
Antal Babits (clarinet)
László Dés (saxophone)
László D. Vörös (bassoon)
Tibor Szemző (flute)
László Melis (violin)
Tamás Petrovics (cimbalom)
János Kálnay (oboe)
Ferenc Körmendy (viola)
and maybe:
István Tréfás (violin)
Attila Lőrinszky Attila (double bass)
name of other musicians not known
3) György Szabados & Magda Tarkó Duo:
Concert poster
Magda Tarkó (vocal)
György Szabados (piano)
1978
Playing contemporary improvisative music in Budapest (HU), place and date unknown
György Szabados – Lajos Kathy Horváth Duo:
György Szabados (piano)
Lajos Kathy Horváth (violin)
1978, 9 Febr.
1978, 9 March
1978, 14 April
1978, 16 April
An evening with music and poems in the Kassák Klub, Budapest (HU)
György Szabados (piano)
György Erdélyi (poems)
Note: Audio recording known to exist
1978, 9 May
Playing contemporary improvisative music in the Petőfi Sándor Ifjúsági Ház, Győr (HU)
György Szabados – Lajos Kathy Horváth Duo:
György Szabados (piano)
Lajos Kathy Horváth (violin)
1978, 25 May
Szabados György gives a lecture on his artistic endeavors, accompanied by an instrumental presentation in the Debrecen Jazz Club (DZSESSZKLUB – Zenei Könyvtár, Vörös Hadsereg útja 26/A.), Debrecen (HU)
György Szabados (piano)
Túri Gábor: Évadzáró dzsesszkoncert [In: Hajdú-Bihari Napló, 1978, 3 May]
Note [In: Hajdú-Bihari Napló, 1978, 23 May]
Note [In: Hajdú-Bihari Napló, 1978, 25 May]
1978, 11 Oct.
Solo concert at Kassák Klub, Budapest (HU)
György Szabados Solo:
György Szabados (piano)
1978, 26 Oct.
Concert with the Contemporary Music Workshop in the I. kerületi Tanács Művelődési Ház, Budapest (HU)
Compositions:
1) Mikolaj Górecki: Genesis I: Elementi op. 19 nr 1
Musicians not known
2) Mikolaj Górecki: La Musiquette 4me ‘Trombone Concerto’ / Muzyczka IV “Koncert puzonowy” for trombone, clarinet, cello and piano Op. 28 (1970)
Musicians: (most likely)
György Szabados (leader, piano)
Tamás Váczi (trombone)
Ferenc Tamás (cello)
Antal Babits (clarinet)
3) György Szabados: Bohóc (Clown)
György Szabados & Magda Tarkó Duo:
Magda Tarkó (vocal)
György Szabados (piano)
4) Terry Riley: In C
Musicians playing the compositions 1), 2), 4):
György Szabados with the Contemporary Music Workshop:
Musicians: (most likely)
György Szabados (leader, claves)
Tamás Váczi (trombone)
Ferenc Tamás (cello)
Antal Babits (clarinet)
László Dés (saxophone)
László D. Vörös (bassoon)
Tibor Szemző (flute)
László Melis (violin)
Tamás Petrovics (cimbalom)
János Kálnay (oboe)
Ferenc Körmendy (viola)
and maybe:
István Tréfás (violin)
Attila Lőrinszky Attila (double bass)
name of other musicians not known
1978, 14 Nov.
Duo concert during the opening of the exhibition of Ákos Birkás and András Halász int he Bercsényi Klub in Budapest (HU)
György Szabados – Lajos Kathy Horváth Duo:
György Szabados (piano)
Lajos Kathy Horváth (violin)
Bényi Csilla: Művészeti események a Bercsényi Klubban 1963-1987 [In: Ars Hungarica, 2002 (30. évfolyam, 1-2. szám), page 142]
1979
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1979
1979
1979
1979
Release of the compilation LP “Bratislavské Dzezové Dni 1976” with the piece “Tánczene (Dance-Music)” from the December 1976 concert during the Bratislava Jazz Days.
1979 Spring
Solo concert in the SOTE Klub, Budapest (HU)
György Szabados Solo:
György Szabados (piano)
1979, 14 Feb.
Terry Riley’s composition “In C” performed with the Contemporary Music Workshop in Kassák Klub, Budapest (HU)
Musicians: (most likely)
György Szabados (leader, claves)
Tamás Váczi (trombone)
Ferenc Tamás (cello)
Antal Babits (clarinet)
László Dés (saxophone)
László D. Vörös (bassoon)
Tibor Szemző (flute)
László Melis (violin)
Tamás Petrovics (cimbalom)
János Kálnay (oboe)
Ferenc Körmendy (viola)
and maybe:
István Tréfás (violin)
Attila Lőrinszky Attila (double bass)
name of other musicians not known
1979, 24 Feb.
1979, 3 March
1979, 10 March
1979, 17 March
Dance performance by the ensemble Pécsi Balett, choreography by Imre Eck for the composition of Szabados’ Miracle in the Pollack Mihály Műszaki Főiskola in Pécs (HU).
The composition Miracle is among the music recorded on the LP album The Wedding (Az esküvő) released in 1975
Egy talált tárgy elé – article by György Polai in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Beregi Szemle 2015. March
András Kenessei: A Pécsi Balett kamaraestje – [In: Magyar Hírlap, 1979, 16 March, page 6]
Énekek éneke [In: Pécsi Balett Archívum]
Note: It was a surprise for Mr. Szabados: he heard about the ballet presentation from the 10th March the same day during his stay in Pécs. In was difficult to get entrance tickets for the show…
1979, 10 March
Lecture given in the Lawyers Club (Jogász klub) in Pécs with the title: John Coltrane and the contemporary music (no recording or transcription are known)
György Polai’s interview in the paper Universitas in Pécs: György Szabados on the Hungarian Jazz, published 1979, 22 March
Introductory words to a “discovered treasure” – György Szabados’ Lecture in Nagykanizsa, published – Beregi Szemle, March 2015
Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Don Cherry
1979, 23 March
Karlheinz Stockhausen’s composition “From the seven Days” performed with the Contemporary Music Workshop in the Young Artists Club, Budapest (HU)
Musicians:
György Szabados (leader, piano)
Magda Tarkó (vocal)
Antal Babits (clarinet)
János Kálnai (english horn, oboe, cello)
Ferenc Kovács (trumpet, violin)
László Melis (violin)
Ferenc Körmendy (viola)
Attila Lőrinszky (double bass)
1979, 27 March
1979, 17 May
Terry Rileys Composition “In C” played with the Contemporary Music Workshop, György Szabados Solo and Duo with Magda Tarkó in the Szkéné Theatre of the Technical University of Budapest HU
Compositions 1) by Terry Riley: In C
Musicians: (most likely)
György Szabados (leader, claves)
Tamás Váczi (trombone)
Ferenc Tamás (cello)
Antal Babits (clarinet)
László Dés (saxophone)
László D. Vörös (bassoon)
Tibor Szemző (flute)
László Melis (violin)
Tamás Petrovics (cimbalom)
János Kálnay (oboe)
Ferenc Körmendy (viola)
and maybe:
István Tréfás (violin)
Attila Lőrinszky Attila (double bass)
name of other musicians not known
Composition 2) by György Szabados: Csíki verbunk (Verbunkos from Csík)
György Szabados Solo
Musicians: György Szabados (piano)
Composition 3)
György Szabados & Magda Tarkó Duo:
Magda Tarkó (vocal)
György Szabados (piano)
1979, 22 May
1979, 15 June
First concert in Novy Sad (Serbia) at the Ifjúsági Tribűn
Musician:
György Szabados Solo:
György Szabados (piano)
Article by Zoltán Bicskei: Szabados György zenéjének körülírása (1980)
Szabados György hangversenye (Concert by György Szabados) [In: Magyar Szó, 1979/06/14, page 7]
Poster of the concert
1979, 21-22 July
Presentation of the ballet made for the Szabados piece Miracle. Choreography by Imre Eck, performing: the Pécsi Balett.
The composition Miracle is among the music recorded on the LP album The Wedding (Az esküvő) released in 1975.
Announcement: Énekek éneke – Balettest ’79 in Dunántúli Napló, 1979.07.20
1979, 24 Aug.
1979, Aug. & Sept.
1979, 20 Sept.
1979, Autumn
Hommage á Pilinszky János – literature and music evening – evoking the spirit of the great Hungarian poet Pilinszky János, in the Szkéné Theatre, in Budapest (HU)
György Szabados (piano)
György Erdélyi (selection of poems)
Pilinszky János [In: Wikipedia]
Szigeti Péter: Emberarcú zene a Szkénében [In: A jövő mérnöke 1979/27., 27 Sept., page 4]
1979, Oct.
1979, 18 Oct.
Quartet concert in Jazzforum. ELTE Faculty of Law, KISZ-club, jazz club, Budapest (HU), Szerb utca 23.
I. The unknown Eric Dolphy – lecture of Simon Géza Gábor
II. Concert of Szabados quartet.
György Szabados Quartet:
György Szabados (piano)
other musicians’ name not known
1979, 2 Nov.
1979, Nov. or Dec.
1979, 26 Nov.
1979, 10 Dec.
1979, 26 Dec.
1980
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1980
1980
1980
Gábor Turi’s interview with György Szabados: A szabadság kötöttségei (Boundedness of freedom) [In: Valóság, 1980/2. & Megjelent továbbá: Zenekultúránkról -1982 & Azt mondom: jazz – 1983]
an abridged version published 1987: György Szabados: an original Hungarian [In: Jazz forum. International Edition. Warsaw, no. 109 (6/1987), p. 48-51]
1980 or 1981
Concert in East Berlin (ex GDR) – not known if solo or with ensemble
1980 or 1981
Concert in Leipzig (ex GDR) – not known if solo or with ensemble
Probably between 1980 and 1982
Trio concert at unknown place and date
György Szabados Trio:
György Szabados (piano)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Antal Faragó (drums)
1980, 23 March
1980, 30 March
Hommage á Béla Bartók – literature and music evening – Bartók documentaries and letters, poems of contemporary poets (Juhász Ferenc, Nagy László, Kassák, Illyés, Keresztury), Kolindas from Havasalföld, Christmas songs. Szkéné Theatre, in Budapest (HU)
György Szabados (piano)
György Erdélyi (selection of poems)
SZÍNHÁZAK [In: Magyar Hírlap, 1980, 30 March, page 15]
Szentmihályi Szabó Péter: Protokoll és póz nélkül [In: Film, színház, muzsika 1980/27., 5 July, p.12.]
1980, April
1980, 20 Apr.
Trio concert in Nagykaniza (HU) during the 8th International Jazz Weekend
György Szabados Trio:
György Szabados (piano)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Antal Faragó (drums)
Radio recording
ALT1-080 – Szabados Trió – Nagykanizsa, 1980. (Alternativ recording)
Program of the VIII. Nemzetközi Dzsesszhétvége – Nagykanizsa,1980.04.18-20
Kincses Gyula [In: Hajdú-Bihari Napló, 1980/05/17, page 5]
Review and picture concerning this concert published in Jazz Forum no. 66/1980
1980, 30 Apr.
1980, 1 June
Trio concert during the International Jazz Festival, Vasas Művelődési Központ (Vasas Culture Centrum), Miskolc (HU)
György Szabados Trio:
György Szabados (piano)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Antal Faragó (drums)
VILÁGSZTÁROKKAL MISKOLCON [In: Esti Hirlap, 1980, 21 Mai]
Ismét Miskolcon – Nemzetközi dzsesszhétvége [In: Vas Népe, 1980, 13 Mai, page 5]
1980, Aug.
1980, 27 Aug.
1980, 28 Aug.
Concert in the Fényes Adolf Terem, Budapest (HU)
Musicians:
György Szabados Solo:
György Szabados (piano)
& perhaps Jam Session with
Sándor Vajda Trio:
Mihály Dresch (saxophone)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
István Baló (drums)
Announcement of the vernissage of the jazz-photo exhibition of László Fejes with concert; in Film Színház Muzsika 1980.08.23
1980 Fall
1980, Oct.
1980, 3 Oct.
Trio concert during the Budapest Music Weeks in Zeneakadémia (Music Academy), Budapest (HU)
György Szabados Trio:
György Szabados (piano)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Antal Faragó (drums)
Gábor Turi: review in Jazz Forum (German & English Edition) No. 69, published in 1981
Jazz-hangverseny a Zeneakadémián – review by Kinga Jálics with photos in Film Színház Muzsika 1980.11.08
Zenei jegyzetek – review by Pándi Marianne [In: Magyar nemzet 1980, 8 Oct. p.4]
C. Szalai Ágnes: Dzsesszkoncert a Zeneakadémián [In: Esti Hirlap, 1980, 7 Oct.]
Poster
Note [In: Magyar nemzet 1980, 7 Sept., p.10]
Note [In: Magyar nemzet 1980, 3 Oct., p. 4]
1980, 30 Oct.
1980, 8 Nov.
Trio concert in the RTV Radio-Studio, in Novi Sad (Serbia)
György Szabados Trio:
György Szabados (piano)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Antal Faragó (drums)
1980, 13 Nov.
1980, 23 Nov.
Trio concert in Szeged (HU)
György Szabados Trio:
György Szabados (piano)
Sándor Vajda (bass)
Antal Faragó (drums)
Audience recording
HÁROM NAPON ÁT Dzsessz—Szegeden [In: Esti Hirlap, 1980, 20 Nov.]
Szegedi Jazz Napok 1980. [In: Magyar Szó, 1980, 19 Nov., page 16]
SZEGEDI JAZZNAPOK [In: EgyetemiLapok, 1980, 10 Dec.]
1980, 24 Nov.
Hommage á Béla Bartók – literature and music evening – Bartók documentaries and letters, poems of contemporary poets (Juhász Ferenc, Nagy László, Kassák, Illyés, Keresztury), Kolindas from Havasalföld, Christmas songs. ÁJTK KlSZ Club, in Budapest (HU)
György Szabados (piano)
György Erdélyi (selection of poems)