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Djabe is one of the most invited and popular Hungarian jazz bands at international festivals. During the last three years the band in 20 countries did successful performances in Europe and North America. Djabe plays unique music in which the elements of jazz are mixed with various parts of Hungarian and Worldmusic. The main composer of the band is Tamás Barabás, who - at the same time - is the most virtuoso Hungarian bass guitarist. Jazz and authentic Hungarian music are simultaneously present in the soundscape of Ferenc Kovács. According to Archie Sheep, who worked with Ferenc Kovács on several occasions "he is one of the best violin players in the world and in the meantime plays the trumpet like Miles Davis". He also worked with Dave Murray and Hamid Drake many times. The pianist, Zoltán Kovács’s colourful, and virtuoso play increases the standards of Djabe's performance on a large scale. Djabe means freedom in the African Ashanti language. The other composer of the band is Attila Égerházi - playing the guitar and being the leader and founder of the band, too -, who interprets this freedom primarily by freely mixing the styles and instruments. Djabe's drummer, Szilárd Banai is one of the most talented Hungarian jazz drummers, his reliable and musical play gives the best possible rhytmic background of the band.
Djabe's concerts have been the most spectacular Hungarian jazz concert productions since 1997. Djabe have been played, in the studio and concerts too, with famous jazz, rock, and folk musicians from many parts of the World. Some of them are Steve Hackett – Genesis (UK), Ben Castle – The Brand New Heavies, Jamie Cullumn, Sting (UK), John Nugent – Ella Fiztgerald, Tony Bennett, Clark Terry (USA), Malik Mansurov (AZ), Said Tichiti (MOR) etc. website | Hear music samples
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