János Nagy - keyboards

Subjectively

Met him during the first recording of 9:30 and watched him grow into one of the most recognised world class keyboard player. I have helped him record some of his solo albums as well as making some arrangements (e.g. Where have you been,  Galambom).

Janos has been with 9:30 from the start, alongside Zsömi, and attended all concerts and recordings we have done thus far. He is one of the most stubborn people I've met – he accomplishes whatever he puts his mind to, no matter what... I really envy him for this ability.

According to the facts

Has been the most versatile and most successful keyboardist composer of the recent years in Hungary. After collecting a respectable set of prizes at various European jazz contests from Lithuania to Spain, he received the eMeRton award – the Hungarian National Radio music award - in the "Jazz Concert of the Year" and the "Instrumental Soloist of the Year" categories in 2001 and in 2003. He has produced four solo albums so far, but has also contributed to many other albums, not only in jazz. In 2003 he rewrote Bizet's Carmen, which was presented in the Budapest Sport Arena with Al DiMeola. Besides working with Al DiMeola, he has worked with many internationally recognized players in the last few years, like Alex Acuna, Dave Samuels, Tony Lakatos, Dewey Redman, Paco Sery, David Murray, Ben Castle, Bernard Maseli, Sangoma Everett, Arnie Somogyi and Winston Clifford. In the last three years he mainly focused on his Free Style Chamber Orchestra.