The Jazz – A real connection of us
The Budapest-based Symbiosis 5 plays instrumental jazz. The members of the quintet met within the walls of the Liszt Ferenc University of Music and the Béla Bartók Conservatory, and all of them are active members of the Hungarian jazz scene. Since the band was formed in 2020, they won the first places of the “Getxo Jazz” and Sibiu Jazz” competitions, and both of the main prizes of the 2023 edition of “MÜPA Jazz Showcase”. Their music is heavily influenced by modal jazz, but due to the young age and diverse interests of the quintet members, they also employ many other stylistic elements.
Our first album
Symbiosis 5 (2022)
The first Symbiosis 5 single was published in 2022 with three songs written by Roland Majsai, Levente Kapolcsi-Szabó and Máté Drippey. Its musical base is given by the peculiarity of the real instrumental jazz and intends to give a kind of summary of the past two years ’ musical attitude and evolution of the band.
Our second album
Symbiosis 5 – Getxo(2022)
We took part in the 2022 Getxo Jazz international competition in Spain, where we won the first prize. During the competition we had the pleasure of opening before Ron Carter, Melissa Aldana and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. This album is a selection of our songs played live in Getxo.
Our third album
Symbiosis 5 – Wondering (2024)
Our second album, recorded at TomTom Studio in Budapest. The album contains compositions by Levente Kapolcsi-Szabó, Máté Drippey and Majsai Roland.
Concert dates
Fonó Budai Zeneház
24 October, Budapest
Gyémánt Jazz Club
25 October, Pilisvörösvár
Other dates soon...
The band
Levente Kapolcsi-Szabó – Piano
After finishing the Bartók Béla Conservatoire he is a graduating student of the Liszt Ferenc Musical Academy of Budapest as jazz pianist. One of his main project is Symbiosis 5 group, but he is also a member of the Szarka Tamás Group and piano teacher of the Járdányi Pál Elementary Musical School and the ImPulzus Foundation School.
Máté Drippey – Saxophone
He started his musical study with flute, then learnt oboe and finally the saxophone found him, so he graduated as jazz saxophonist of the Liszt Ferenc Musical Academy of Budapest in 2018. Symbiosis 5 has been his permanent group since 2020 but in parallel he works as a session musician of several groups e.g. Paprico Funky – with this band he had the opportunity to perform on the Copenhagen Jazz Festival.
Benedek Virág – Guitar
After finishing the Bartók Béla Conservatoire he is a graduating student of the Liszt Ferenc Musical Academy of Budapest as jazz guitarist. With the Blumen Therapie band he was the second best of the II. Szentendre Musical Competition and also the Belváros Jazz Contest and IV. National Jazz Contest Hungary in 2019. His permanent jazz bands established within the walls of the Liszt Academy – Symbiosis 5 and Roland Majsai Standard Trio – are the regular performers of the Budapest Jazz Club, Opus Jazz Club, iF Café Jazz Club, MÜPA Budapest. He was nominated for the Joung Jazz Musician of the Year in 2020. He is a guitar teacher of the Weöres Sandor Elementary School in Gyömrő Hungary.
Tamás Gyányi – Bass
He plays in several musical groups like Wind+ (established with the members of the Hungarian State Opera), Sequence Quartet, Symbiosis 5 and Vígszínház Orchestra Budapest. For two years he played in the Symphonic Orchestra of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, with this group he performed on France FIMU Fest. In 2018 he was given with the Scholarship Prize of the National Young Talents. His first album was „The First Journey” by Sequence Quartet in 2019 published by NarRator Records. As the only Hungarian musician he was selected to contribute to the Cremm program’s international musical group – performing in Hungary and Morocco. He was the second best of the „Aladár Pege Bass Contest Hungary” in 2021.
Roland Majsai – Drums
He started the drums when he was 11 years old as a student of the Tóth Aladár Musical School in Budapest. After finishing the Bartók Béla Conservatoire he is a graduating student of the Liszt Ferenc Musical Academy of Budapest as a jazz drummer. His permanent jazz bands established within the walls of the Liszt Academy – Symbiosis 5 and Roland Majsai Standard Trio – are the regular performers of the Budapest Jazz Club, Opus Jazz Club, iF Café Jazz Club, MÜPA Budapest, but he also contributes to several musical groups as a session musician and acts as drum teacher of the Herceghalom Elementary and Art School. He was the Public Award winner of the Young Jazz Musician of the Year in 2022. With his instrumental knowledge as well as composer works he has the strong intention to add maximum support to the band’s success.
Contact
Write us for concert booking
Booking:
Mariann Bencze: +436766277509 office@kultpult.eu
Tamás Gyányi: +36704239434 booking@symbiosis5.com
Songs
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