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18

Jan

Kobza Vajk Group @ Ben utca

19:00 /// Kápolnásnyék

31

Jan

Cosmic Cluster @ Szimpla kert

20:00 /// Budapest

CALENDAR

RECENT
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A FINE LINE IN BETWEEN
by Roland Heidrich & The Abstract

"Heidrich blurs the lines between jazz, prog and the music of his native Hungary, and here he lays it all down with an easy groove, courtesy of his able sidesmen CsabaPengő on bass, and drummer Zsolt SárváriKovács...
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there are gentle moments such as the guitar/sax duo of ‘This Is A Song’... and the flat-out charging bonkersness and complexity of the appropriately-titled ‘Crazy’, which closes the album, with the performers soaring off in all directions and each taking a solo in classic jazz-gig style."

Andrew Everard - HiFiCritic

 

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LATEST RELEASES

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MEDIA
Roland Heidrich & The Abstract

Roland Heidrich & The Abstract

I Tried This and I Tried That by Roland Heidrich & The Abstract

Coincidence II - Zsolt Sárvári Kovács & Roland Heidrich

The Grey Fox Ran Across The Prairie by Roland Heidrich & The Abstract

The Abstract @ No Milk Today (2023)

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THE ABSTRACT

The Abstract blends several styles and genres whilst staying flexible and constantly evolving in their own music...

The Abstract has been playing since 2018 - mostly in Hungarian clubs. Their experimental spirit and cross-genre music can already be heard on two records and a live concert release.

 

Despite the classic drum, bass and guitar line-up, this isn't a mainstream formation. In their music, from progressive or post-rock to avant-garde twists, the audience can come across a lot of colors. Sometimes song-like themes give ground for their musical exploration but the attitude and main principles of jazz can almost always be heard from their music.

 

They recorded their first album “Where are we going?” at the end of 2018. In 2021 their second album was released under the title "A Fine Line In Between". The latest release is a live recording under the title "Live '20".

 

Roland Heidrich – guitar

Csaba Pengő – double bass

Zsolt Sárvári Kovács – drums

THE ABSTRACT
OTHER PRO
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COSMIC CLUSTER

Psychedelic free jazz...

Amplified trombone and saturated electric guitar up front, driven by an explosive rhythm section, Cosmic Cluster is reminiscent of 1960s-era psychedelic free jazz with a heavy dose of experimental electronics. Started by seasoned American free jazz trombonist Christopher Robin Cox, now full-time entity on the European improvisation scene. Their first live album with the title "Live Ruin" was released in 2023.

 

Christopher Robin Cox - trombone
Roland Heidrich - guitar

Zoltán Kováts - bass
Attila Gyárfás – drums

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BONE - GUITAR

Weird experimental lyric ambient sounds...

No rules, no plans, no doctrines... and definitely no repeat. In short - the endless sonic opportunities colliding with freedom. A duo that spans a giant range of approaches, from chaotic ambient particle parties, to vast open caverns of washed-out ambient saturation. Equal parts chaos and dark, dreamy movie soundtrack.

 

Christopher Robin Cox - trombone
Roland Heidrich - guitar

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KOBZA VAJK GROUP

An exciting act of Hungarian oriental music...

The Groups music is a blend of Middle Eastern modal music traditions, European jazz and the legacy of ancient melodies, with the additional desire to explore new paths in the present. Their vision is to leave categories of genre behind and bring music created in the moment to a higher level, made even more interesting by their unusual instrumentation and unique sound.

 

Vajk Kobza - oud
Fatima Gozlan - ney, percussion

Norbert Murányi - persian santur
Roland Heidrich – guitar

Csaba Pengő – double bass

Balázs Major – percussion

BIO

BIO

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I see myself as someone with a creative attitude, who likes to experiment with stuff and try to make something out of it... in best case scenario the outcome not only equals the input, but exceeds it - that's what I'm looking for.

My deep relationship with music started at the age of 14, when I picked up the guitar. A simple act, that changed and shaped everything for me. I was mesmerized by the power of rock music first but soon discovered jazz and started to develop myself in that direction. After some years of studying jazz, my attention turnned in other directions aswell, like avantgarde and experimental music including free improvisation. Having set up my prepared weird multi-pickup electric guitar for experimental music purposes, I met Sándor Szabó, who introduced a different sphere of music and sound to me, principally through acoustic music. I played only acoustic guitars for 10 years, explored the oppurtunities on the 8 string classical guitar, 16 string guitar and fretless 8 strings, before returning to my roots with the electric guitar and my original sound imaginations.

In all these years i was lucky to play and work with really great and inspiring musicians from the hungarian jazz and free improvisation scene to the international acoustic guitar world. In 2018 I started my own band with Csaba Pengő and Zsolt Sárvári Kovács - The Abstract.

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DISCOGRAPHY

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Clouds of Wonder
Fluidian
2024

Digital Download, RO, Authors Edition

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Live Ruin
Cosmic Cluster
2023

Digital Download, HU, Authors Edition

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Cloudrush (single)
Roland Heidrich & Ralf Gauck
2023
Digital Download, HU/DE, Authors Edition

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Coincidence (single)
Roland Heidrich & Zsolt Sárvári Kovács
2023
Digital Download, HU, Authors Edition

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The Abstract Live '20
Roland Heidrich & The Abstrct
2022
Digital Download/MC, HU, Authors Edition

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A Fine Line In Between
Roland Heidrich & The Abstract
2021
Digital Download/DSD, HU, Hunnia Records

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Where Are We Going?
Roland Heidrich & The Abstrct
2019
Digital Download/CD, HU, Hunnia Records

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From Door to Gate
Grencsó Poetry Collective
2019
CD, HU, Hunnia Records / Adyton Records

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River Music
Grencsó String Collective
2019
CD, HU, AGZE / Adyton Records

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Rituals
Sándor Szabó, Balázs Major, Roland Heidrich
2021
Digital Download, USA, Greydisc Records

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Echolocation X
Sándor Szabó and guest artists
2021
Digital Download, USA, Greydisc Records

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Acoustic Electric Project
Sándor Szabó, Roland Heidrich
2019
Digital Download, USA, Greydisc Records

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The Ocean Never Seen
Mark Wingfield, Sándor Szabó, Balázs Major, Roland Heidrich
2019
Digital Download, USA, Greydisc Records

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Echolocation Trilogy
Sándor Szabó and guest artists
2018
Digital Download, USA, Greydisc Records

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Clouds on the Lake
Euro Oriental Consort
2015
Digital Download, USA, Greydisc Records

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The Last Sunbeams of the Golden Age
Sándor Szabó, Roland Heidrich
2015
Digital Download, USA, Greydisc Records

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On the Path of Manes
Sándor Szabó, Roland Heidrich
2015
Digital Download, USA, Greydisc Records

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Trees and Roots
Vajk Kobza, Roland Heidrich
2014
Digital Download,
HU, Authors Edition

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Look at the Sky
Roland Heidrich
2011
Digital Download/CD,
HU, AGZE

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Roaming Soul
Sándor Szabó, Roland Heidrich
2009
Digital Download/CD,
HU, AGZE

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