One of the distinctive features of the variety concert program of the Gypsy Jazz Band is the invitation of a well-known guest singer – symbolic figures of musical life give a new color to the variety program fundamentally every time. This time, the guest will be Liszt Award-winning singer Charlie Horvath, who maintains an old friendship with Robbie Lakatos.
I've known Charlie since I played with the jazz pianist Janos Fogarassi, since I was thirteen… We also knew each other during the years I spent in Brussels, and he even called me once to say: My friend saw the pictures and posters in… Everywhere during his Japanese tour. He's invited me to sing at his house a few times, and since I live here again, we meet every Wednesday – of course, that's part of the friendship. I'm glad that I had the opportunity to invite him to the stage for the first time. What is my professional opinion on this topic? The greatest king. That's it in a nutshell
– said Robbie Lakatos, according to the announcement of the Obuda Association.
Jazz, classical and gypsy music
Both artists have individual styles, Charlie is a master of blues, jazz and soul, and Robbie Lakatos developed his own style of playing during the twelve years he spent on the stage of Les Ateliers de la Grand Ile in Brussels, combining classical music, gypsy music and jazz.
Led by guitarist Robert Karpati and mentored by Robbie Lakatos, the Gypsy Jazz Band burst onto the music scene in 2018 and is now one of the most authentic representatives of jazz on the local scene. As an expert in the genre, Robbie helps Lakatos compile the repertoire and interpret Django Reinhardt's style in a unique way, combining it with the “funky gypsy fusion” style he developed – in this way Manush's jazz has Hungarian characteristics.
On 16 November 2024, Charlie will sing solo numbers with the band on the Úbuda Tarsaskur stage, and will close the show with a duet with the band's singer Miriam Lakatos.
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