If I didn’t know them, I would still feel, listening to this album, that they are good friends in private life – not “just” colleagues – who know each other’s thoughts and feelings and pay maximum attention to each other’s every musical and human emotion. The heart and soul are also very much in evidence. As the way the themes are played and shaped in each case brings out their beauty and sentimentality.

Szakcsi Jr.’s textbook, beautiful strumming, captivating “intros”, uplifting harmonies and improvisations captivate the listener. They have everything that makes us jazz lovers! The subtlety and tastefulness as well as the swinging, the excellent “time” or the “supreme” level of melodic development.

Krisztián and Elemér are a tightly knit, world-class rhythm section who, among other traits, are masters of the mainstream. They accompany with full attention to the soloist, in a way that even inspires Béla to a great extent. They do all this with the utmost love and humility, as the goal is the pinnacle of chamber music performance, which these wonderful artists achieve!

Of course, they also show us their virtuosity through their solos (too), and the swing feeling is tight yet airy, something that every soloist in the world craves.

Szakcsi Jr. Trio
Bela Szakcsi Jr, Steinway D Concert Piano
Krisztian Pecek Lakatos, Double Bass
Elemer Balazs, Drums 

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The album was recorded Live to Stereo DSD 256 at SuperSize Recording Studio using the Hapi Analog to Digital Converter from Merging Technologies and Microphones from AEA, Austrian Audio, Neumann, Sennheiser, Shure, Slate Digital and Sony.

This is a Stereo DSD 256 recording that is exclusively available from NativeDSD Music in Pure DSD. In addition to the recorded DSD 256 bit rate, the other DSD bit rates have been created in the DSD Domain using the Signalyst HQ Player 4 Pro mastering tools by Tom Caulfield at the NativeDSD Mastering Lab. It is a DSD Exclusive, Not Available on SACD release.

The trio’s performance is a sophisticated and elegant stage masterpiece. Their tone is inventive, their playing technically flawless, confident and completely unified. Listening to the music of this trio of 12 years, they are characterized by nuanced musical virtuosity. Their music reflects an exceptional talent for improvisation. They are undoubtedly outstanding, exceptional musicians.

Their soaring melodies, sensitive dynamics and tight rhythms, with the amazing power of their collective playing, will leave you in awe. The piano, bass and drums flawlessly convey the motifs. They have already performed with many famous European and American jazz musicians such as John Patitucci, Jack DeJohnette, Ed Thigpen, Ravi Coltrane, Jean Toussaint, Palle Daniellson, Tony Lakatos, Pat Metheny, Mornington Lockett.

Szakcsi Jr. Trio
Béla Szakcsi Jr. – Piano
Krisztián Pecek Lakatos – Double Bass
Elemér Balázs – Drums

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