In 1972, when I was 18, the crackly sound of Willis Conover’s Voice of America Jazz Hour provided my first experience of listening to jazz, which in Hungary had moved from the “for-bidden” category to the “tolerated” one. The excitement of stepping out of what was the customary classical music milieu, the inescapable pull of jazz and the feeling of freedom generally given by the possibility of crossing the country’s borders and seeing the world, which was gradually becoming feasible; these things have determined my life to this day: I became a jazz musician, here in Central-Eastern Europe.

Things might well have stopped there, but after twenty years, in the 1990s, a genuine change of regime took place. That was when I had the idea of Budapest Music Center, to bring the accumulated treasures out of this enclosed musical world. This is what BMC has been doing since 1996, in the form of musical information, releasing CDs, and organising concerts. After another twenty years we managed to “set this in stone” in the form of a building: in March 2013 we opened the new BMC premises.

I am filled with both pride and excitement to know that between 24 and 27 September 2015 fine exponents of European jazz will use this space, which I hope will be a worthy venue for this year’s European Jazz Conference. As host I can wish the participants nothing better than excellent professional events, outstanding concerts, stimulating conversation, and new friendships.

László Gőz

Founder and Director,Budapest Music Center

On behalf of the Board of Europe Jazz Network, I welcome you all most warmly to the city of Budapest. László Gőz and his colleagues have created a world class venue at the BMC and the conference’s theme “Make it Happen!” was inspired by their example of achievement despite numerous challenges, which we all face in what continue to be difficult times.

The development of EJN’s annual General Assembly into a broader event, of interest to the whole jazz community, is one of the key strands of our three year programme funded by “Creative Europe”; the first EJC in Helsinki last year proved very successful, and we look forward to

welcoming new colleagues from beyond the EJN membership to Budapest this year.

The past year has been extremely busy as we move forward with our activities focusing on environmental sustainability, jazz for young people, our major publishing project on the history of European jazz, as well as researching our membership itself, and the impact we make as employers and presenters. Updates on these projects will be given during the conference, as well as the opportunity to hear more about jazz “Beyond Europe”.

Our membership has also grown to 105 organisations in 31 countries, and our hardworking staff now number three, as we welcomed EJN’s first Communication Manager, Stefano Zucchiatti in April this year, joining Giambattista Tofoni, our Network Manager, and Francesca Cerratani as Network Administrator/Coordinator, you will see plenty of all three over the weekend!

Ros Rigby

President, Europe Jazz Network

Opening Ceremony and keynote speechesConcert hall

Welcome ReceptionBMC Foyer

ShowcasesConcert hall / Opus Jazz Club

18:00 - 19:00

19:00 - 20:00

20:00 - 24:00

PANEL DEBATEInsights on jazz in HungaryConcert hall

PANEL DEBATEInsights on jazz in Southeast EuropeConcert hall

PANEL DEBATEBeyond Europe: focus on Latin AmericaConcert hall

CONTINUATION ‐ Beyond EuropeConcert hall

ShowcasesConcert hall / Opus Jazz Club

10:00 - 10:45

10:45 - 11:00

11:00 - 12:00

12:00 - 13:00

14:00 - 15:00

15:00 - 15:15

15:15 - 16:00

18:00 - 19:30

20:00 - 24:00

THURSDAY 24SEPTEMBER

FRIDAY 25SEPTEMBER

Avant‐garde jazz brunch @ Jedermann

Budapest guided downtown walk

Guided Visit of the Liszt Academy

Gábor Csalog Sunday Season @ BMC

10:30 - 12:30

11:00 - 13:00

13:30 - 14:30

18:00 - 19:00

EJN projects presentationsConcert hall

5 parallel working groups on EJN projectsConcert hall / Library / Penthouse room / Corner room

5 parallel working groupson programming and managementConcert hall / Library / Penthouse room / Corner room /

4 parallel networking sessions by seasonConcert hall / Library / Penthouse room

General Assembly (only for EJN members)Concert hall

ShowcasesConcert hall / Opus Jazz Club

10:00 - 10:40

10:40 - 11:20

11:20 - 11:30

11:30 - 12:30

12:30 - 13:30

14:00 - 15:00

15:00 - 15:30

15:30 - 17:30

18:00 - 19:30

20:30 - 24:00

SATURDAY 26SEPTEMBER

SUNDAY 27SEPTEMBER

OPTIONAL SUNDAYPROGRAMME

Welcome by László Gőz (HU), founder and Director of BMCWelcome by Ros Rigby (UK), President of EJN andGiambattista Tofoni (IT), EJN Network Manager

Keynote speech and performance:

Christopher Dell (DE), urban scientist, philosopher and jazz musician“Improvisation on Urbanity” - Visions concerning oursociety and future challenges

EJN Award 2015 celebration:

with Reiner Michalke (DE), Artistic Director of Moers FestivalWinner of the EJN Award 2015

20:00 - 24:00

SHOWCASESOF HUNGARIAN JAZZ SCENE

Dresch Quartet

Béla Szakcsi Lakatos Trio feat. Christoph Monniot

Platypus

Kristóf Bacsó’s TRIAD feat. Márton Fenyvesi

20:00

21:15

22:15

23:15

Concert hall

C. hall

Opus Jazz Club

Opus J. Club

THURSDAY

24SEPTEMBER 18:00 - 19:00

OPENINGCEREMONY

Concert hall

19:00 - 20:00

WELCOMERECEPTION

BMC foyer

Insights into the jazz scenes of Hungary and Southeast Europe

Moderator: Michelle Kuypers (North Sea Jazz Festival, NL)

10:00

10:15

10:45

11:00

11:40

12:00

Presentation of the BMC Budapest Music Center

PANEL DISCUSSION: Focus on Hungary

György Wallner (Budapest Music Center, HU)György Szabó (Trafò House of Contemporary Arts, HU)Violetta Vajda (Mediawave Int. Film & Music Gathering, HU)

C O F F E E B R E A K

PANEL DISCUSSION: Focus on Southeast Europe

Olga Tabouris-Babalis (Sani Festival Thessaloniki, GR)Bogdan Benigar (Ljubljana Jazz Festival, SI)Edin Zubcevic (Udruzenje Jazz Fest Sarajevo, BA)Oliver Belopeta (Skopje Jazz Festival, MK)Dragan Ambrozić (Belgrade Jazz Festival, RS)

Questions from the audience

L U N C H

FRIDAY

25SEPTEMBER10:00 - 12:00

“SOMEWHEREIN EUROPE”

Concert hall

FRIDAY

25SEPTEMBER

Innovative projects and realities emerging beyond Europe,with a focus on Latin America

Moderator: Kevin Le Gendre (Journalist, UK)

20:00 - 24:00

SHOWCASESOF HUNGARIAN JAZZ SCENE

14:00

15:00

15:15

18:30

PANEL DISCUSSION

Alexandra Archetti Stølen (Oslo World Music Festival, Argentina)Santiago Gardeazábal (Nova et Vetera, Colombia) Benjamim Taubkin (Casa du Núcleo, Brazil) Ian Patterson (journalist, Ireland)

C O F F E E B R E A K

Continuation of the session and questions from the audience

D I N N E R

20:00

21:15

22:15

23:15

Gábor Gadó Quartet

Mihály Borbély Quartet

Grencsó Open Collective feat. Rudi Mahall (D)

Santa Diver feat. István Grencsó

Concert hall

Concert hall

Opus J. Club

Opus Jazz Club

14:00 - 16:00

“THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH”

Concert hall

SATURDAY

26SEPTEMBER

Presentation/reporting of EJN activities implementedwith the Creative Europe funding 2014-2017

Moderator: Giambattista Tofoni (EJN Network Manager, IT)

YOLDA, EN ROUTEWim Wabbes (Handelsbeurs Concert Hall, BE)

EUROPE JAZZ BALANCE Terese Larsson (Svensk Jazz, SE)

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS 2Fiona Goh (Researcher, UK)

SHARED ROOTS OF EUROPEAN JAZZFrancesco Martinelli (Journalist, IT)

TAKE THE GREEN TRAINRos Rigby (Sage Gateshead, UK)

JAZZ ACROSS EUROPESybille Kornitschky (jazzahead!, DE)

JAZZ FOR YOUNG PEOPLENina Torske (West Norway Jazz Center, NO)

EDUCATION BEYOND INSTITUTIONSErling Aksdal, Stefan Heckel(Association Européenne des Conservatoires)

10:00 - 10:40

PRESENTINGEJN PROJECTS

Concert hall

SATURDAY

26SEPTEMBER 10:40 - 11:20

DEVELOPING PROJECTS

5 parallel working groups on further development of EJN projects

TAKE THE GREEN TRAIN Environmental Sustainability in MusicFacilitators:

JAZZ ACROSS EUROPE Audience Mobility programme Facilitators:

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS 2EJN Research programme Facilitator:

JAZZ FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Programming for Young Audiences Facilitator:

EDUCATION BEYOND INSTITUTIONS Jazz Education and Careers Facilitators:

Ros Rigby (Sage Gateshead, UK)Wim Wabbes (Handelsbeurs Concert Hall, BE)

Peter Schulze,Sybille Kornitschky (jazzahead!, DE)

Fiona Goh (Researcher, UK)

Nina Torske (West Norway Jazz Center, NO)

Erling Aksdal,Stefan Heckel(Association Européenne des Conservatoires)EJN staff

Concert hall

Concert hall

Library

Penthouse room

Corner room

C O F F E E   B R E A K11:20

SATURDAY

26SEPTEMBER11:30 - 12:30

SHARINGEXPERTISE

5 parallel working groups on programming and management topics

“I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse” New approaches to funding and philanthropy in the cultural sector Facilitator:

“For a few dollars more”Working group on audience development and differentiationFacilitator:

“You talking to me?”Strategic communication and use of digital tools Facilitator:

“Follow the white rabbit”Programming more challenging and original actsFacilitator:

“The stuff that dreams are made of” Open space for developing new ideasFacilitators:

Anna Linka (Bohemia Jazz Festival, CZ)

Kornelia Vossebein (Moers Festival, DE)

Lars Meiling (JazzDenmark, DK)

Bogdan Benigar (Ljubljana Jazz Festival, SI)

Nadin Deventer (Berliner Festspiele, DE)Terese Larsson (Svensk Jazz, SE)

Concert hall

Concert hall

Library

Penthouse room

Corner room

L U N C H12:30

SATURDAY

26SEPTEMBER 14:00 - 15:00

NETWORKINGSESSIONS BY SEASON

4 parallel groups divided by type of organisations

AUTUMN/WINTER FESTIVALSFacilitator: John Cumming (Serious / EFG London Jazz Festival, UK)

SPRING/SUMMER FESTIVALS Facilitator: Matti Lappalainen (April Jazz Festival, FI)

NATIONAL/SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS Facilitator: Katrien Van Remortel (Arts Flanders Institute, BE)

CLUBS/VENUESFacilitator: Michael Stückl (Jazzclub Unterfahrt, DE)

Concert hall

Library

Penthouse room

Corner room

15:30 - 17:30

EJNGENERAL ASSEMBLY

Concert hallOnly for EJN members

C O F F E E   B R E A K15:00

D I N N E R18:30

20:00 - 24:00

SHOWCASESOF HUNGARIAN JAZZ SCENE

20:30

22:15

23:15

Modern Art Orchestra with Tony Lakatos

Veronika Harcsa & Bálint Gyémánt

Viktor Tóth Tercett

Concert hall

Opus Jazz Club

Opus Jazz Club

SATURDAY

26SEPTEMBER

10:30 - 19:30

OPTIONAL SUNDAYPROGRAMMES

Participants are invited to join any of the optional, free programmes listed below, to be held on Sunday 27th September, courtesy of BMC/Media-wave. Please, register for them as soon as you have made up your mind and in any case no later than at 13.00 on Friday 27 September. You can register in person at the information desk in the BMC lobby or by e-mail at registration@ejn.info

Avant-garde jazz brunch @ Jedermann Meeting point: Jedermann Café, Ráday street 58

10:00 >

12:30

Hungarian EJN member Mediawave Festival invites participants for a relaxed gathering and brunch at Jedermann Café, a lovely jazz restaurant and an intellectu-al meeting place in the building of the Goethe Institute. The address is 1092 Budapest, Ráday utca 58, it can be reached comfortably by walking ten minutes from BMC. The young Hungarian avant-garde group AMP Trió will play one set, leaving time for participants for some last-minute networking. Mediawave initiated the gathering with the idea of promoting the re-vitalised Hungarian free jazz scene and to pay tribute to the father of the Hungarian avant-garde and ethno-jazz movement, the late pianist György Szabados. The AMP Trió (Péter Ajtai bass, Szilveszter Miklós drums, Máté Pozsár piano), founded in 2013, can be credited with repositioning free jazz from underground to trendy for quite many Hungarians of the youngest generation. They have also been invited to 12 points in Dublin.

Budapest guided downtown walkBudapest’s Records – with Mike LiarssonMeeting point: Kálvin Square at Hotel Korona

11:00 >

13:00

Mike Liarsson is a soldier, who takes visitors to the city on a thematic walking tour and tells them stories about his adventures, his life, the people here and why Budapest has been and will be a city of “the best and the most”… (max. 20 people in one group).

SUNDAY

27SEPTEMBER

Guided Visit of the Liszt AcademyMeeting point: Liszt Academy on Liszt Square, or BMC (01:00 p.m.)

13:30 >

14:30

Guided visit of the recently restored magnificent art nouveau building of the Liszt Academy, central Budapest. The guided tour in English lasts approximately an hour, in the course of which the guide of the Academy shows the group the ground floor and first floor foyers, the Grand Hall and the Sir George Solti Chamber Hall. The group meets at BMC 1.00 p.m. and a host(ess) takes the group with public transport to 8 Ferenc Liszt Square, but you are also welcome to join the group at 1.30 p.m. at the main entrance of the Liszt Academy (max. 35 people).

BMC Concert Hall Gábor Csalog Sunday SeasonA Contemporary Music Concert

18:00 >

19:00

Program | Ádám Kondor: Variations of a Double – Fugue C, A, G, E Featuring | Gábor Csalog: piano, Csaba Klenyán: clarinet

SUNDAY

27SEPTEMBER

Mihály Dresch – saxophoneMiklós Lukács – cimbalom

Balázs Horváth – double bassIstván Baló – drums

Mihály Dresch, the number one exponent of Hungarian ethno-jazz and his tight band created their unique blend from Hungarian folk music, re-enlivened through the revival movement of recent decades, and the elements of

Afro-American jazz. Each concert of the Dresch Quartet is an intense journey with sudden changes of direction. A follower of György Szabados, the father of the Hungarian avant-garde and ethno-jazz, Dresch reached the first peak with Hungarian Bebop featuring Archie Shepp. He has recently perfected his style and concept by developing his own instrument, Fuhun by combining the saxophone and the recorder.

DRESCH QUARTET

THURSDAY

24SEPTEMBER

20:00

Concert hall

Béla Szakcsi Lakatos – pianoTBA – double bass

Dávid Hodek – drumsChristophe Monniot (F) – saxophone

Elder statesman of Hungarian jazz Béla Szakcsi Lakatos was appointed the first ever jazz master of the nation. Since he started out, he has been setting the pace, repeatedly pioneering current styles. He managed to design a Hungari-

an brand of Gipsy Jazz, quite different from manouche jazz. He is praised a lot for his abundant expression of warm inner feelings and his pianistic glare. His 2007 appearance at the London Jazz Festival was broadcast by Radio 3. Since then he has played with the likes of Jack deJohnette, John Patitucci, Chris Potter etc.

BÉLA SZAKCSI LAKATOS TRIOfeat. CHRISTOPH MONNIOT

THURSDAY

24SEPTEMBER

21:15

Concert hall

Michael Schiefel (D) – vocals, electronicsMiklós Lukács – cimbalomJörg Brinkmann (D) – cello

Michael Schiefel surpassed just about all the stereotypes there were about singers. For over 15 years he has bent the possibilities of his voice with natural technique and an electronic technology leaving his audience in awe. He got the

prestigious German Echo award, and was also Artist in Residence of the Moers Jazz festival. The trio is named after the most birdlike mammal, the Platypus – listen closely to the dream of Schiefel and the trio imagining the social life of the animal, an unwilling individualist. Lukács, cimbalom player extraordinaire, recently became an addition to Charles Lloyd’s group, while harmonising and contrasting the voice of Schiefel is the cello of the multi-tal-ented Jörg Brinkmann.

PLATYPUS

THURSDAY

24SEPTEMBER

22:15

Opus Jazz Club

Kristóf Bacsó – saxophoneÁrpád Oláh Tzumo – Fender Rhodes

Márton Juhász – drumsMárton Fenyvesi – guitar

TRIAD is the most recent vehicle of alto player, composer Kristóf Bacsó, a Berklee graduate with pianist Árpád Tzumo, a Monk Institute graduate, with rising star Márton Juhász on the drums. Featured is another young player of

international stature, guitarist Márton Fenyvesi. Bacsó is a prolific and able composer for small and large ensem-bles, while he plays most expressively and knows well when to produce an avalanche of sound and when to lay out, as critic Péter Pallai observed, adding, that his is a very talkative horn which is relatively rare in contemporary jazz. Triad stands for a particularly intensive interplay of these four musicians.

KRISTÓF BACSÓ’S TRIADfeat.MÁRTON FENYVESI

THURSDAY

24SEPTEMBER

23:15

Opus Jazz Club

Gábor Gadó – guitarOttó Orbán – bassoon

József Barcza Horváth – double bassElemér Balázs – drums

Internationally renowned guitar player Gábor Gadó performs at the Opus Jazz Club regularly with a wide range of groups and line-ups. The creativity of his composer self is inexhaustible, his originals – should they be old or fresh

ones – are endlessly re-shaped by him and his bandmates. A deeply spiritual and philosophical artist, he is one of the few who can relate his level of thought through composition and improvisa-tion. The addition of the bassoon takes place in line with the new phase of his creativity, relying even more on elements of so-called classical music. Gadó has released about 12 CDs with his French and his Hungarian ensembles and was featured on as many recordings as sideman, all on BMC Records.

GÁBOR GADÓ QUARTET

20:00

Concert hall

FRIDAY

25SEPTEMBER

Mihály Borbély saxophone, tárogató, bass clarinet, recorder

Áron Tálas – pianoBalázs Horváth – double bass

István Baló – drums

The latest release of the award-winning Mihály Borbély Quartet is called Hungarian Rhapsody (2014 BMC Records), featuring the enchanting title track by Attila Zoller. The CD only contains home-grown jazz and pop

compositions, old and new, including Gloomy Sunday, the only Hungarian standard. The most versatile ethno-jazz reed player immenselyenjoys playing these, some of which he whistled as a kid, some of which he teaches as the reeds professor of the jazz department at the Music Academy. Pianist Tálas is the youngest member, an unbelievable multi-instrumentalist, whose individual and commentative approach well matches the driving rhythm of seasoned drummer Baló and the warmly sounding bass of Horváth.

MIHÁLY BORBÉLY QUARTET

21:15

Concert hall

FRIDAY

25SEPTEMBER

István Grencsó – saxophone, fluteRudi Mahall (D) – bass clarinet

Máté Pozsár – pianoRóbert Benkő – double bass

Ernő Hock – double bassSzilveszter Miklós – drums

The blues form, standard-like originals or free flight, song-like or completely atonal, you name it, everything comes fluently and naturally in the newly formed Collective, e.g. the quartet of István Grencsó, the torch-bearer of the

Hungarian avant-garde. Thanks to this open approach, Flat / Síkvidék, their 2014 outing on BMC Records earned excellent reviews. All critics underlined how tightly knit the quartet is able to present itself, especially in view of their age: Grencsó and Benkő could be the fathers of the two other members. A regular guest soloist, Mahall supplies a dynamic and sometimes ironic extra layer of melodies. Their concert at the EJC is also the debut of their brand new BMC album, Marginal Music / Rétegzene, to be released in end of September.

GRENCSÓ OPEN COLLECTIVEfeat. RUDI MAHALL (D)

FRIDAY

25SEPTEMBER

22:15

Opus Jazz Club

Luca Kézdy – violinDávid Szesztay – bass guitar

Dávid Szegő – drumsIstván Grencsó – saxophone

One of the groups on the Hungarian scene able to appeal outside the jazz arena and reach out to the young gener-ations, Santa Diver, has represented a very unique colour on the scene since 2006. The prime soloist by far is Kézdy,

whose handling of her instrument is anything but traditional, thanks to her inventions and make-it-seem-easy technique. Husband Szesztay gives a lot of harmonic foundation to what is going on. Featuring Grencsó opens up new ways for the trio in playing their originals. They played in Austria, Slove-nia and Slovakia in 2014 and this year at the Chelsea Music Festival in New York, undertaking an East Coast tour.

SANTA DIVERfeat. ISTVÁN GRENCSÓ

FRIDAY

25SEPTEMBER

23:15

Opus Jazz Club

Modern Art OrchestraArtistic leader – Kornél Fekete-Kovács

Tony Lakatos – saxophone

The leading contemporary Hungarian big band, MAO; has been founded in 2005 by trumpeter Kornél Fekete-Kovács. He had a vision, realised since, of professionally operating a contemporary big band showcasing

the compositions of members and contemporaries. On the way to being respected and sought after, they staged projects with Bob Mintzer, Dave Lieb-man, Kurt Elling, Wallace Roney, Rhoda Scott, Julian Joseph, Mike Garson, Silje Neergard and New York Voices. They built up a repertory of more than 15 hours of original music and premiered a piece, Paris–Dakar by Péter Eötvös. Ex-patriate Lakatos, a top-line European saxophonist is the soloist of the Radio Big Band in Frankfurt and has issued over half a dozen wonderful CDs of his own on Skip records.

MODERN ART ORCHESTRAWITH TONY LAKATOS

SATURDAY

26SEPTEMBER

20:30

Concert hall

Veronika Harcsa – vocalsBálint Gyémánt – guitar

Singer-songwriter Veronika Harcsa and guitarist Bálint Gyémánt have studied together at the Academy of Music in Budapest. Harcsa quickly developed into the most recognisable voice among the young singers, achieved through a

stunningly straightforward and very personal approach. Gyémánt has worked in small group and other settings, also accompanying singers, equally succesfully in all his capacities. The premiere of their debut, Lifelover took place at the Palace of Arts, the top concert venue in Budapest. The Europe-an release of Lifelover was managed by the label Traumton Records (Berlin), while Tokyo-based Whereabouts Records is marketing it in Japan.

VERONIKA HARCSA & BÁLINT GYÉMÁNT

SATURDAY

26SEPTEMBER

22:15

Opus Jazz Club

Viktor Tóth – saxophoneMátyás Premecz - Hammond organ

Dávid Hodek – drums

For over a decade the Tercett has been the formation which expresses most of the complexidentities of dynamic alto player Viktor Tóth, who is very much sought after on the international circuit, too. Hard-working and never content

with what he has just reached, Tóth experiments all the time, searches for the most inspiration in any given moment. Bass player Orbán became a soul-mate soon after joining. The former prodigy and still very young drummer from Slovakia, Hodek shows maturity, playfulness and aptitude in every musical situation, certainly very much so with one of his early mentors, Tóth.

VIKTOR TÓTH TERCETT

SATURDAY

26SEPTEMBER

23:15

Opus Jazz Club

practical infoThe European Jazz Conference 2015 is taking place at Budapest Music Center (BMC), Mátyás utca 8. , H - 1093 Budapest, including the showcases and lunches/din-ners during the conference days. Lunches and dinners will be at the Opus Jazz Club/restourant or at the BMC foyer (welcome reception on the 24 September).

Wi-fi connection is available to participants to the EJC. Please ask the staff for receiving the password.

All the sessions of the conference will be in English language.

TRANSPORT FROM/TO THE AIRPORT

By taxiThe taxi company Főtaxi transports passengers between the terminals and Budapest. All cars are equipped with a POS terminal, therefore credit cards are also accepted.

Reservations can be made in person at the Főtaxi booths located at the exits at Terminals 2A and 2B. At the taxi rank in front of the stands, taxis are parking continuously waiting for passengers. A ride to the city center should typically cost around 6500 HUF (22 EUR) depending on traffic conditions.

Telephone: +36 1 222 2 222Mobile phones: +36 20 222 2 222, +36 30 222 2 222, +36 70 222 2 222Email: complaint@fotaxi.huWebsite: www.fotaxi.hu

By public transportFrom 4:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., bus number 200E commutes between Terminal 2 and the Kőbánya-Kispest metro terminal (metro line M3), via the Ferihegy train station (trains to the Nyugati railway station in Budapest).

From the Kőbánya-Kispest metro terminal, passengers can take the M3 metro towards Újpest Központ to reach the city center. It is possible to change to metro lines M1 and M2 at the Deák Ferenc tér stop in the inner city.

If the accommodation is in the Hotel Korona, get off the M3 metro at the Kálvin tér station, the Hotel is there.

If the accommodation is in the Mercure Budapest Duna, get off the M3 metro at the Corvin negyed station. There you have to transfer from metro to tram number 6 or 4. Towards Buda you can reach the Boráros tér station. There you have to get off the tram and this station is close to the Hotel.

From 11:00 p.m.to 1:00 a.m. bus 200E, from 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. night bus number 900 operates between Budapest Airport Terminal 2 and the South Pest bus garage. It is possible to change to night buses 950 and 950A, operating to the inner city.

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An architecturally and culturally unique institution, the Budapest Music Center (BMC), opened its gates in Budapest in the Spring of 2013 in Hungary. The building is a musician's 30-year dream come true. CEO Laszló Gőz, trombonist and music teacher, founded BMC company 19 years ago. Since 1996, the company has engaged in promoting classical, contemporary, and jazz music.

BMC's activities have been extremely diverse ever since the beginning: The Hungarian Music Information Center and Library houses several thousands of items and contains up to-date information about Hungarian performers, composers and their work. BMC Records is worldwide renowned label of classical, contemporary and jazz releaes. The BMC-staff organizes festivals, concerts and manages cultural and business events.

As BMC is home to a wide range of activities, the building itself has numer-ous functions and is able to serve multiple purposes. The ground floor houses the main public functions, such as the jazz club – a restaurant and coffee house – and the nearly 300m2 concert hall.

László Gőz has made provisions for the future of the building. He has penned a written statement for future heirs, forbidding them to change the content or the function of the Budapest Music Center, to sell or to transform the build-ing. As it is a private and independent institution, the leadership will invariably change, but the rules bequeathed will always be respected.

Budapest Music Center

The Europe Jazz Network (EJN) is a Europe-wide association of organisers, presenters and supporting organisa-tions who specialise in creative music, contemporary jazz and improvised music created from a distinctly European perspective. The membership includes 105  organisations (festivals, clubs and concert venues, independent promoters, national organisations) in 31 countries. EJN exists to support the identity and diversity of jazz in Europe and broaden awareness of this vital area of music as a cultural and educational force. EJN is one of the main cultural networks in Europe and has been supported in the last years through the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.

EJN's mission is to encourage, promote and support the development of the creative and improvised music of the European scene and to create

opportunities for artists, organisers and audiences from the different countries to meet and communicate. EJN believes that creative music contributes to social and emotional growth and economic prosperity. It is an invaluable channel for the process of inter-cultural dialogue, communication and collaboration. And music is a positive force for harmony and understanding between people from the diversity of cultures inherent in the European family.

EJN's work includes organising an annual European Jazz Conference and other networking meetings, shared projects on issues such as environmental sustainability in music or jazz for young audiences, advocacy across Europe, research, provision of information, fund-raising and communication – through various media and the EJN website www.europejazz.net.

Europe Jazz Network

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European Jazz Conference 2015

Budapest Music Center

László Gőz - Founder and Director

Tamás Bognár - Programme Manager Opus Jazz Club

János Erlitz - Communication Manager

Anna Hoffmann - Event Manager

György Wallner - International Relations

Europe Jazz Network

Programme Committee

Piotr Turkiewicz - Chair of the CommitteeJazztopad Festival/National Forum of Music, Poland

Nadin Deventer - Berlin Festspiele - Germany

Terese Larsson - Svensk Jazz, Sweden

Lars Meiling - Jazz Denmark, Denmark

Ros Rigby - Sage Gateshead, U.K.

Kornél Zipernovszky - Budapest Music Center, Hungary

Staff

Giambattista Tofoni - Network Manager

Francesca Cerretani - Network Administrator/Coordinator

Stefano Zucchiatti - Communication Manager