KEN LASZLO | en

PLEASE NOTE, THERE IS MORE THAN ONE ARTIST WITH THE NAME LASZLO! Here is info about 1: London based artist/ producer, Laszlo lays down the first release in ‘Mr Sunshine’ to launch the recently formed Lydian label. With a successful career composing music for TV programmes and adverts across the world, as well as being a multi instrumentalist (playing piano, guitar, mandolin, bass, drums, Vocals, Low Whistle, Dulcimer and percussion), Laszlo has previously worked on a variety of styles during his 10 years in the business, including world-crossover albums to more mainstream flavours. His influences are just as varied from...

Plays keys instruments, synthesizer & piano. Former member of band Universitas. Became a member of Benkó Dixieland Band in 1961. He founded the Omega band with János Kóbor in 1962. Director of label Gong since 1992. - he won the main trophy of Yamaha Festival, Tokyo in 1970 - he won Bellaphon Award in 1978 - he won Liszt Ferenc Award in 1987 .

Laszlo Gardony has come a long way in the world of jazz, and is a critically acclaimed artist who has performed for audiences in 23 countries and has released eight albums. Having studied at Bela Bartok Conservatory and Budapest Science University in his native Hungary, Laszlo went on to study at Berklee College of Music and won first prize at the Great American Jazz Piano Competition. Currently professor of Piano at Berklee, he leads his trio of seven years; bassist John Lockwood and drummer Yoron Israel. He has also performed with the David “Fathead” Newman , Randy Brecker, and the...

Laszlo Berki (1941 - 1997) was born in Budapest and was one of the most renowned exponents of Gypsy violin. His father Karoly Berki, known as the “King of the Gypsies”, was himself an excellent musician and conductor of Hungarian Group, Bura Brothers Orchestra, began to teach Laszlo to play violin at the age of 6. At 14 while still studying at Oszk School of Music, Berki became the first soloist for Rajko Gypsy Orchestra. In 1985 he formed the unique 100 Gypsy Violins of Budapest for which he was artistic director, music arranger, vice-president, conductor plus he composed many...