Ferenc Nemeth
Encyclopedia
Biography
Nemeth was born in KeszthelyKeszthely
Keszthely is a Hungarian city of 21,100 inhabitants located on the western shore of Lake Balaton. It's the second largest city by the lake after Siófok....
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. At 14 he left home to study classical percussion at the Richter János Conservatory in Győr
Gyor
-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...
. He also attended the Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
The Franz Liszt Academy of Music is a concert hall and music conservatory in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875...
and received a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
. He later studied at the New England Conservatory in their graduate program. In 2001 he was accepted into the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz is a non-profit music education-oriented organization co-founded in 1986 by the family of the late American jazz musician Thelonious Monk, opera singer Maria Fisher and Thomas R...
and studied there until 2003. He has played with musicians such as Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet," Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound...
, Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer.He is generally acknowledged to be jazz's greatest living composer, and many of his compositions have become standards...
, Christian McBride
Christian McBride
Christian McBride is an American jazz bassist. His father, Lee Smith, and his great uncle, Howard Cooper, are well known Philadelphia bassists who served as McBride's early mentors...
, John Patitucci
John Patitucci
John Patitucci is an American Grammy-winning jazz double bass and jazz fusion electric bass player.-Biography:Patitucci is of Italian descent and was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he began playing the electric bass at age ten, composing and performing at age 12, as well as the acoustic bass at...
, Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard
Terence Oliver Blanchard is an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, arranger, and film score composer. Since he emerged on the scene in 1980 with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra and then shortly thereafter with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Blanchard has been a leading artist in jazz...
, John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie (guitarist)
John Abercrombie is an American jazz guitarist, whose work often explores jazz fusion and post bop. Abercrombie has played with Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker...
, Dave Samuels
Dave Samuels
Dave Samuels is an American vibraphone player who has worked with various jazz and fusion artists, such as Spyro Gyra. Currently, he plays in an ensemble called The Caribbean Jazz Project, a Grammy-winning jazz-Latin music group...
, Mark Turner
Mark Turner
Mark Turner may refer to:*Mark Turner *Mark Turner *Mark Turner *Mark Turner *Mark Turner , jazz saxophonist...
, Ron McClure
Ron McClure
Ron McClure , a bassist, has played in hard bop, jazz-rock, and free and bebop sessions and bands.He started on piano at age five, and later played accordion and bass...
, Chris Cheek
Chris Cheek
Chris Cheek is an American jazz saxophonist. He has worked as a sideman on more than sixty albums in his career, and has been bandleader of four critically acclaimed solo albums.-Biography:Cheek was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri...
, Aaron Goldberg
Aaron Goldberg
Aaron Goldberg is a jazz pianist based in New York City. He began studying piano at seven and studied under Bob Sinicrope of Milton Academy and saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi...
, Eli Degibri
Eli Degibri
Eli Degibri is an Israeli jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger.-Early life:Degibri first began playing the mandolin at age 7 in an after school music program at the Jaffa Conservatory of Music...
and many more. He is also a member of Gilfema
Gilfema
Gilfema is a jazz trio consisting of guitarist Lionel Loueke, bassist Massimo Biolcati, and drummer Ferenc Nemeth. The name of the group is derived from the first letters of the musicians' names, Gil for Lionel Gilles Loueke...
with Lionel Loueke
Lionel Loueke
Lionel Loueke is a guitarist born in the west African country of Benin. He moved to Ivory Coast in 1990 to study at the National Institute of Art. He attended the American School of Modern Music in Paris, France from 1994-1998...
and Massimo Biolcati
Massimo Biolcati
-Biography:Massimo Biolcati was born in Stockholm, Sweden and grew up in Sweden and Italy. Biolcati has performed and recorded with the likes of artists such as Michael Bublé, George Garzone, Jeff Ballard, Terence Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, Paquito D'Rivera, Herbie Hancock, John Scofield, Wayne...
. Nemeth's "Night Songs" was nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
for Jazz Album of the year.
Discography
AS A LEADER- Night Songs, Dreamer's Collective Records (2007) w/ Mark Turner-s, Chris Cheek-s, Lionel Loueke-g, Aaron Parks-p, John Patitucci-b
- Javier Vercher-Ferenc Nemeth: Wheel of Time, Fresh Sound (2007) w/ Javier Vercher-s, Lionel Loueke-g, Chip Taylor-v
AS MEMBER OF GILFEMA
- Gilfema + 2, ObliqSound (October 2008), w/ Lionel Loueke-g, Massimo Biolcati-b and guest clarinetists Anat Cohen and John Ellis
- Gilfema, ObliqSound (2005) w/ Lionel Loueke-g, Massimo Biolcati-b
AS SIDEMAN
- Tom Beckham: Rebound, Apria Records (2008)
- Elio Villafranca Quartet: The Source In Between, Ceiba Tree Music (2008)
- Lionel Loueke: Karibu, Blue Note Records(2008)
- Lionel Loueke: Virgin Forest, ObliqSound (2006)
- Luca Lo Bianco: La Scomparsa di Majorana, Silta Records (2006)
- Greg Lamy: What Are You Afraid Of? (2006)
- Compilation: The ObliqSound Remixes Vol. 2, ObliqSound (2006)
- Felly K: Far Away, Argus Film and Art (2006)
- Francisco Pais Quintet: Not Afraid of Color, Fresh Sound (2006)
- Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee Quintet: Borrowed Time, Fresh Sound (2005)
- Grand Pianoramax: Grand Pianoramax, ObliqSound (2004)
- Kalman Olah Trio: Contrasts & Parallels, MA Recordings (2003)
- Olivier Manchon Quartet: En Route... (2003)
- Sebastian Noelle Quartet: Freedom Trail (2002)
- Francesco Guaiana Trio: Nojaz, Exaudi Records (2002)
- Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee Quintet: Previous Misconceptions (2001)
- Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival feat. Terence Blanchard & Dave Grusin (2001)
- Martin Buergi feat. Dave Samuels: The End of a Love Affair, Altrisuoni (2001)
- Pal Vasvari feat. Dave Samuels & Alex Acuna: Tales of The Princess, Partizan Records (2001)
- Berklee Studio Production Projects, Berklee (2000)
- Michael Cohen: Michael Cohen (2000)
- Ben Adams Quartet: The Figured Wheel, Tonic Productions Corp. (2000)
- Seung-Hee Han: With Every Breath I Take (1999)
- Janos Egri: Moods, Infoimpress (1998)
- Som Lajos & Zavodi Janos: Szaz Ev Zene, Royal Records (1997)
- In Line feat. Dave Samuels: Twins, Royal Records (1996)