Biography
Árpád Dennert started to play clarinet when he was 6, his musical interest moved towards jazz at the age of 14, this is when he started to play saxophone. Later as a member of Storyville Jazz Band he worked with Joe Murányi on records, concerts and festivals. He graduated from the Jazz department of Franz Liszt Academy of Music in 2006 where he studied from Mihály Borbély and István Elek, from this year he joined Budapest Jazz Orchestra for ten years.
In 2007, he was awarded the „Ablakos Lakatos Dezső” fellowship by the Ministry of Education and Culture as prominently talented jazz musician. Between 2008-2011, he was a member of „Studio 11” the band of the Hungarian National Radio. As a member of various bands he played with a lot of world famous musician like Patty Austin, Joe Lovano, Chris Potter, Bob Mintzer, Scott Robinson, Rossano Sportiello, John Allred, etc.
Beside his regular bands he contributes as a session musician in various occasional formations as well as on studio records.
Bands: Gramophonia Hot Jazz Orchestra, Papajazz, ArpiShow, Szalóky Classic Jazz, Bjc Big Band.
