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He was
born in a musician family in Budapest, Hungary. His father was a famous gipsy
violinist as well as his younger brother Roby. The musical study began on the
violin at the age of 6. Began to play the saxophone when he was 15 years old,
and became a professional musician when he won a national jazz competition in
1977. He graduated from the jazz department of the Bela Bartók Conservatory in
Budapest 1979. Shortly after he moved to Germany in 1981, became one of the most
respected saxophone player in Germany as well as worldwide. He performed as a
saxophone soloist in numerous jazz/pop/rock recordings and concerts. Tony has
played the saxophone about 350 LP/CD recordings as a leader or as a
sideman.
From 1985
thru 1996 member of the succesful PILI-PILI Band ( leading by Jasper Van't Hof
)
He has
been living in Germany since 1981, Frankfurt am Main since 1993 and working as a
soloist in the H. R. Big band - Radio station.
A TV Show
/ jazz in Concert / was made with him in Zürich, Switzerland in 1991.
Guest
musicians:Terri Lyne Carrington (drums)Anthony Jackson (bass) David
Whitham (keyboard) Peter O'Mara ( guitar )
Tony
Lakatos was the first Hungarian musician who appeared on the Gavin Report Top
Ten in the American Jazz Music Radio with his CDs.
1. 1993
"Recycling"(jazzline) Feat. Kirk Lightsey (piano) and Al Foster (drums) was the
seventh best CD.
2. 1994
"The News" (jazzline)Feat. Kirk Lightsey (piano), George Mraz (bass) and Al
Foster (drums) won the fourth place.
In 1997 a
CD "Generation X" (jazzline) came out with American world star trumpeter Randy
Brecker.
He is
continually touring in Japan with his own formations, and signed an exclusive
contract with SKIP RECORDS in year 2002. " "The Quartett Live in Concert" DVD
Feat:
Kalman Olah-Piano, Adam Nussbaum-Drums, Ron McClure-Bass, Tony
Lakatos- Tenor, Sopran-Sax. Released in a year 2006
The
recording of Gerschwin‘s "Porgy
& Bess" with the Frankfurt Radio Big
Band won
the "Deutsche Schallplatten Preis" 2009
Tony
Lakatos has been touring in all countries of Europe, in the USA, Canada, Japan,
South Africa, Lebanon,India,Thailand, Singapore, and many other parts of the
world.
Giving
master classes in the Jazz department of:
Rotterdam,
Amsterdam, Arnheim (Holland), Graz,
Wien Konservatorium (Austria), Fredericksburg Mary Washington Collage (USA),
Royal
Academy of Music London (UK) Birmigham Music Depart. (UK), Bela
Bartok Music academy Budapest (Hungary), Yamaha
School Hamburg (Germany), Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg
Workshops: Remscheid, Erlangen, Darmstadt,Hilden (Germ.),
Langenau
(CH), Ishimori
Saxophon Store (Tokyo), Amsterdam wind shop (NL), Saxophone
Society Bangkok (Th)
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