Viktor Séthy....

Viktor Séthy, born in 1968. Studied classical from age 6 to 16.Then two years of jazz. Played with members of Dave Holland Quintet in Warsaw,1987. Got accepted by Berklee at age 16,but couldn't make it. Having mostly improvised solo piano gigs around Europe from 1984 to 88. Went to the USA in 1988,became the member of Rockland County's Jazz,and Blues Society.Played in a band,named P.G.Q. with Bob Magnuson,and Paul Golenya. Returned to Hungary by 1993. Became known more,like a fine artist. Teaching at the mean time,and giving mostly improvised solo concerts on piano,organ,or guitar. Having 15 CD-s available.

Influences:
Keith Jarrett , Kenny Kirkland , Errol Garner , Lennie Tristano , Eliane Elias , J.S.Bach , Prokofiev , Bartók , Herbie Hancock , Oscar Peterson , Muddy Waters , Thelonius Monk , Ralph Towner , Egberto Gismonti , John Abercrombie , Pink Floyd , Softmachine , Robert Wyatt , Carla Bley , Paul Bley , John Scofield , Miles Davis , Bill Chase , Mahalia Jackson , Chet Baker , Rachmaninov , Debussy...

Discography:
1989-90 PGQ. Revelations I.-IV.
1990 Morning lingering at the very edge of the Universe / Movements and consequences / Not considerable differences;
1991 Blind noise 1990 Overture for a fool's dinner;
1995 Full moon I.-II;
1996 Piano solos I;
2000 Piano solos II;
2005 Piano solos III;
2007 Solos / Christmas songs;
2008 Standards I.-II.-III. / Fairy garden / Whitsun fantasies / The jam that never was / The imagenary band / Duos with Pierre Huarniz / September electric / September accoustic;
2009 Piano improvisations / Bizarre / Dance music.
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