Glass Hall, 5 pm – 7.45 pm Tzumo Trio Tzumo Árpád Oláh – piano, József Plútó Horváth – double bass, bass guitar, András Pecek Lakatos – drums Banner Square, 5 pm – 7.50 pm Tamás Meleg Quintet Tamás Meleg – tenor saxophone, Gábor Subicz – trumpet, Márton Fenyvesi – guitar, András Csizmás – double bass, László Csízi – drums Featured soloists: Sándor Zsemlye – alto saxophone, István Gyárfás – guitar Open-Air Main Stage, 5 pm – 7.30 pm Little Jazz Band Attila Korb – trombone, piano, vocals,... Zoltán Bacsa – cornet, trumpet, Zoltán Mátrai – clarinet, tenor saxophone, Zoltán Nagy – clarinet, alto and tenor saxophone, György Mátrai – banjo, guitar, Antal Szabó – double bass, tuba, Alfréd Falusi – drums Host: Béla Szalóky Open-Air Main Stage, 8 pm – 8.50 pm and 9.30 pm – 11 pm Police Big Band Artistic director: Béla Szalóky – trumpet Every year since 2005 and as a prelude to the fireworks that celebrate Hungary’s national holiday, the Palace of Arts has provided its own musical fireworks in the form of jazz jam sessions for the general public both inside and outside the building. Fans of traditional jazz can sit and sip their cooling drinks or even dance while waiting for the evening’s main attraction, and – if the fancy takes them – stay on after the fireworks to enjoy the show by the Police Big Band. With trumpeter, trombonist and bandleader Béla Szalóky as host, the latter emsemble is now an indispensable part of the 20 August celebrations. On the outdoor Main Stage, the show kicks off with the Little Jazz Band, an upbeat seven-piece group of young musicians who’ve been playing together since they were teenagers in 1995. Their leader – trombonist, pianist and singer Attila Korb – has won numerous prizes, among them the Kobe Jazz Street Award. Over at the Banner Square, the Tamás Meleg Quintet take the stage, having already appeared at this year’s Müpa Jazz Showcase, while Tzumo Árpád Oláh, the well-established but still young local piano star, turns up the heat with his trio in the Glass Hall. As has become customary over the years, the bands will be joined by outstanding guest soloists on selected numbers. Entry to the concerts is free.
Parking information
We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.
Safe ticket purchase
Dear Visitors, please note that only tickets purchased from the Müpa website and official ticket offices are guaranteed to be valid. To avoid possible inconvenience, we suggest buying tickets to our performances and concerts via the mupa.hu website, the Interticket national network (jegy.hu) or at our official ticket offices.