MONAMO the Hungarian jazz band made its debut in Budapest Jazz Band in 2011.  Since then they had already performed in the Palace of Arts in Budapest (MÜPA). The band combines the creative energies of singer-violinist Edina Mókus Szirtes, percussionist Kornél Mogyoró and János Nagy, Erkel Ferenc Prize-winner. They play the orchestra leader's compositions, songs written for poems by contemporary Hungarian poets, and some of their favourite compositions. MONAMO comprises both classical and jazz musicians, including some who prefer to ignore the strict boundaries between the two genres. By its name and musical nature, it is known as an orchestra which represents freedom. 


MONAMO

Die international erfahrene und hauptsächlich mit eigenen Kompositionen auftretende Band schließt die musikalische Lücke zwischen Volksmusik und  Klassik in unterschiedlicher Akzentuierung beider Genres. Auch die Dichter zeitgenössischer Lyrik sind vertont vertreten und werden in eigener Interpretation präsentiert. Musik, die die Herzen des Publikums erobert und die Musizierenden erfreut.