Djabe

"What does Hungarian jazz sound like? Take smooth jazz played by seven guys who look like truck drivers and dump a couple of buckets of paprika on them. Add a little Eastern European folk sensibility, particularly that gypsy fiddle. A packed RIJF Big Tent ate it up."
Jeff Spevak, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle


"It's not hard to figure out why Djabe is the leading jazz-fusion band of Hungary. The group's music is filled with lush textures and appealing melodies. Group member Kovács Ferenc, who has worked with David Murray and Archie Shepp, is an excellent soloist on trumpet, flugelhorn, and violin."
Rochester Citynews


- Rochester Citynews / Jeff Spevak

"What does Hungarian jazz sound like? Take smooth jazz played by seven guys who look like truck drivers and dump a couple of buckets of paprika on them. Add a little Eastern European folk sensibility, particularly that gypsy fiddle. A packed RIJF Big Tent ate it up."
Jeff Spevak, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle


"It's not hard to figure out why Djabe is the leading jazz-fusion band of Hungary. The group's music is filled with lush textures and appealing melodies. Group member Kovács Ferenc, who has worked with David Murray and Archie Shepp, is an excellent soloist on trumpet, flugelhorn, and violin."
Rochester Citynews


- Rochester Citynews / Jeff Spevak

"It is most beautiful music, an excellent production, and the music is superb."
Brian Dempster, Hollywood International Jazz Festival, Northern Ireland - Brian Dempster

"It is most beautiful music, an excellent production, and the music is superb."
Brian Dempster, Hollywood International Jazz Festival, Northern Ireland - Brian Dempster

"We all think that Djabe sounds great!" - Mia Hansson

"We all think that Djabe sounds great!" - Mia Hansson

"Djabe's music is very interesting, well played and well produced. Congratulations!"
- Blue Note Italy

"Djabe's music is very interesting, well played and well produced. Congratulations!"
- Blue Note Italy

"Djabe is a band from Hungary that has a nice combination of fusion, world music and folk music from their country. It really sounded very good to me. I was pleased over the nice blend of different styles combining into one sound. The pianist and trumpeter were both very good at playing the solos, too. And the rhythm section was very good in keeping the beat together as well." - Metro Stockholm / Andreas Ulanowsky

"Djabe is a band from Hungary that has a nice combination of fusion, world music and folk music from their country. It really sounded very good to me. I was pleased over the nice blend of different styles combining into one sound. The pianist and trumpeter were both very good at playing the solos, too. And the rhythm section was very good in keeping the beat together as well." - Metro Stockholm / Andreas Ulanowsky

"Djabe knows everything that is to be known about music. This is proved by their compositions, the carefully put together pieces together with their precise solos. Humour and lyric gentleness, relieved, drifting pulsation and sentimentalism follow each other in a way that it does not change over into soppiness not even for a minute." - Neltz János / Hungarian Radio

"Djabe knows everything that is to be known about music. This is proved by their compositions, the carefully put together pieces together with their precise solos. Humour and lyric gentleness, relieved, drifting pulsation and sentimentalism follow each other in a way that it does not change over into soppiness not even for a minute." - Neltz János / Hungarian Radio

"Whether the music sets you free or not, that's up to you to decide: one thing for certain, the mixture of different musical styles will take you from the land of the Magyars through a cultural array of musical influences and styles!" - Budapest Week

"Whether the music sets you free or not, that's up to you to decide: one thing for certain, the mixture of different musical styles will take you from the land of the Magyars through a cultural array of musical influences and styles!" - Budapest Week

"Presently, six musicians are playing at Djabe Jazz Band, who - according to László Varga, the director of the Cultural Centre - gave the best concert of 'Jazz Fair' during its existence of seven years." - Medimurske Novine

"Presently, six musicians are playing at Djabe Jazz Band, who - according to László Varga, the director of the Cultural Centre - gave the best concert of 'Jazz Fair' during its existence of seven years." - Medimurske Novine

"Not only etno and jazz elements are mixed in the music of Djabe, but also some fantastic rock/pop themes, which were introduced to the band's musical profile by Sipos András, playing percussion, as well as being the vocalist. The one who has met unequivocally with the greatest success is Barabás Tamás, thanks to his famous solos on bass guitar." - X-Cite

"Not only etno and jazz elements are mixed in the music of Djabe, but also some fantastic rock/pop themes, which were introduced to the band's musical profile by Sipos András, playing percussion, as well as being the vocalist. The one who has met unequivocally with the greatest success is Barabás Tamás, thanks to his famous solos on bass guitar." - X-Cite

"The Hungarian Djabe was one of the greatest surprises of the first night of Bratislavska Jazz Days 2002. Ethnic effects of worldjazz and the outstanding solos were crowned by those sounds that were brought out on authentic instruments by the members, 'samans' of Djabe."
- Národná Obroda

"The Hungarian Djabe was one of the greatest surprises of the first night of Bratislavska Jazz Days 2002. Ethnic effects of worldjazz and the outstanding solos were crowned by those sounds that were brought out on authentic instruments by the members, 'samans' of Djabe."
- Národná Obroda