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Marius Preda

In 1995 Marius began to study the vibraphone at the jazz department of the Royal Conservatory in The Haque, where he graduated with distinction and created a CD on witch for the first time the cymbal is played as a jazz instrument. In October 1998 he recorded his first CD, and in the 1999-2000 season he played together with the Dutch group Flairck and later as a soloist with the Rosenberg Trio, Vladimir Cosma, Philip Catrine, Didier Lockwood, Anne Ducros, Dorado Smith, Basily Gipsy Band, Andre Rieu & more

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Marius Preda: Mission Cimbalom

Read "Mission Cimbalom" reviewed by Geannine Reid


Rarely does an instrument come along with a band leader that is so worthy of attention for bringing a new and unheard sound to the world of jazz. With Mission Cimbalom, Marius Preda has accomplished both in one album. Preda performs on a cimbalom, which is a concert hammered dulcimer: a type of chordophone composed of a large, trapezoidal box with metal strings stretched across its top. It is a musical instrument commonly found in Hungary and throughout the group ...

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Genre: Jazz, Classical, Folklore, Gipsy, Teaching Cymbalom, Vibraphone, Violin, Piano, Accordion and more

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