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Andras Parniczky

Doctoral School of Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, DLA, Summa Cum Laude, 2019–2022.

Dissertation: Only from clear mountain springs” The continuation of Béla Bartók’s music in jazz.

Jazz Department of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Master of Arts in Teacher Education, Summa Cum Laude, Guitar teacher: Gyula Babos, 2015–2016.

Jazz Department of The Royal Conservatoire The Hague, Guitar teachers: Peter Nieuwerf, Eddy Marron, 2001–2002.

Jazz Department of the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy, Bachelor of Arts in Music and Jazz Guitar Teacher, Grade of diploma: Very good, Guitar teachers: Gyula Babos, Sándor Horányi, 1996–2000.

Ferenc Erkel Music School (currently: Secondary School of Jazz Music), 1992–1996.

American Institute of Music (Vienna, Austria), Guitar teacher: Les Wise, 1991–1992.

 

Courses:

Manatee Improvisation Camp, accredited in-service teacher training program, 2013.

Creative musical exercises by László Sáry, Sulinova Teacher Training Institute, 2006.

Berklee Umbria Jazz Clinics (Italy), won a scholarship to Berklee College of Music, 1999.

International Jazz Summer Camp (Tatabánya, Hungary), 1996–1998.

Arts Leadership Experience

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  • In August 2001 he founded the group Nigun, since than they scored great success with performing in Europe and in the US as well.

  • Leads Párniczky Quartet, formed with the aim to perform reworks of Béla Bartók’s pieces.

 

Work Experience as Guitarist

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Has played with

  • sax players: John Zorn, Chris Potter, Daniel Erdmann, Mihály Dresch, Kristóf Bacsó

  • trumpeters: Steven Bernstein (Sex Mob), Frank London (Klezmatics)

  • clarinet players: Don Byron, Matt Darriau

  • pianists: Dániel Szabó, Ádám Fellegi

  • guitarist: Frank Möbus

  • dulcimer player: Miklós Lukács (Charles Lloyd Wide Man Dance)

  • vibraphonist: Frits Landesbergen

  • singers: Carol Cass, Bea Palya

  • bass players: Carlos Bica, Arthur Kell, Róbert Benkő

  • drummers: Kenny Wollesen, DejanTerzic, Aaron Alexander, Klemens Marktl

  • composers: Graham Collier, Etienne Rolin, Ifj. György Kurtág, Samuel Gryllus

  • bands: Hungarian Soundpainting Orchestra, Baló István W69

Contributed in film productions

  • Lukáts Andor: Portugál. Hungarian drama 1999.

  • Szabó Ildikó: Chacho Rom. Hungarian-German-French drama, 1999.

 

Composing

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Composer for the bands Parniczky Quartet and Nigun.

 

Collaborative compositional activities:

  • Scored music for the strings of the Residentie Orkest, performed at the Anton Phillips Zaal.

  • Gaál Mariann: Barbakán. Hungarian dancefilm, 2009.

  • Gaál Mariann: Door Quatrologie. Dutch dancefilm, 2002.

  • Official member of the Society Artisjus, the Hungarian association of composers.

Awards

Awards and Honors

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  • 2nd prize in the Hungarian Critics Poll’s Jazz Guitar category, 2014.

  • Finalist of the Attila Zoller International Jazz Guitar Competition, Jury: Pat Metheny and

Ferenc Snétberger, 2000.

  • Berklee College of Music scholarship, 1999.

  • Eötvös Scholarship of the Hungarian Government, 1999.

Gear

Official artist of the US based Collings Guitars and Mandolins, since 2014.

BJFE pedals (HBOD, SRC)

Vovox cables

 


Tags

5 start (out of five) – Gramofon Magazin, Summer issue 2018

“The quartet managed to get to the pure springs. The transcendent relationship was established and the miracle took place during the concert. We could leave the day off for about an hour and a half. At the end we smiled at each other. One was thinking about the harmony and the vibrations of the world, while others were exultant. It was a miracle!” Peter Somogyvari - JazzMa

“Bartók Electrified is a great job, let yourself be tempted by the ideas of the Párniczky Quartet. “ Andrea Aguzzi – NeuGuitars

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Primary Instrument

Guitar

Location

Budapest

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Credentials/Background

2003 – 2005 He gave lessons at the Bela Bartok Conservatory's Jazz Department 2004 – current Publishing reviews at the Gramofon Classical and Jazz magazine 2004 – 2006 Lauder Javne Music School (guitar and combo teacher) 2007 – 2016 Writings at Fidelio Magazin online regularly 2010 – 2018 Etud Conservatory and Music School (guitar-, combo-, jazz history-, jazz theory teacher)

Clinic/Workshop Information

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Mikrotheosz

Fonó Budai Zeneház
2023

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Bartók electrified

BMC Records
2018

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Lebedik at the...

Fidelio Records
2017

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Live inem Sargfabrik

Fono Records
2016

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'Standard'

Etnofon
2004

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Videos

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