Born: 1970, Budapest
Academic degree, university position: associate professor
Studies:
Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
Teaching experience:
1992 and 1995: Jazz Music Camp in Tatabánya – jazz piano workshop
2002: Berlin University of the Arts – jazz composition workshop
2005: Berlin University of the Arts – big band orchestration workshop
Selected performances:
Umbria Jazz Festival, Italy (Trio Midnight),
Marciac Jazz Festival, France (Oláh Kálmán Sextet)
Getxho Jazz Festival, Spain (Trio Midnight)
Dinant Jazz Nights, Belgium (with renowned musicians such as Lee Konitz, Paolo Fresu, Steve Houben, Stephane Belmondo, Mark Murphy, Shelia Jordan, Andrej Ceccarelli)
Palatia Jazz Festival, Germany (Trio Midnight with strings)
Jazz Baltica Festival, Germany (Jack DeJohnette, Palle Danielsson, Ravi Coltrane)
Siena Jazz Festival, Italy (János Egri, Pierro Borri, Marco Tamburrini)
Moskow Jazz Fesztivál (László Attila Band)
London Jazz Festival (Oláh Kálmán- Gerard Peresencer Septet)
Euro-Arab Jazz Festival, Cairo (Oláh Kálmán Trio)
International Solo Piano Festival in Prague
Karlovy Vary Jazz Festival, Czech Republic (Oláh Kálmán Trio)
Bratislava Jazz Fesztivál, Szlovákia (Oláh Kálmán sextet)
MOL Budapest Jazz Festival (among others, Trio Midnight, Oláh-Bacsó-Boisseau trio, László Attila band, Bob Mintzer)
Jazz Days in Debrecen (Tony Lakatos, Lee Konitz, Trio Midnight, among others)
Cakovec Jazz Festival, Croatia (Trio Midnight)
Müpa Budapest (Oláh Kálmán Sextet, Gerard Presencer, Jack DeJohnette, Ron McClure, Miskol Simphony Orchestra, Tony Lakatos, Adam Nussbaum, among others)
Hungarian State Opera House (Oláh Kálmán Trio, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
Seoul, South-Korea (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Mini Schulz, among others,)
Finnish Radio, Helsinki (UMO Jazz Orchestra)
Polish Radio, Lutoslawsky Room (Trio Midnight)
Tokio Swing Hall, Japan (Tony Lakatos Quartet)
Selected internationally renowned jazz clubs, where he has performed:
Porgy & Bess (Vienna), New Morning (Paris), Unterfahrt (Munich), Jazz Keller (Frankfurt), Body & Soul (Tokyo), Pinocchio (Florence), Music Village (Brussels), Half Note (Athens)
Events at Hungarian institutes abroad and Hungarian embassies:
Stuttgart, Berlin, London, Cairo, Paris, Rome, Warsaw, Brussels, New York, Washington
Ensemble memberships:
1990: Trio Midnight
1995: Oláh Kálmán Sextet
2008: László Attila / Oláh Kálmán Quartet
Recordings:
Albums:
Budapest Jazz Orchestra meets Kalman Olah: Images - Hommage'a Bartók (Hungaroton 2008)
The Kalman Olah Trio: Always - Feat. Jack Dejohnette & Ron McClure (Merless Records, LLC 2007).
Kalman Olah, Kristof Bacso, Sebastien Boisseau: Fitting (BMC Records 2006)
Szakcsi Generation with Jack Dejohnette and John Patitucci: 8 Trios for 4 pianists (BMC Records 2006)
Trio Midnight meets Lee Konitz: Live at Dinant Jazz Nights (NetAktív Records, Hungary, 2005)
Kalman Olah, Tony Lakatos, Adam Nussbaum, Ron McClure Quartet: The Quartet - Live In Concert DVD (Sambosi 2005)
Kalman Olah Trio, feat. Janos Egri & Ferenc Nemeth: Contrasts and Parallels (MA Recordings, Japan, 2003)
Kalman Olah & Peter Lehel feat. Budapest Chamber Symphony, Trio Midnight: Hungarian Rhapsody (GOOD International Co. South Korea, 2002)
Kalman Olah & Mini Schulz: Sketches from Bach's Cello suites (GOOD International Co. South Korea, 2001)
Trio Midnight feat. Steve Houban: Friends Meeting (Ciney Jazz Night–RTBF Belgium, 2001)
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra feat. Kalman Olah & Mini Shulcz: Bach: Goldberg Variations (GOOD International Co. South Korea, 2000)
Trio Midnight feat. Lee Konitz: On Track (Wellington-Universal, 2000)
Kalman Olah solo piano: Moments from my Life (Binder Music Manufactory, 1999)
Trio Midnight: Live in Budapest (Pannon Jazz, 1997)
Trio Midnight with Strings: Expected and Found (Fonó Records, 1997)
Kalman Olah Sextet feat. Dezso 'Ablakos' Lakatos: Night Silence (Hungarian Radio - Bouvard & Pecuchet, 1995)
As featured artist:
No-Spa Quintet: Getting Together (Hungaroton, 1989)
Things feat. Tony Lakatos (Jazzpoint, Germany, 1990)
No-Spa Quintet: Dry Dreams (Bouvard & Pecuchet, 1991)
Joe Mikovich Quartet: Jazz In (YVP Music, Germany, 1993)
Imre Kőszegi Trio: Drummer's Dream (YVP Music, Germany, 1994)
Attila László Band: The Only One (Bouvard & Pecuchet, 1995)
Bornemissza Mária feat. Trio Midnight: In memoriam George Gershwin (Art tour Foundation, 1998)
Attila László Band: Smart Kid (BMC records, 1999)
Agostino Digorgio Quartet: AD 2000 (UP Records-Fonó, 2000)
Herbert Joos: New Bottles, Old Wines (GOOD International Co. South Korea, 2001)
Attila László Band: Once upon a time (BMC records, 2002)
Attila László & friends: Just Trust
Prizes and awards:
1989: Midczeslaw Kosz International Jazz Piano Competition (Kalisz, Poland) – 1st prize
1995: Great American Piano Competition (Jacksonville, Florida) – 3rd prize
1995: Hoilaart International Jazz Contest (Belgium) 1st prize (Trio Midnight) + Best Soloist Prize
1995: Hungarian Radio eMeRton Award – „Jazz Soloist of the Year"
2000: Hungarian Radio eMeRton Award – „Jazz Ensemble of the Year" (Trio Midnight)
2001: Gramofon Classical and Jazz Music Publisher – „Hungarian Jazz Award"
2006: BMI grand prize (USA) (Thelonious Monk Jazz composers’ competition)
2006 Franz Liszt Prize
2007: Gábor Szabó Life Achievement Award
2008: Gramofon Classical and Jazz Music Publisher – „Hungarian Jazz Album of the Year" – Kálmán Oláh trio with Jack DeJohnette & Ron McClure: Always
2009: Artisjus Award – Popular Music Composer of the Year
2019 Ferenc Erkel Prize
Website:
www.kalmanolah.com
www.triomidnight.huwww.majazz.hu
www.myspace.com/kalmanolah
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