Category:Mihály Dresch

Mihály Dresch 

Hungarian musician
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Date of birth	10 July 1955 Budapest
Country of citizenship	Hungary
Educated at	Franz Liszt Academy of Music (–1979)
Occupation	jazz musician saxophonist
Award received	Franz Liszt Prize (2007) Meritorius Artist of Hungary (2011) Parallel Culture Awards (2002) Great Artist of Hungary Award (2014) Kossuth Prize (2022)
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Mihály Dresch (born 1955) is a Hungarian saxophone player. He plays a combination of American free-jazz and traditional Hungarian folk music. Dresch was studying to become an engineer when he turned to jazz. He was a member of the Károly Binder Quartet. Since 1998 he has performed in a quartet with István Baló (drums), Ferenc Kovács (violin), Miklós Lukács (dulcimer), Mátyás Szandai (double bass) has existed since 1998. Dresch has worked with John Tchicai, Archie Shepp, Roscoe Mitchell, Chico Freeman, David Murray, Hamid Drake, and Dewey Redman. The project with Archie Shepp led to the Hungarian Bebop recording of 2002, on which Shepp plays Dresch's compositions. Dresch has performed at jazz festivals worldwide, including the London Jazz Festival.