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Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary
About Mihály Dresch
- 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. Dresch is a member of György Szabados's band, the MAKUZ Ensemble.
- Szabados is part of the free music movement in Hungary.
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