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 Mihály
Borbély studied classical clarinet
and jazz
saxophone at Béla Bartók
Conservatory and Ferenc Liszt Music
Academy in Budapest. Through his career in
addition to his original instruments (clarinet and alto saxophone)
he has specialised in playing unusual wind
instruments (tárogató,
folk flutes,
kaval, dvojnice,
fujara, ocarina,
bombard, zurna) as well as soprano
and tenor saxophone.
He is one of the
founding members of the famous Vujicsics
folk group, and he is equally
active participant – either as a leader or
as a soloist – of various world music,
jazz and contemporary music groups (Mihály
Borbély Quartet, Balkan Jazz Project, Quartet B, Borbély-Dresch
Quartet). He is also a member
of various line-ups
(Binder-Borbély Duo, Eastern Boundary
Quartet, Attila László Quintet, Kálmán Oláh Sextet).
He has participated in countless
recordings and has given concerts
in Hungary, throughout Europe, in the USA,
in Mexico and in Australia, and has
performed at large
festivals with Hungarian and international
musicians in different genres
mentioned above. Some of the groups and
musicians he has worked with:
Paul Bley, Steve Coleman, Allegre Corea, Joe Fonda, Kyle Gregory,
Conor and Ronan Guilfoyle, Trilok Gurtu,
Tommy Halferty, John Hollenbeck, Sakari Kukko, Tony Lakatos, Mark
O‘Leary, Herbie
Mann,
Bob Mintzer, Michel
Montanaro and his
„Vents
d’Est”,
Zbigniew Namyslowski,
Gerard Presencer, ROVA Saxophone
Quartet,
Saxophone Summit
(Michael Brecker-David
Liebman-Joe
Lovano), Arnie
Somogyi
„Improvokation“, Michael
Jefry Stevens, Jiri Stivin,
Jens Winther, Yurodny.
The
Bokros Ensemble, Nikola
Parov, Márta Sebestyén,
Sebő
Ensemble, Hungarian
World Music
Orchestra,
Budapest
Big Band, Budapest Jazz
Orchestra, Modern Art Orchestra, Gergő Borlai, Mihály Dresch,
István Grencsó,
Imre Kőszegi,
Zoltán Lantos „Mirrorworld“, Attila László
Band,
János Nagy, Kálmán Oláh
and the Trio
Midnight,
Mihály Ráduly,
István Regős, Syrius, Béla Szakcsi
Lakatos,
Test Jazz Group,
as well as Péter Eötvös,
Hungarian National Philharmonic
Orchestra,
UMZE
Chamber Ensemble,
Group 180, etc.
Teaching
is an important part of his life and
musical philosophy. He
has been active in educating young
jazz musicians since 1979. He has been a teacher at Béla Bartók
Conservatory since 1986, and at the Jazz
Department of the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy since 1990. In the
latter he was head of department
between 1997 and 2000. Apart from the
above mentioned activities he has also
given lectures and lead courses at various
places both in Hungary and abroad,
e.g. Birmingham
Conservatory, DISTIL England/Scotland, Royal
Academy
of
Music, London
(GB); Conservatoire de
Lyon (F); Hochschule für Music C.M von Weber,
Dresden (D); Morelia Conservatory (MEX); Lamantin
Jazz Camp,
International Clarinet,
Tárogató and
Saxophone
Camps,
Szombathely Bartók Seminar,
International Creative
Music Education Institute
(H), etc.
Prizes and awards:
1986 - Pro Urbe Szentendre
1988
- "Best soloist" Karlovy Vary Jazz
Festival
1999 - State prize "For
Minorities" (as a member of the Vujicsics
ensemble)
2000 -
eMeRTon prize (as a member of the Vujicsics ensemble)
2000 - eMeRTon prize (as
a member of the Hungarian World Music Orchestra)
2002 - Artisjus Music
Foundation Prize
2004 - eMeRTon
prize „Jazz Group of
the Year“ Borbély
Műhely (Mihály Borbély Quartet)
2005 - „Jazz Album of
the Year“ Mihály Borbély Quartet "Meselia
Hill" (Gramofon)
2005 - Knight's Cross
Order of Merit of the Republic of
Hungary
2005 - Freeman of town
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