Emma Nagy Quintet

Presented by Le Sunset (L-1017720-721-722). The Liszt Institute Paris presents the Nagy Emma Quintet, one of the most promising bands of the new generation of Hungarian jazz. Winner of the Artisjus Prize, the NEQ (Nagy Emma Quintet) embodies the new generation of modern and contemporary jazz. Celebrating its seventh anniversary this year, the band has made remarkable progress in a short time, notably thanks to a dazzling performance at the JAZZx festival in Timisoara in 2026, a live appearance on the French radio TSF JAZZ, and an unforgettable concert at the Duc des Lombards in Paris in 2025. In addition to a very busy concert schedule in Hungary, they have performed in competitions and festivals across Europe, notably in France, Italy, Poland, Spain, Romania, and Slovakia. Although the five members differ in many respects, it was obvious from the beginning that they could function successfully as a coherent whole. A spirit of experimentation plays a key role in building their sound: their compositions give equal weight to hard-hitting drum grooves, free improvisation, contemporary song-like structures, and other original musical ideas. This diversity is never an end in itself: it is always in service of the music, allowing the band to explore ever more deeply the nuances of chamber-like ensemble playing on stage. Their sound world is built on contrasts and dissonances, improvisation and eclecticism, contemporary sensibility and raw, sometimes grotesque expression — all subtly tinged with dreamlike charm beneath the surface.