How far the stars
József is a pianist who fuses contemporary jazz with traditional Roma music. Befriended by sax legend Tim Ries, he longs to escape humdrum Hungary and make it big in America. Self-effacing Hungarian…
How far the stars
József is a pianist who fuses contemporary jazz with traditional Roma music. Befriended by sax legend Tim Ries, he longs to escape humdrum Hungary and make it big in America. Self-effacing Hungarian pianist, József, has a unique talent for fusing contemporary jazz with traditional Roma music. This new sound catches the attention of the acclaimed saxophonist Tim Ries and the two begin performing together. József dreams of escaping his humdrum life and making it big in the home of jazz: America. Along the way, he conquers his demons and learns that when shooting for the stars, success is not the destination, but the journey itself. —Katalin Bársony
How far the stars
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József is a pianist who fuses contemporary jazz with traditional Roma music. Befriended by sax legend Tim Ries, he longs to escape humdrum Hungary and make it big in America. Self-effacing Hungarian pianist, József, has a unique talent for fusing contemporary jazz with traditional Roma music.
This new sound catches the attention of the acclaimed saxophonist Tim Ries and the two begin performing together. József dreams of escaping his humdrum life and making it big in the home of jazz: America. Along the way, he conquers his demons and learns that when shooting for the stars, success is not the destination, but the journey itself.
—Katalin Bársony.