Clarinet – band leader
Name: Lajos Babos
Occupation: clarinettist-teacher, director
Date and place of birth: 22 July 1980, Sárvár
Children: Dóra, 2013
Studies:
Sylvester János Primary School, in Sárvár 1986-1994
Koncz János Music School, in Sárvár 1988-1994
Teacher: Imre Kovács
Vocational Secondary Arts School in Szombathely 1994-1998
Teacher: Ferenc Hotzi
University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG) 1999-2004 (Degree: Clarinet, with Honors)
Teacher: Prof. Stefan Schilling
PTE-MK Institute of Musical Art 2013-2015 (Degree: Clarinet, with Honors)
Teacher: Zoltán Arnóth
BME GTK Department of Technical Education 2014-2016 (Degree: Public education leadership, with Honors)
Consultant: Dr. Gyula Borosán
Jobs:
2004-2006.: Járdányi Pál Music School, Tapolca
2004-2012.: Talentum Vocational Secondary School and Music School, Marcali (leader of the woodwind faculty)
Since 2012: Music School of Town Marcali (teacher)
Since 2005: Életfa Primary School and Music School, Keszthely (since 2014: director of the school)
Bands and orchestras:
Grazer Philharmonisches Orchester
Grazer Salonorchester
The Orchestra of the Hevesi Sándor Theatre in Zalaegerszeg
Wiener Strauss Orchestra
Kalimutu Jazz Band feat. Szőke András&Váczi Eszter
The Orchestra of the Petőfi Theatre of Veszprém
Babos-Piller Jazz Duo
Happy Dixieland Band – Hévíz (leader-founder)
Awards:
Competition of ’Erős Katalin’ Music Foundation: First Prize (two times)
“Forum Hungaricum” Music Award – Austria
As a performer I could travel all around the world, I took part in wonderful concerts on fantastic stages. I can call many noted, great musicians my friends. I can tell that beside classical music, which requires an order and discipline, jazz music is the closest to my heart, which gives us the possibility of creativity, freedom and improvisation. With the formation of the Happy Dixieland Band my childhood dream became real, because thanks to my father I was enchanted by this kind of music very early, and I’m still in love with it. Beside performing music I take it to my mission and my duty to eductate the next generation to listening quality music.
