Áron Porteleki

Sunday 08/06/2025 — 20:00

(HU) / Live

Áron Porteleki born in 1984, is a Budapest based drummer and viola player. He works with several music groups in the field of free improvised, contemporary, electronic, jazz and folk music, as well as creating music for contemporary dance & theater pieces. As a kid he learned a special 3-stringed viola, and later took jazz drum lessons from different Hungarian masters. He studied cultural anthropology.  

As a drummer he’s interested in a type of improvisation which is above genres, and relying only on the present situation. He’s also experimenting with the possible connections between different approaches of improvisation found in folk music and jazz. He’s developing a non metrical special way of rubato playing on drums which mainly comes from his folk music experiences as a viola player, but also mixed with the traditions of free-jazz. Porteleki is mostly known as a member of the bands Dorota, 12z, Decolonize your mind society, Qiyan, Czitrom/Porteleki duo. He played improvised concerts with Clayton Thomas, Yumiko Yoshimoto, André Vida, Hilary Jeffery; Akosh S., Mihály Dresch, Szilárd Mezei, István Grencsó, Vitor Rua, Andreas Backer, Dávid Somló, Lawrence Williams, Zlatko Baracskai but also collaborated with bands like Drt’ (SLO/HU), Thisnis (SLO/HU), Trio Porteleki/Tärn/Pärnoja (EST/HU), Akosh S. Unit (FR/HU), Singas Project (HU), Volkova Sisters, Babám, Argo (SRB/HU), Deti Picasso (RU/AR/HU), Parasztok Atmoszférában (HU), Mordái (HU). As a performer he’s been invited for festivals such as Ring Ring (SRB); Ljubljana Jazz Festival; Festival Les Vieilles Charrues; Dour Festival, Belgium; ICAS SUITE, Berlin; Next Festival, Bratislava; UH Festival, Hu; Ars Nova Kosice, Sziget Festival, Pohoda. As an on-stage performer and composer he works with internationally well known choreographers and dancers like Máté Mészáros (Ultima Vez); Imre Vass (ex-Ultima Vez); Csaba Molnár (Hodworks); Viktória Dányi (Bloom!). The pieces emerged from these collaborations were performed on festivals like New Dance Festival, Beijing; 8th Gdansk Dance Festival; Abrons Art Center, NYC; Impulstanz, Vienna; Aerowaves Spring Forward, Umeo; Julidans Festival, Amsterdam.

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