Live Jazz in Budapest

Floating Beats is an open, fluid musical and visual platform where hip-hop rhythms, the freedom of jazz improvisation, atmospheric electronica, and acoustic instruments intertwine organically. Bence Dóczi (IMDB) uses a sampler, guitar, and effects to build deep, layered grooves and soundscapes, to which Dominik Kosztolánszki (Dom Beats) responds with singing, expressive melodies and psychedelic layers on saxophone, flute, synthesizers, and vocoders. Áron Horváth’s cimbalom adds a unique texture to the music with crystal-clear rhythms and rich resonances, while Pham Van Quan’s live visual alchemy shapes the entire concert experience in real time – sound and image thus forming an organic unity. The artistic goal of the project is to create a wide-ranging, floating, and pulsating soundscape where the boundaries between genres constantly dissolve: deep, hip-hop-inspired grooves alternate with moments of free improvisation, ambient atmospheres, and unexpected bursts of energy. This real-time creation is fueled by the strong chemistry between the musicians, their longtime shared musical hi

The members of Symbiosis 5 met at the Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest and started working together in 2020. They have developed a repertoire of original compositions combining elements of modal and contemporary jazz. The ensemble performed on a major stage for the first time in 2021 at the Babel-Laureate World Jazz Competition, where they earned third place. Subsequently, in 2022, the ensemble gained recognition at international competitions abroad, winning first place at the Getxo International Jazz Competition and Festival and the Sibiu International Jazz Competition. They continue to collect prizes, for example, in January 2023 they not only won the Judge’s Award and the Audience Award at the Müpa Jazz Showcase, but also two special prizes. The group returns to the stage of Opus with a guest soloist, this time joined by cimbalom player Áron Horváth.