© Zoltan Sagi 2021
Hungarian
by
birth,
Zoltan
attended
the
Guildhall
School
of
Music
studying
clarinet
with
Robert
Earle
and
later
Frank
Allen
(CBSO)
at
Warwick
University.
He
is
completely
self
taught
on
saxophone
drawing
much
inspiration
particularly
from
Johnny
Hodges,
Cannonball Adderley and Stan Getz .
Zoltan
spent
his
early
professional
playing
career
in
dance
bands
and
in
the
New
Orleans
jazz
genre
playing
alongside
Dan
Pawson
and
also
performing
at
festivals
both
here and abroad. After this came a period of success in the field of music education .
A
return
to
fully
professional
playing
saw
a
near
3
year
stint
with
Chris
Barber
touring
the
world
extensively.
He
has
made
numerous
C.D's,
and
other
recordings
as
a
freelance
session
musician
and
has
also
appeared
with
such
musicians
as
Earl
Warren
(ex
Count
Basie),
Benny
Waters,
Kenny
Davern,
Bob
Wilber,
Humphrey
Lyttleton,
Roy
Williams,
Bruce
Turner,
Marty
Grosz,
Digby
Fairweather,
Duncan
Swift,
Bruce
Adams,
Greg Abate (ex Ray Charles) etc.
Zoltan
has
played
with
many
bands
over
the
years,
most
notably,
Harlem,
Swing
Syndicate,
Pasadena
Roof
Orchestra,
The
Sticky
Wicket
Swing
Orchestra,
Kenny
Ball
and
The
Charleston
Chasers.
Currently
he
can
be
seen
with
his
own
quartet/trio,
and
the
Stars of British Jazz
.
As a composer Zoltan has written soundtracks for such clients as Cadburys, Samsung
U.K., Powergen and Severn Trent.
Hungarian
by
birth,
Zoltan
attended
the
Guildhall
School
of
Music
studying
clarinet
with
Robert
Earle
and
later
Frank
Allen
(CBSO)
at
Warwick
University.
He
is
completely
self
taught
on
saxophone
drawing
much
inspiration
particularly
from
Johnny
Hodges, Cannonball Adderley and Stan Getz .
Zoltan
spent
his
early
professional
playing
career
in
dance
bands
and
in
the
New
Orleans
jazz
genre
playing
alongside
Dan
Pawson
and
also
performing
at
festivals
both
here
and
abroad.
After
this
came
a
period
of
success
in
the
field
of
music
education .
A
return
to
fully
professional
playing
saw
a
near
3
year
stint
with
Chris
Barber
touring
the
world
extensively.
He
has
made
numerous
C.D's,
and
other
recordings
as
a
freelance
session
musician
and
has
also
appeared
with
such
musicians
as
Earl
Warren
(ex
Count
Basie),
Benny
Waters,
Kenny
Davern,
Bob
Wilber,
Humphrey
Lyttleton,
Roy
Williams,
Bruce
Turner,
Marty
Grosz,
Digby
Fairweather,
Duncan
Swift,
Bruce
Adams,
Greg
Abate (ex Ray Charles) etc.
Zoltan
has
played
with
many
bands
over
the
years,
most
notably,
Harlem,
Swing
Syndicate,
Pasadena
Roof
Orchestra,
The
Sticky
Wicket
Swing
Orchestra,
Kenny
Ball
and
The
Charleston
Chasers.
Currently
he
can
be
seen
with
his
own
quartet/trio,
and
the
Stars
of
British
Jazz
.
He
is
also
available
with a newly formed duo with Acker Bilk pianist, Colin Wood
As a composer Zoltan has written soundtracks for such clients
as Cadburys, Samsung U.K., Powergen and Severn Trent.