Ferenc Nemeth

Background

Nemeth was born in Keszthely, Hungary.

Education

He also attended the Franz Liszt Academy of Music and received a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music. He later studied at the New England Conservatory in their graduate program In 2001 he was accepted into the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and studied there until 2003.

Career

At 14 he left home to study classical percussion at the Richter János Conservatory in Győr. He has played with musicians such as Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Christian McBride, John Patitucci, Terence Blanchard, John Abercrombie, Joshua Redman, Dave Samuels, Mark Turner, Ron McClure, Chris Cheek, Aaron Goldberg, Eli Degibri, Illayaraja and many more. Nemeth"s "Night Songs" was nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for Jazz Album of the year.

Achievements

• He won an individual gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and also won the team competition with the Hungarian team.

Membership

He is also a member of Gilfema with Lionel Loueke and Massimo Biolcati.