Tony Lakatos

Tony Lakatos was born in a musician family in Budapest, Hungary. His Father was a famous Romani violinist as well as his younger Brother Roby. The musical study began on the violin at the age of 6. He began to play the saxophone when he was 15 years old, and became a professional musician when he won a national jazz competition in 1977. He graduated from the jazz department of the Bela Bartók Conservatory in Budapest 1979. Afterwards, he moved to Germany in 1981 and became one of the most respected saxophone player in Germany as well as worldwide. He performed as a saxophone soloist in numerous jazz/pop/rock recordings and concerts. Tony has played the saxophone on about 350 LP/CD recordings as a leader or as a sideman.