Dr. Benkó Sándor - clarinet
Halmos Vilmos - piano, vocal
Nagy Jenő - banjo
Kovacsevics Gábor - drums
Kelemen Zsolt - bass
Nagy Iván - trombone, vocal
Szalóky Béla - trumpet

Formed in 1957, the Benkó Dixieland Band is one of most popular jazz groups in Hungary while also one of the best in the world. A truly world class ensemble whose very first album was a golden disk. Winners of a great many Hungarian festivals and competitions, the BDB has been honored with numerous awards. The BDB plays some 200 - 250 concerts every year in Hungary and abroad. They have released 70 albums and have had a total of 130 hours of television show time. The interviews and other TV programs in which they feature are being annually seen by 600 million viewers in the world. Their regular international tours have taken them to the most different countries of Europe, America and the Far East where they have been received as traveling ambassadors of both Hungary and New Orleans jazz. What a wonderful combination!