Szűcs, Zsédenyi, and Boldizsár met more than 30 years ago at a birthday party. For almost two years, Old Man’s Pub gave them the opportunity to perform their blend of jazz, swing and pop every Sunday evening. Their audience kept growing. Initially, they sang covers of The Manhattan Transfer, but they expanded their repertoire with adaptations of hits by Hungarian and international artists, often with arrangements by Fehér.
The first stage success came in 1997 at the Congress Center. Prestigious concert venues in Hungary followed, and soon they were performing to sold-out audiences across the country.
With numerous albums to their name, the eMeRTon Award-winning group have unsurprisingly performed hits by Frank Sinatra but have also given a jazz swing to works by Abba. They have a fan base in Germany, the Netherlands, and England. In 2000, they were invited to Sydney while it hosted the Olympics.
After several changes in the lineup, the Cotton Club Singers announced they were breaking up in 2009. However, they came back together in 2015, since when they give one or two concerts a year, as schedules allow, but especially when there is an anniversary to celebrate.
This article was first published in the Budapest Business Journal print issue of March 21, 2025.
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