Bees Knees jazz trio
(Bulanyi-Bing-Budd)
Don't miss this talented trio featuring some of the sunshine coast hinterlands most talented musicians;
Paul Bulanyi - guitar
Ally Bing - vocals
Jim Budd - mandolin.
The Bees Knees jazz trio creates the perfect ambiance for music lovers to feel joyful, playing a medley of upbeat jazz standards and soulful blues with clean vocals and effortless guitar solos.
Audiences will be enchanted by lively interpretations of timeless jazz standards, featuring Ally's sweetly-crooned vocals, Paul's masterful guitar sound and Jims' colourful musings on mandolin.
Paul Bulanyi is a classically trained guitarist with extensive experience in many styles and genres. After studying at WAAPA and Liszt music academy Budapest, Paul discovered Django Reinhardt’s music and in 1989 he turned his attention to playing jazz professionally, performing in Douce Ambience, Metrognome Jazz Band, High Street, and also stints with original acoustic 8-piece band After The Fall, Klezmer band The Red Sea Pedestrians, Niall Fenix's Altered States, experimental group Scary.
Since relocating to the east coast Paul has been the member of many fine Touring acts including Monsieur Camembert and Django 101. Paul has performed at a myriad of venues and events throughout Aus. including the Ozmanouche Festival, the Woodford Folk Festival, Maleny Music Festival, and the Bellingen Jazz and Blues Festival. Paul formed The Bellingenies from what was originally The Paul Bulanyi Blues Trio in 2009.
Ally Bing’s upbringing in the southeast of the United States has informed her taste for Appalachian folk and bluegrass music. Her vocals, both playful and powerful, have occasionally been known to quiet crowds. Expect her to contribute a blend of heartfelt original and covered music with voice, banjo and piano, which tugs on the heartstrings and heightens harmonies.
Jim Budd (BA mus) has long held a passion for jazz and improvised music, beginning his musical journey on jazz guitar, while drawing much inspiration and knowledge from the jazz masters such as Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis. Jims has since taken up jazz mandolin as his main instrument, after discovering the music of gypsy jazz/bluegrass mandolinist David Grisman.
Jim’s formal music education includes a Bachelor of the Arts degree with music major from Griffith University, and a Diploma of Jazz from the Jazz Music Institute. He has also previously worked in the music industry for over a decade, in marketing, communications and developmental roles with Jazz Queensland Inc. and also Qmusic. During this time Jim has played a key role in the development of music events in Qld including, Valley Jazz Festival, Brisbane Jazz Festival, Qld Music Awards, Bigsound, Valley Fiesta, and many more discreet live music initiatives and programs. Jim Budd is currently based on the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Queensland Australia, and performs with a range of local artists and groups including, Bizarrely Quartet, Day Breakers, Paul Bulanyi and many more.
