Mátyás Papp started playing instruments at a very young age, first the tenor horn, then the
trombone. He completed his jazz studies in Graz and in Vienna. In 2015, he founded his own
band, The Coquette Jazz Bandet, who have released 3 albums and played at numerous
national and international festivals and jazz club. Over the course of his career, he has won
several competitions and awards both as a musician and composer, e.g. by the Hungarian
Jazz Association , the Riga Jazz Stage and the Palace of Arts Jazz Showcase special prize, and
most recently, the Junior Prima Award, which is given to young outstanding talents. He has
played and collaborated with various jazz bands and artists, such as the Modern Art
Orchestra, Budapest Jazz Orchestra, BJC Big Band, European Broadcasting Union Orchestra,
Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band, Hot Jazz Band, Fekete-Kovács Kornél, Korb Attila, Szalóky Béla,
Dan Barrett, Frank Roberscheuten, Rossano Sportiello, Martin Breinschmid, Jiggs Whigham,
Paolo Alderighi, New York Voices.