Zsigmond Gerlóczy

Zsigmond Gerlóczy is a Hungarian pianist, composer and improviser whose music moves freely between classical, jazz, pop and world traditions. Born in Budapest in the mid-1990s into an artistic family, he was already giving fully improvised concerts by the age of nine. Though trained in classical institutions, he often clashed with their conventions and followed his own artistic path. His first release, I Only Fell to Fly (2022), was followed by the solo piano album Narrow Path (2023) and the progressive Future Sounds (2024), blending elements of jazz, neo-soul and pop. He has collaborated with numerous international musicians and received recognition from artists such as Jacob Collier, Tigran Hamasyan and Joshua Redman.

In 2025 he made his solo piano debut in California, also recording with producers Walter Afanasieff and Jeff Bhasker. He appeared on Rick Beato’s podcast and continues to expand his creative work, preparing a collection of technically demanding piano Bagatelles and a second vocal album following Future Sounds. His playing, celebrated for both technical brilliance and emotional depth, treats each performance as an unrepeatable moment where tradition meets absolute freedom.