With the concert of David Helbock Austrian Syndicate, Budapest Music Center and the Austrian Cultural Forum celebrates the 100th concert in their j(A)zz! series presenting the finest artists of the Austrian jazz scene.

Austrian Syndicate: the phrase immediately brings to mind the best-known and most influential of all Austrians in jazz, Joe Zawinul. And yet David Helbock’s project is much more than just a homage to his compatriot. It is a return to the roots of fusion jazz and how things developed from then on. It is also a new direction stylistically for Helbock, who has harnessed a panoply of inspiration with a refreshing openness to new sounds from far and wide. As Helbock himself puts it: "This is close to my heart." This passion project by David Helbock, in which the "young lions" of Austrian jazz meet one of the most sought-after sidemen in the international jazz scene of the past decades, captivates with plenty of percussion and groove, and most notably, with many keyboards and other keyboard instruments, in the spirit of Austria's most successful jazz musician. Their first album was released mid-2023 on ACT Music.