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Born in Budapest on September 1, 2002, he began his musical studies at home and later continued at the Tóth Aladár Music School, where he studied piano and trumpet with László Simai. Since the age of fourteen, jazz has been a defining part of his life, and he has been studying improvisation with his father, Csaba Tűzkő. Although he did not attend a conservatory, he won first prize at the National Jazz Competition. He completed his secondary education in the language programme at Berzsenyi Dániel High School. He subsequently studied for three years with Jim Rotondi at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. In July 2024, he had the opportunity to perform alongside the world-renowned musician at the Budapest Music Center (BMC). In 2022, he founded his own ensemble, which he has continued to lead and manage alongside his studies abroad. The band received a Special Jury Prize at the Müpa Jazz Showcase and has since performed at numerous jazz clubs across Hungary, as well as at festivals including the Zemplén, Veszprém and Szeged Jazz Festivals, the Józsefváros Jazz Festival last year, and Fóti Piknik this year. At the Budapest Combo Competition, the ensemble won second prize and received the Bartók Radio's sole Special Award. In addition to leading his own band, he is a member of the Austrian Eddie Luis Sunshine Orchester, the BJC Big Band, the Grócz Árpád Cool Ensemble, the KUG Jazz Orchester, and the more experimental Acoustic Manual Techno Session. This year, he plans to record his debut album with his own ensemble, entitled Love for Sal. Despite his young age, he has already had the opportunity to perform with numerous internationally acclaimed jazz musicians. These include Reinhard Summerer, Joseph Bowie, Don Menza, Danny Ziemann, Jim Rotondi, Luis Bonilla, Gerard Presencer, Robin Eubanks, Béla Szakcsi Lakatos Jr., Agostino Di Giorgio, Thomas Gansch, Lukas Gabric, János Egri and Kornél Fekete-Kovács. On September 13, 2025, at the Hungarian Jazz Celebration in Bánk, he received the Hungarian Jazz Talent Award, named after Louis Armstrong. This prestigious recognition represents a great honour and a significant professional milestone in his career.