Franz Liszt was the greatest improvisator of his age: his audience was impressed with his improvisations on any theme – even with an aria from a popular opera or a Hungarian melody. His transcriptions and paraphrases are mostly notations of these improvisations. Frankie Lato and Janos Nagy have undertaken to adapt the themes of Liszt and Debussy works, or their short movements, to create music with its own character infused with the language of jazz and rich in improvisation. Ferenc Látó (stage name: Frankie Lato) was born on 10th June, 1971. He comes from musicians' families both on his mother and father's side. The musical history of his family can be traced back to the 1800's and encyclopaedias, awards and recordings verify the unique musical abilities of his ancestors. Paris was a turning point in his life. He joined the Boulougne Conservatoire and College in 1989 and remained there until 1992. During this time he performed in restaurant...