Robi Botos
Robi Botos, a Hungarian-Canadian jazz pianist, was born on October 12, 1978 in
Nyíregyháza to a Roma family and grew up in Budapest. He began playing piano at
age seven. In 1998, Botos immigrated to Canada and became a prominent member of
the Toronto jazz scene. His breakthrough moment came with his victory at the
Montreux Jazz Festival piano competition in 2004. Throughout his career, he has
collaborated with notable musicians such as Michael Brecker, Pat LaBarbera, and
Dave Young. In 2015, Botos released Movin' Forward, an album that won a JUNO
Award for Best Jazz Album of the ...
