Jackie Orszaczky

Jackie Orszaczky
A 55-year-old man is shown in right profile. He wears a light coloured shirt and a white cap with its front rim folded back. He has a beard and wears glasses. He holds a microphone in his right hand and rests his left hand on his lower chest area. There are stage lights over head.
Jackie Orszaczky speaking at the Pataky Cultural Centre, Budapest, Hungary, in June 2003.
Background information
Birth nameMiklós József Orszáczky
Born(1948-05-08)8 May 1948
Józsefváros, Budapest, Hungary
Died3 February 2008(2008-02-03) (aged 59)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresJazz, blues, R&B, funk, progressive rock
Occupation(s)Musician, producer
Instrument(s)Bass guitar, piano, vocals
Years active1965–2008
LabelsSpin, Festival, Real, Electric, ABC, Wright, Shock, Wizard

Miklós József "Jackie" Orszáczky (8 May 1948, Budapest, Hungary – 3 February 2008, Sydney, Australia) was a Hungarian-Australian musician, arranger, vocalist and record producer. His musical styles included jazz, blues, R&B, funk and progressive rock; he mainly played bass guitar – from the early 1990s he used a modified piccolo bass – but also various other instruments. In 2006 Orszaczky was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit by the Hungarian government. Also that year Orszaczky was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma and died on 3 February 2008, aged 59.