Jackie Orszaczky

Who was Jackie Orszaczky?

Miklós József "Jackie" Orszáczky 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. He was married twice: first to Leah Bangma they had a daughter, Anna Orszaczky; and to Tina Harrod, they also had a daughter, Mia Orszaczky. 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 leukaemia and died on 3 February 2008, aged 59.