This week starts with Monday. As usually, thanks god. In some other cultures, week starts with Sunday. Well enough. Lets look for something else. On Tuesday, at
Palác Akropolis, we have
Mountains in Prague. American duo of
Brendon Anderegg and
Koen Holtkamp, believes in power of moment and creates sound goblins with acoustic guitars and various effect machines via free on stage improvisations, resulting in original compositions between folk, post-rock, drone-ambient and avantgarde. Concert is part of
Music Infinity series, in which promoteur and radio DJ Josef Sedloň fulfills his and many other's ambient and alternative music lovers' dreams.
On Wednesday and Thursday, Norweigian trio of Czech pianist
Vojtěch Procházka gives two early evening concerts at
Jazz Dock. Vojtěch's bandmates from Oslo are
Adrian Fiskum Myhr (double bass) and
Tore T. Sandbakken (drums), and they are doing much more improvising on stage than on their first album
Amoeba's Dance (Animal Music 2o1o). Vojtěch is member of fantastic Vertigo sextet, who released groundbreaking album Metamorphosis around month ago, and also is creating music with Per Oddvar Johansen or Yvar Grydeland, among others, not to mention his studying with Christian Wallumrod. Concerts are starting from 7, entry 12o, or 9o for jun / sen. Check also french cider at jazzdock bar, suggests miloo2.
And for sure, adventurous duo
DoMa Ensemble, comprised of
Dorota Barová &
Marcel Bárta, again from 7PM at Dock on Friday. With saxophones & bass clarinet, voices, cello and a few smart machines, life partners (Doma means Home) and members of Vertigo are creating spacious soundscapes, which will be available as originally packaged cd on undeground label
Polí5 from that day. CD launch concert guests will include
Vojtěch Procházka on prepared piano. Welcome to Parade!
On Saturday, Slovak trumpeter
Laco Deci and his
New York Celula plays their premiere gig at Jazz Dock, from 22PM. Laco's fusion-funk unit is in good form now and include his son, Vaico Deczi on drums, long-time bass guitar madman Nob Kinukawa, and synth magician Walter Fishbacher. Good chance to hear their infectious dance of joy in new space.
What about Sunday? Well, we can meet in
Jazz Time, where British / Canadian blues duo of
Paul Millns (piano and voice) &
Butch Coulter (guitar, harmonica) will perform various songs during their Jazz Meets World series appearance. Or, let's go for Sunday Dixie with cornetist
Bob Zajíček & his Classic Jazz Colleguim at Jazz Dock from 7. On Monday, May 23, Jazz of 4 Continents festival is continuing at the same place.
Michaela Rabitsch (trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals) and
Robert Pawlik (guitar) from Austria, with
M.M. German (drums) from Argentine and
Tomáš Liška of Points or Tomáš Hobzek 4tet, will blend jazz with Agentinian tango and music of Rio de la Plato.
On May 23,
NTS progjazz trio (
Michal Nejtek - keyboards, samples, electronics,
Petr Tichý - double bass, electronics ) and
Štěpán Smetáček - drums, electronics) has vinyl release party for their second album
Permanente Frustration at
Malostranská beseda from 8:3o PM. Free mp3 download of whole album is on their
bandzone.cz profile.
But, wait x!x I forgot Komunikační prostor
www.školská28.cz, Saturday, May 21.
I treni inerti, duo of
Ruth Baberán (trumpet, sounds) &
Alfredo Costa Monteiro (accordion, electric guitar, turntables, electro-acoustic devices and resonating objects) from Barcelona are another free improvisers in ongoing series, organised there by such a kind people. Start 19:3o, entrance 1oo/8o CZK.
wakushoppu.blogspot.com - Martin Klapper & Martin Čížek, Café v lese, May 18, 9PM
Jazz Černošice, May 18-22, www.jazzcernosice.cz
Highlight evening is on Saturday from 7PM at Club Kino: Betty Lee & The Bead Beat, Emil Viklický Trio, Ondřej Štveráček Quartet, Takin' Off featuring Tereza Černochová...
Jack DeJohnette Group, APJF,
Lucerna Music Bar, May 23, 9PM
Ondřej Pivec Organic Quartet has the privilege to play at Mercedes Forum Prague on May 24th, as part of classical music festival
Prague Spring.
Back to the Roots - 20 years of RADiO 1: Načeva -
Nebe je rudý (The Sky is Red) retro, best of
Priessnitz;
Lucerna Music Bar, May 25, 8:30 PM
Count Portmon debut album (check link for free download) release party during KLaNGundKRaCH evening at Final Club, May 25, from 7:30 PM
Jesus Christ Superstar, a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Weber & Tim Rice, Czech words by Michael Prostějovský, featuring Kamil Střihavka, Bára Basiková, Jiří Korn, Václav Noid Bárta, Dasha and many others. From May 18 at
Hudební divadlo Karlín
Iva Bittová & Čikori reunion concert,
Hybernia theatre, May 31
, 7:3o PM
Olympic Retro 3:
Jedeme jedeme, Malostranská beseda May 31, 8:3o
PM
TBC, see you soon...
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Animal Music CD
Vertigo -
Metamorphosis (2o1o).
Pianist, organist, composer and singer who crosses the boundaries of classical music in her work and gives space to inspiration by jazz, blues and American country music in her songs.
Currently one of the best Czech saxophonists. Besides his own quartet he is a member of the bands Hot Line, Zuzana Lapčíková Quintet, Limited Edition, CZ/SK Bigband of Matůš Jakabčic and others (ts,p,b,dr). Admission CZK 120, jun/sen CZK 90.
Leading Czech pianist and composer who is apart from her trio creativity well-known for collaborations with musicians such as Ingrid Jensen, Rich Perry and Lenka Dusilová (p,b,dr).
Modern jazz influenced by France, South America, New York and by music around all of us 
Well-known Polish-Cuban jazz vocalist with a honey-smooth voice that charmed audiences around the world will sing again at Jazz Dock! You will hear as jazz standards and Brazilian music as soul and author songs from the album "My Garden" that was released two years ago by Warner Music (voc,g,p,b,dr,perc).
One of the most original Czech groups that came up from jazz but over the time - with their music overlaps - has got to quite a distinctive sound (sax,trp,vlc,p,b,dr).
