Jarní koncerty série Jazz Meets World a 28. Mezinárodní festival jazzového piana

Kristina Barta Quartet feat. Jure Pukl (Česko / Slovinsko / Slovensko) 

16.03.2023 19:30 | Chodovská tvrz 

Kristina Barta – klavír / Jure Pukl - tenor saxofon / Peter Korman – kontrabas / Marek Urbánek - bicí

 

Alune Wade „Sultan“ (Senegal / Francie / Kamerun) 

22.03.2023 19:30 | Divadlo U hasičů 

Alune Wade - basová kytara, zpěv / Camille Passeri - trubka / Harry Ahonlonsou - saxofon / Cedric Duchemann - piano, klávesy / Dharil Esso - bicí

 

Melissa Aldana Quartet (Chile / Norsko / Spojené státy) 

27.03.2023 19:30 | Novoměstská radnice, Velký sál 

Melissa Aldana – saxofon, Lage Lund – kytara, Pablo Menares – kontrabas, Kush Abadey – bicí

 

Emil Viklický & Scott Robinson (Česko / Spojené státy) 

18.04.2023 19:30 | Staré purkrabství Vyšehrad 

Emil Viklický - piano / Scott Robinson - saxofony 

 

Pedro Jóia featuring José Salgueiro (Portugalsko) 

21.04.2023 19:30 | Divadlo Dobeška 

Pedro Jóia - kytara / José Salgueiro - pekuse

 

Malika Tirolien & Band (Francie / Kanada) 

23.04.2023 19:30 | Divadlo Dobeška 

Malika Tirolien - zpěv, klávesy / Philippe L'Allier - kytara / Jean-Michel Fréderic - klávesy / Mark Haynes - basa / Harvey Bien-Aimée - bicí

Or Bareket Quartet (Izrael / Spojené státy) 

24.04.2023 19:30 | Atrium na Žižkově 

Or Bareket – kontrabas / Godwin Louis - saxofon / Jeremi Corren - klavír / Savannah Harris – bicí

 

MirAnda (Portugalsko) 

04.05.2023 19:30 | Novoměstská radnice, Velký sál 

Marta Miranda - zpěv / Diogo Caetano - katara, zpěv / Simone Carugati - elektrická kytara, zpěv / Santus - perkuse a programming

 

Tomatito (Španělsko) 

06.05.2023 19:30 | Divadlo Hybernia 

Tomatito (kytara) / José del Tomate (kytara) / Morenito de Íllora (zpěv) / Kiki Cortiñas (zpěv) / Israel Suárez "Piraña" (perkuse) / Karime Amaya (tanec)

 

28. Mezinárodní festival jazzového piana - sólové recitály 

15.05.2023 19:30 | Dvořákova síň, Rudolfinum 

Prolog: Gonzalo Rubalcaba (Kuba / Spojené státy)

 

Bobby Sparks II (Spojené státy) 

20.05.2023 19:30 | Futurum Music Bar 

Bobby Sparks II - klávesy / Keith Anderson - saxofon / Jay McK - basové kytara / Brannen Temple - bicí / James Robinson - zpěv / DJ Ernie G.- gramofony

 

Kenny Garrett Quintet (Spojené státy) 

24.05.2023 19:30 | Divadlo U hasičů 

Kenny Garrett - altsaxofon / David Brown - klavír / Corcoran Holt - kontrabas / Ronald Bruner - bicí / Rudy Bird - perkuse

 

Dudù Kouate / Emil Viklický / Pavel Hrubý (Senegal / Česko) 

03.06.2023 19:30 | Atrium na Žižkově 

Dudù Kouate - perkuse, flétna, vodní dýně, ngoni, talking drum / Emil Viklický – piano / Pavel Hrubý – saxofony, klarinet 

 

Hazmat Modine (Spojené státy) 

07.06.2023 19:30 | Futurum Music Bar 

Wade Schumann – diatonická harmonika, kytara, banjitar, zpěv / Erik Della Penna – zpěv, banjo, kytara / Joseph Daley – saxofon / Steve Elson - barytonsaxofon, tenorsaxofon, klarinet, duduk, flétna / Daisy Castro – housle, zpěv / Pamela Fleming – trubka, křídlovka / Patrick Simard – perkuse, bicí

 

Beatriz Nunes / Paula Sousa / André Rosinha (Portugalsko) 

10.06.2023 19:30 | Novoměstská radnice, Velký sál 

Beatriz Nunes - zpěv / Paula Sousa - piano / André Rosinha - kontrabas

 

Joolaee Trio (Irán / Německo) 

15.06.2023 19:30 | Chodovská tvrz 

Misagha Joolaee – kamancheh / Schaghajegh Nosrati – klavír / Sebastian Flaig - perkuse

 

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Jan Garbarek, Nils Petter Movaer and others in Prague

Agentura P&J Music už dlouhá léta přiváží do Čech veličiny i méně známé tváře jazzu a World Music. V nejbližší době se můžeme těšit na následující koncerty série Jazz Meets World:

JAN GARBAREK GROUP, 24.08.2021, 20:00, Fórum Karlín

Jan Garbarek – saxofon / Rainer Brüninghaus – klávesy / Yuri Daniel - el. basová kytara / Trilok Gurtu – perkuse.

Norský saxofonista Jan Garbarek bývá právem označován za jednu ze stylotvorných figur evropského jazzu. Jeho nezaměnitelný, konejšivě melancholický tón se stal málem ochrannou známkou kultovního labelu ECM. Právě Garbarkovy nahrávky před půl stoletím přitáhly mezinárodní pozornost k invenční, dnes tak vlivné skandinávské scéně.

Do Prahy se Jan Garbarek vrací vlastně už také více než půl století, byť s totalitou vynucenou pauzou. Poprvé se tu představil jako mladík v roce 1966, když na jejím prvním mezinárodním turné doprovázel zpěvačku Karin Krog. Účinkoval tehdy i na Karinině albu Jazz Moments. Mnohem později, v letech 1997 a 2010, vystoupil v Praze i ve slavném projektu s Hilliard Ensemble, prolínajícím citlivé saxofonové improvizace se středověkou vokální hudbou. V roce 2013 zahrál na Hradě v triu s kontrabasistou Miroslavem Vitoušem a bubeníkem Trilokem Gurtu. Netřeba dodávat, že každá z návštěv vyzněla odlišně a krásně zároveň.

Jan Garbarek se narodil 4. března 1947 v norském Nysenu jako syn někdejšího polského válečného zajatce a dcery norského farmáře. Po učednických 60. letech, kdy mu učarovala divokost free jazzové avantgardy a debutoval jako kapelník albem Til Vigdis (1967), postupně začal budovat skutečně vlastní styl. Lyrický, prostý disonancí, vystavěný na hypnoticky i meditativně působících dlouhých tónech, nevšedních, ale lahodných melodiích a v neposlední řadě na práci s odmlkami a tichem. Po inspiracích pro svoje pojetí jazzu začal Garbarek pátrat nejen v evropské klasické hudbě či lidové muzice Skandinávie, ale také v muzikantských postupech pro nás exotických kultur.

V pořadí třetí saxofonistovo album Afric Pepperbird (1970) vydal tehdy začínající, dnes ikonický label ECM, do jehož „stáje“ patří Garbarek neodmyslitelně dodnes. V Garbarkově bohaté diskografii najdeme i společné nahrávky s mezinárodními ikonami jako Keith Jarrett, Ralph Towner, John McLaughlin či Bill Frisell, nemluvě o významných skandinávských hráčích jako Terje Rypdal nebo Bobo Stenson. Officium (1993), první společná nahrávka s britským vokálním kvartetem Hilliard Ensemble, dodnes patří k umělecky i komerčně nejúspěšnějším položkám katalogu gramofirmy ECM.

Ve Fóru Karlín zahraje mistr lyrické hry se sestavou, prověřenou dlouhými léty intuitivní souhry. Německého klavíristu, hráče na elektrické klávesové nástroje, skladatele a také universitního pedagoga Rainera Brüninghause jsme mohli slyšet už na Garbarkově albu Legend Of The Seven Dreams (1988). Krom toho má Rainer Brüninghaus za sebou spolupráci s Carlou Bley, Garym Burtonem nebo Bobbym McFerrinem.

Hvězdný indický perkusista a bubeník Trilok Gurtu (též John McLaughlin či Barre Phillips) přijal v poslední dekádě roli Garbarkova dvorního koncertního bubeníka. Už dlouho předtím ale hostoval např. na Garbarkově nahrávce Visible World (1996), čímž vlastně saxofonistovi oplatil příspěvek na vlastní desku Living Magic (1990).

Také baskytarista Yuri Daniel, proslulý medově sytými tóny svého nástroje, patří déle než dekádu k neodmyslitelným Garbarkovým sidemanům. Podílel se i na koncertním albu Dresden, zaznamenaném v roce 2007. (JMW promo)

03.08.2021 19:30  |  Divadlo ABC

Richard Bona & Alfredo Rodríguez Trio (Kamerun / Kuba / Spojené státy)

Richard Bona - baskytara, zpěv / Alfredo Rodríguez - piano, zpěv / Ludwig Afonso - bicí, perkuse

17.08.2021 19:30  |  Novoměstská radnice, Velký sál

Nils Petter Molvær (Norsko)

Nils Petter Molvær - trubka, elektronika

23.09.2021 19:30  |  Divadlo U hasičů

Shai Maestro Quartet  (Izrael / Peru / Spojené státy)

Shai Maestro – piano / Jorge Roeder – kontrabas / Ofri Nehemya – bicí nástroje / Philip Dizack - trubka

 Další koncerty na Jazz Meets World website

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Ray White /Frank Zappa 1976-84/ - vocals, guitar
Robert (Bobby) Martin /Frank Zappa 1981-88/ - vocals, keyboards, sax, French horn
Tom Fowler /Frank Zappa 1973-75, 1978/ - bass guitar
Albert Wing /Frank Zappa 1988/ - tenor sax, soprano sax
Robbie Mangano /GrandMothers of Invention/ - guitar, vocals
Joel Taylor /Stanley Clarke, Allan Holdsworth/ - drums

11. FREE jAZZ FESTiVAL Praha 2o16 v Kaštanu

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Elliott Sharp Trio @ Jazz Time, Prague

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13.03.2013 21:00 Jazz Time, Krakovská 19, Praha 1
LUCA CIARLA QUARTET (Itálie)

17.04.2013 21.30 Jazz Time, Krakovská 19, Praha 1
REZ ABBASI TRIO & RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA (Pákistán/USA/Japonsko)

20.04.2013 21.00 Jazz Time, Krakovská 19, Praha 1
ELLIOTT SHARP TRIO
Elliott Sharp / tenor & soprano saxes, guitar
Peter Herbert / double bass
Paul Lytton / drums

21.04.2013 21.00 Jazz Time, Krakovská 19, Praha 1
NITAI HERSHKOVITS & YOGEV GLUSMAN DUO (Izrael)

9.5.2013 21:00 Jazz Time, Krakovská 19, Praha 1
SHEILA JORDAN & JAY CLAYTON BAND
Sheila Jordan - zpěv / Jay Clayton - zpěv / Jack Wilkins - kytara / Cameron Brown - kontrabas

31.5.2013 19:30 Divadlo u hasičů, Římská 45, Praha 2
HUUN-HUUR-TU (Tuva/Rusko)



1.6.2013 19:30 Divadlo u hasičů, Římská 45, Praha 2
GIANMARIA TESTA & GABRIELE MIRABASSI (Itálie)

KONCERTY K 10. VÝROČÍ VYDAVATELSTVÍ MOTÉMA Z NEW YORKU
MARC CARY (USA) / JANA HERZEN & CHARNETT MOFFETT (USA)
29.4.2013 21:00 Jazz Time
JAIMEO BROWN‘S TRANSCENDENCE feat. KELVIN SHOLAR (USA )
30.4.2013 21:00 Jazz Time, Krakovská 19, Praha 1

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Erik Truffaz Quartet feat. Anna Aaron
Sophie Hunger
Út, 12. 3. 2013 - 20:00 | Divadlo Archa
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Erik Truffaz je Francouz, narozený ve Švýcarsku. Název jeho loňského alba El Tiempo de la Revolución je ve španělštině. Jeho kvartet lze po národnostní stránce považovat za italsko-švýcarsko-francouzský, ale jeho domovem je jednoznačně Francie, země, která ráda hostí jazzové revolucionáře už od druhé poloviny minulého století - vznikl tu třeba Davisův úchvatný soundtrack Ascenseur pour l'échafaud nebo rané nahrávky Art Ensmble of Chicago a dalších věrozvěstů freejazzu. V posledním desetiletí je ovšem největší atrakcí, daleko přesahující hranice Francie i jazzové subklutury, právě hudba skromného trumpetisty a kapelníka Erika. Truffaz není ani tak jazzovým virtuozem, jako spíš nenápadným objevitelem a stmelitelem stylotvorných proudů. Po albech Nina Valeria a Out Of The Blue, na kterých už hráli současní členové jeho kvarteta, ale hudba těžila hlavně z jazzové tradice 50. a 60. let, přišla doslova časovaná bomba v podobě krátkého alba The Dawn roku 1998 a následné hodinové kolekce Bending New Corners v roce příštím. Propojit akustický jazz s progresivními tanečními žánry drum'n'bass a breakbeat dokázal předtím snad jen Amon Tobin, a to prostřednictvím koláže samplů ze starých jazzových desek. Parta ve složení Erik Truffaz (trubka), Patrick Muller (piano a Fender Rhodes), Marcello Giuliani (baskytara a kontrabas) a Marc Erbetta (bicí) plus kultivovaný rapper Nya přišla s tak homogenním produktem, navíc zahraným s přehledem naživo, že přízeň publika i odborníků byly zaručeny. Bending New Corners dosáhlo ve Francii na stříbrnou desku a v roce 2001 se kvartet & Nya poprvé předvedli v Čechách díky AghaRTA Prague Jazz Festivalu, provázeni čerstvou kolekcí remixů Revisté z obou předchozích alb. Další koncert v Lucerna Music Baru odehrál Truffaz se svou druhou sestavou, nazývanou Ladyland Quartet (viz alba Mantis a Saloua), a poté opět s hlavní partou a novým, elektrifikovanějším a rockem inspirovaným albem The Walk Of The Giant Turtle (2003). K pražským zastávkám následujících turné postupně přibylo i Brno a festival Jazzinec v Trutnově, pořadatelskou iniciativu pak po Aghartě převzal Rachot a řada Erikových koncertů proběhla v pražské Akropoli, kde se v roce 2007, po vydání alba Arkhangelsk, s kvartetem poprvé představila i píničkářka Sophie Hunger. Od té doby se posunula k účinkování s vlastní kapelou a Truffazovo kvarteto s novým klávesistou, kterým je dlouholetý zvukař kapely Benoit Corboz (poprvé na albu In Between z roku 2010, kde k elektrickému a akustickému pianu přibyly i hammondky), navázalo spolupráci s další zpěvačkou, Annou Aaron. Čeká nás tedy slibná sestava, poprvé v mírně slavnostnějším prostoru divadla Archa.

Zde můžete číst můj starší článek o Eriku Truffazovi na webu eJazz.cz





JAZZFESTBRNO
Chick Corea & The Vigil
Chick Corea (piano), Marcus Gilmore (bicí), Hadrien Feraud (baskytara), Tim Garland (saxofon), Charles Altura (kytara)
10. 3. 19:30 Laser Show Hall, Bobycentrum Brno
Craig Taborn Trio
Craig Taborn – piano, Thomas Morgan – bass, Gerald Cleaver – drums
Martin Brunner Trio a Epoque Quartet – Morning Walks
4.4. 19:30 Divadlo Reduta
www.jazzfestbrno.cz

Swiss Spring @ Jazz Dock
1.3. pá Homeland 
8.3. pá The Bridge (také 10.3. v Brně)
Samuel Blaser / trombone
Philipp Schaufelberger / guitar
Pierre Favre / drums
9.3. so Lucien Dubuis Trio 
15.3. pá Marc Perrenoud Trio 
16.3. so Solam
22.3. pá Rusconi
23.3. so Rom / Schaerer / Eberle
www.jazzdock.cz



AghaRTA Prague Jazz Festival
MEHLIANA
Brad Mehldau – Wurlitzer piano, synthesizer, Mark Guiliana – drums
10.3. 2013 Lucerna Music Bar
DEAN BROWN QUARTET
Dean Brown – guitar, Bernard Maseli – electric vibraphone, Hadrien Feraud – bass, Marvin “Smitty” Smith – drums
19.3. 2013 Lucerna Music Bar
FRANK GAMBALE NATURAL HIGH TRIO
Frank Gambale – guitars, Alain Caron – 6 string bass, Otmaro Ruiz – piano
22.3. 2013 AghaRTA Jazz Centrum
www.agharta.cz

British prog legend U.K., whose short career spanned from 1977 to 1980, re-united earlier this year in line-up from their second album Danger Money (1979). John Wetton - bass and vocals (ex-Family, King Crimson, Uriah Heep, still working with Asia), Eddie Jobson - keyboards and violin (ex-Curved Air, Roxy Music, Frank Zappa) and Terry Bozzio - drums (ex-Frank Zappa) toured United States succesfully and for this May's European tour Wetton and Jobson joined forces with Australian guitar prodigy Alex Machacek and drummer Gary Husband (Allan Holdsworth, John McLaughlin and many others). This actual version of U.K. will play their Prague premiere on May 29th at Lucerna Music Bar as part of Prague International Bluenight series. In June, "American" line-up of Wetton-Jobson-Bozzio will play five dates in Japan, where they taped their third and final album, a live recording Night After Night in 1979.



On the same evening, May 29th, there is another concert of Jazz Meets World series at Jazz Time - MAMADOU DiABATÉ & PERCUSSiON MANiA, African rhythm-driven quintet from Burkina Faso. Upcoming events of JMW series include American surrealistic blues octet HAZMAT MODiNE (with noted jazz tuba player Joe Daley) on June 7th at Rock Café, 8-piece goup of flamenco guitar legend PACO DE LUCiA (main hall of Lucerna on June 26th), bassist AViSHAi COHEN's new project DUENDE (which seems to be a duo with pianist Nitai Hershkovits, concert at Hybernia Theatre on October 21st) and jazz veteran, 80 years old  tenor saxophonist SONNY ROLLiNS as part of Strings of Autumn festival (again in Lucerna main hall, October  31st). Associated series Jazz at Prague Castle continues on June 19th with world class Czech double bassist GEORGE (aka Jiří) MRAZ and his American quartet including Rich Perry on tenor sax and Joey Baron on drums.

Among regular concerts in Prague prominent Jazz Dock club, there is return of TODD CLOUSER'S A LOVE ELECTRiC, a highly praised American-Mexican guitar-led unit on June 1st. For weekend of June 21-23, Jazz Dock stage (and roof) will be part of free UNiTED iSLANDS festival, with three or more acts each day.

Another free festival, more classic rock oriented ZADARMOFEST, located in one of the largest Prague garden pubs in Riegrovy Sady, is entering its third edition with three Thursday evenings in June, July and August. Each concert stars at 6PM and programme is as follows:

June 7th: Nasycen, Bratranci Veverkové Jethro Tull Tribute, Rain
July 19th: Red Baron Band, Kulhánek~Holeček~Razím~Kowacz, Silent Session, Oskar Petr
August 30th: Dirty Seedz (USA/CZ), Red Baron Band, Silent Session, Vinnie James (UK)

Dave Douglas, MM&W, Brian Blade, Avishai Cohen, Pat Metheny & other jazz icons in Czech soonish

The Cherry Thing - a collaboration between Scandinavian power jazz trio The Thing (freejazz icons Mats Gustafsson - saxes, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten - bass, Paal Nilssen-Love - drums) and a trip-hop diva Neneh Cherry (daugher-in-law of great late trumpeter, Ornette Coleman collaborator and early world music inventor Don Cherry) on July 2 in Lucerna Music Bar, Prague. Reports from first concerts of this unusual collaboration at The Thing's website are enthusiastic. The Cherry Thing album in praparation. It is far yet at the moment.



A bit closer is Dave Douglas with his Keystone sextet at Jazz Dock on May 20. Medeski, Martin & Wood will visit Prague for second time  - after bursting open air show during United Islands of Prague 2oo6 they fulfill industrial Meet Factory space on April 23, under Jazz Dock direction. Phenomenal drummer Brian Blade intruduces himself as a troubadour with guitar, backing band and his songs from Mama Rosa album at Jazz Dock a night earlier.



Harmolodic mayhem - Free Form Funky Freqs aka Vernon Reid (guitar), Jamaaladeen Tacuma (bass guitar) and Grant Calvin Weston (drums) will be back 5 dates in Czech from April 12 to 19 - Prague stop at Jazz Time on 18th.

Dont forget Jazz Meets World series, which bring FFFF last year for the first time (into nearly empty Jazz Time cellar). Nearest is Russian-American Alex Sipiagin Quartet at Jazz Time on April 14. Prolific trumpeter Alex 'Sasha' Sipiagin is member of Dave Holland's Big Band and Octet and recorded a series of fine albums for Criss Cross label. His latest one named Destinations Unknown features stellar line-up of Chris Potter and David Binney on saxes, Craig Taborn on piano / Fender Rhodes, Eric Harland on drums and fellow Russian in NYC and current leader of Mingus Big Band, Boris Kozlov on bass. Alex Sipiagin was previously in Prague many years ago as member of Normal Garden, a brilliant septet led by trombonist Christophe Schweizer. From other concerts accesible through JMW website I would like to mention Roy Hargrove Quintet (April 10) and Jiří 'George' Mráz Quartet (with Joey Baron and Rich Perry, June 19) at Prague Castle.

April 10 also marks beginning of JazzFest Brno, which will feature Alex Sipiagin Quartet and Brian Blade Mama Rosa group again, alongside Vijay Iyer Trio, Jiří Stivín & Mojmír Bártek 70th birthday group with Didrik Ingvaldsen, Matěj Benko Quintet, Tigran Hamasyan, Inner Spaces featuring David Dorůžka, Donny McCaslin Quartet, Avishai Cohen Trio (new line-up) and more in between April 10 and 26th. Plus new exciting Pat Metheny Group featuring Chris Potter, Ben Williams and Antonio Sanchez at JazzFest Echoes concert on June 28.

Most actually there is launch of  CD One from Otto Hejnic Trio at Jazz Dock, April 1. Versatile drummer and percussionist Otto Hejnic (he is also photographer, as you can see on his website) recorded around 30 albums as sideman up to date and One, released  by Hevhetia label from Slovakia, is his first project as a leader. Colleagues in his trio are double bass player Josef Fečo (member of Zuzana Lapčíková Quintet or Libor Šmoldas Quartet, also on new Japan CD Kafka on the Shore by Emil Viklický Trio) and pianist Ondrej Krajňák (of Ondřej Štveráček Quartet a.o.). More intimate concert at Potrvá café is preceding on March 31. Guesting on both evenings will be Hungarian singer and saxophonist Gábor Winard.

Apropos Potrvá - next Saturday, April 7th, brings another evening of regular Improvising (ob)sessions free jazz series, this time with Free 5 - a promising combination of Luboš Soukup and Marcel Bárta (saxes), Oskar Török (trumpet), Jan Jirucha (trombone) and Daniel Šoltis (drums). Concert will be recorded for Euro Jazz web radio broadcast.

And last today's announcement - a world jazz legend Oregon as part of AghaRTA Prague Jazz Festival at Lucerna Music Bar, April 18. Bon Appetite ;~}

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Long-term working team with veteran of numerous landmark trios, sensitive bass guitarist Steve Swallow, versatile drummer Adam Nussbaum (member of John Abercdrombie's 90's organ trio) and NY based saxophone player and composer of Izraeli origin Ohad Talmor, frequent collaborator of alto sax legend Lee Konitz, is again coming to Prague. Their concert in Jazz Time on Tuesday, September 20th, is part of ongoing Jazz Meets World series and starts at 9PM, as usually. More interesting JMW concerts is following in September and October.

FREE JAZZ FESTIVAL 2o11

September 23rd, 8PM, Jazz Time, Krakovská 19, Praha 1

Trio Hot (D/B)
Theo Joergensmann - clarinet / Peter Jacquemyn - double bass / Albrecht Maurer - violin

Bouge (D/F/NL)
Johannes Bauer - trombone / Isabelle Duthoit - voc, clarinet / Luc Ex - bass guitar

September 24th, 8PM, Jazz Time, Krakovská 19, Praha 1

Sabir Mateen Ensemble (USA/D)
Sabir Mateen - sax, flute / Christopher Dell - vibes / Christian Ramond - double bass / Klaus Kugel - drums

Charles Gayle Trio (USA/GB)
Charles Gayle - tenor sax, piano / Jonathan Robinson - double bass / Roger Turner - drums ~~~~ WAS GREAT ~~~

Ron Carter Trio @ Prague Castle, Avishai Cohen @ Strings of Autumn and more at Jazz Meets World website

& ERiC @ RESPECT PLUS

~tonite~~

Multiinstrumentalist, singer, composer, improviser and one of the much-loved artists of our region, MAoK from Polianka, Slovakia, plays koncert at Jedna báseň tearoom from 8PM. Check free downloads on his website, including music for Juraj Jakubisko movie Bathory or get his album Komoarivaasiabacho for free at Last.fm. And i found nice blog of the same name just now at http://komoarivasiabacho.blogspot.com :~}

Trio of American tenor saxophone player AVRAM FEFER (Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures a.o.) with double bassist ERiC REViS (Branford Marsalis, Kurt Rosenwinkel a.o.) and drummer CHAD TAYLOR (Chicago Underground Duo, Trio, Quartet and Orchestra, Iron and Wine, Isotope 217) plays as part of Jazz Meets World series at Jazz Time from 9PM. Trio released album Ritual on exciting Portuguese label Clean Feed in 2oo9. Shepp in Wolve's Clothing is title of one of their tunes and it will give you a clue to what you can expect from this free edge music unit.

ambiente palaces, riverside docks, duos, trios, electro-acoustic ensembles & devices

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...  

AND NOW: Actually, we are celebrating over 1,ooo vists on this blog. But no followers yet :o( Be the first {right panell under the links} and win Animal Music CD Vertigo - Metamorphosis (2o1o).

Richard Bona, Dumková & Bárta, Free Form Funky Freqs, Free Fest Troja... another busy week

AghaRTA Prague Jazz Festival = May 4th, 11th, 12th & 23rd

RiCHRAD BONA BAND @ Hybernia theatre, 8PM, ViCTOR VOOTEN & J.D.BLAiR "2 Minds – 1 Groove", SOFT MACHiNE LEGACY, JACK DeJOHNETTE GROUP @ Lucerna Music Bar ...

Mladí ladí jazz = Thursday, May 5th 
Fourth and last evening of spring series with LACO DECZi & CELLULA NEW YORK, HARMCORE and announcement of this year's contest winner @ Divadlo Na prádle, 8PM

Jazz Meets World = May 6th & 7th 
DORANTES TRiO @ Divadlo U hasičů, FREE FORM FUNKY FREQS (Vernon Reid, Jamalaaden Tacuma & Calvin Weston) @ Jazz Time

rybanaruby.net = Friday, May 6th

ZUZANA DUMKOVÁ & MARCEL BÁRTA duo (vocals, guitar, saxes, percussion). Singer, songwriter and guitarist Zuzana works in various settings, her debut album Balance was released in 2oo7 on Amplión Records. Marcel is member of Vertigo, Muff, Face of the Bass, Tomáš Hobzek Quartet or DoMa Ensemble, whose debut album on Polí5 label will be launched at Jazz Dock on May 20th. 

FREE FEST TROJA 2o11 = Saturday, May 7th, 2PM - 11PM

face of the bass:
michal nejtek, jaromír honzák, marcel bárta, roman vícha

Fourh annual volume of free festival at Vltava riverside invites nu jazz / fusion & funk / dance acts: FACE OF THE BASS quartet, 12-headed TOP DREAM COMPANY, Hi-Fi & Ultra Minimal Ballet, MADFiNGER, DJ MACEO and DJ MiKULÁŠ's jam band including rapper MC Hi-Def from New York and great double bass player Petr Tichý. Final performance of the evening will bring specially assembled ELECTRiC JAM BAND with DJ R.Mutt, verstaile saxophone / trumpet player Bharata Rajnošek and young talented guitarist Tomáš Fuchs among others. Artist's links and actual samples are on festival website. Due to weather prognosis for weekend, we can meditate or just imagining that we will have enough sun and no rainclouds on Saturday :7)

Jazz Dock = every night
RUS NERWiCH QUARTET @ May 5th, POOGiE BELL BAND @ 7th, ONDŘEJ ŠTVERÁČEK QUARTET @ 8th ... 

Strings of Autumn = autumn 2o11: CHARLES LLOYD QUARTET, AViSHAi COHEN TRiO, ROBERT GLASPER and more.

+plus+ found item od GREAT jAZZ:

ERiK TRUFFAZ - In Between (Blue Note 2o1o)
Erik Truffaz - trumpet, vocals; Marcello Giuliani - double bass, bass guitar, Marc Erbetta - drums, vocals; Benoit Corboz - Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, piano; Sophie Hunger - vocals on Let Me Go! and Dirge.

Tímto albem Erik znovu dokazuje, že je vůdčí osobností francouzského jazzu 21. století. Další milník v cestě, značené tituly Bending New Corners a The Walk Of The Giant Turtle.

With this album, Erik demonstrates again that he is leading figure in French jazz of 21st Century. Another milestone in the path, marked by titles Bending New Corners and The Walk Of The Giant Turtle.

{bought it from artist shop, or don't pay the stealers at least}

Adam Pieronczyk / Gary Thomas Quintet plays music of Krzystof Komeda and Mladí ladí jazz or The Young Ones Are Tuning Jazz contest

Quatro Formaggi: Jan Bálek

At Friday, there was first concert of 4 current evenings from The Young Ones Are Tuning Jazz project at Jazz Time in Prague (sorry I forget to mention it in previous week listing). After the set of last year's volume winners, Fanfán Tulipán quintet, who already released their debut album via Czech Radio label Radioservis, first band in competition took place at stage. Fusion quartet Quatro Formaggi from Prague set standards very high and showed virtusity in original compositions, ranked into jazz-rock area occupied by Weather Report and some more latin-funk acts since 70's.

Fliud Culture: Tomáš Bouda, Iva Šulcová

Next was another jazz rock, or more precisely prog quartet Fluid Culture, originated from North Czech, with very fine, unusual original compostions, dense arrangemts and guitar player Tomáš Bouda, who learned a lot from Allan Holdsworth without being a clone. Third band in competition was quartet 4Leaf from East Czech with more traditional jazz sound. First prize include sponsoring from Metropolitan University Prague for realisation of debut album.

Jan Kořínek & Groove

After announcing of winner, or final order of contest (which was, not surprisingly, exactly the same as stage order of bands) and best soloist (drummer Dušan Černák from Quatro Formaggi) due to 5 headed experts / musicians jury, there was nice closing set of hammond drived jazz / blues line-up Jan Kořínek & Groove featuring pianist NajPonk and tenor sax player Osian Roberts.

Mladí ladí jazz project continues in next 3 weeks: on Friday, April 22 at Jazz Republic club (On Line Session, Robert Balzar Trio and French Matmon Jazz by DJ Ordoeuvre), Thursday, April 24 at  Jazzdock (Thea Soti Quartet from Hungary, Lesní zvěř and Slovak AMC Trio with Ruggero Robin from Italy) and on Thursday, May 5 at Divadlo Na Prádle (announcement of contest winners and Metropolitan University Prize, concert of Czech Harmcore and Slovak trumpet player Laco Deczi with his Celula New York band).

This Monaday evening at Jazz Time is dedicated to music of great Polish jazz pianist and film music composer Krzystof Komeda in new arrangements of soprano and tenor sax player Adam Pieronczyk, who co-leads international quintet with his instrument colleague from United States, respected tenor player Gary Thomas. Concert is part of Jazz Meets World series. 

On Wednesday, April 20, improvising Portuguese Open Field String Trio comprised of João Camões (viola), José Miguel Pereira (double bass) and Marcelo dos Reis (nylon string guitar) is playing at K4 club.

Open Field String Trio