22nd edition of Jazz Fest Brno starts on January 31, 2o23

Lionel Loueke & Friends 

Lionel Loueke – guitar and vocals, David Dorůžka – guitar, Luboš Soukup – saxophone, Jiří Slavík – double bass

31.01.2023 19.30 Cabaret des Péchés 

Dave Holland Trio

Dave Holland – double bass, Kevin Eubanks – guitar, Eric Harland – drums

07.03.2023 19.30 Sono Centrum

John Scofield: Yankee Go Home

John Scofiled – guitar, Jon Cowherd – piano, Vicente Archer – double bass, Josh Dion – drums

09.03.2023 19.30 Sono Centrum

Tigran Hamasyan Trio 

Tigran Hamasyan – piano, Rick Rosato – double bass, Jonathan Pinson – drums

24.03.2023 19.30 Sono Centrum

Noble-Slavík-Clarvis 

Liam Noble – piano, Jiří Slavík – double bass, Paul Clarvis – drums

Launch of trio album Nostalgia (Bivak Records 2o23)

Melissa Aldana Quartet 

Melissa Aldana – tenor sax, Lage Lund – guitar, Pablo Menares – double bass, Kush Abadey – drums

26.03.2023 19.30 Cabaret des Péchés 

Emmet Cohen Trio 

Emmet Cohen – piano, Philip Norris – double bass, Kyle Poole – drums

28.03.2023 19.30 Cabaret des Péchés 

Kurt Rosenwinkel Quartet 

Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar, Aaron Parks – piano, Doug Weiss – double bass, Gregory Hutchinson – drums

30.03.2023 19.30 Cabaret des Péchés 

Udi Shlomo Quintet 

Udi Shlomo – drums, Omri Abramov – sax, Oscar Andreas Haug – trumpet, Phillip Edwards Granly – piano, Andreas Svabø – double bass

Poogie Bell – Juraj Griglak Band 

Poogie Bell – drums, Juraj Griglák – bass guitar, Winston Bell – alto sax, Michal Cálik – trumpet, Eugen Vizváry – keyboards

20.04.2023 19.30 Cabaret des Péchés

Chris Morrissey

Chris Morrissey – bass guitar, vocals, Charlotte Greve – sax, vocals, Marco Bolfelli – guitar, Bill Campbell – drums
Kurt Elling feat. Charlie Hunter: SuperBlue

Kurt Elling – vocals, Charlie Hunter – guitar, Kenny Banks jr. – keyboards, Marcus Finnie – drums
02.05.2023 19.30 Sono Centrum

Simon Phillips: Protocol V

Simon Phillips – drums, Alex Sill – guitar, Ernest Tibbs – bass guitar, Otmaro Ruiz – keyboards, Jacob Scesney – saxes
04.05.2023 19.30 Sono Centrum

Donny McCaslin feat. Jason Lindner, Tim Lefebvre & Nate Wood
Donny McCaslin – tenor sax, Jason Lindner – keyboards, Tim Lefebvre – bass guitar, Nate Wood – drums
08.05.2023 19.30 CED – Divadlo Husa na provázku

Kronos Quartet: 50 years on the scene 

David Harrington – violin, John Sherba – violin, Hank Dutt – violin, Paul Wiancko – violoncello

09.05.2023 19.30 Sono Centrum

Diana Krall 

Diana Krall  – piano, vocals,  Robert Hurst – double bass, Karriem Riggins – drums, Anthony Wilson  – guitar

19.05.2023 19.30 Bobycentrum 

Syncopations Feast

Peter Lipa 80, Ochepovsky Project, Tomáš Sýkora Trio & Aid Kid, Post Noisy Pots, Petr Nohavica: Glance, S.V.A. Trio and others

25.06.2023 17.00 CED – Divadlo Husa na provázku

Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra feat. René Marie, Akiko Tsuruga & Dan Bárta 

Line-up: TBA

Concept Art Orchestra

Flute: Andrea Šulcová • Saxophones: David Fárek, Marcel Bárta, Robert Mitrega • Trumpets: Lukáš Koudelka, Štěpánka Balcarová • Trombones: Richard Šanda, Tereza Drvotová • Rhythm section: Vít Křišťan, Petr Dvorský, Kamil Slezák

12.10.2023 19.30 Sono Centrum

More info and further programme 

www.jazzfestbrno.cz

Early autumn brings...

A number of interesting concerts is scheduled for September and later in the autumn. Cellist, singer and songwriter DOROTA BAROVÁ will be launching her first solo album titled feat. Dorota Barová (Indies Scope) in Archa Theatre, Prague on September 11th and Fléda Club, Brno on 12th. Album is actually a portrait, made of her contributions to various projects, both as a a member (Tara Fuki, Kuzmich Orchestra, Vertigo, Doma Ensemble or Baterky) or guest (Lenka Dusilová, Jaryn Janek, Jaromír Honzák Quintet, Points, Květy a.o.). Five tracks are unreleased before, including Baterky, Kuzmich Orchestra and Dorota's song Poległym, written for the movie Lidice and recorded here in new arrangement with Bucinatores Orchestra. Five more songs, which did not find the way to final CD order, are featured as free mp3 download on album's label page. Both concerts will feature Dorota Barová with Tara Fuki, Lenka Dusilová, Vertigo, Kuzmich Orchestra and DoMa Ensemble, in Archa there will be also bass guitarist Jaryn Janek.



Rybanaruby club offers sound seekers trio DREAMERS CROSSiNG on September 11th - Jaroslav Kořán, Michael Delia and Martin Janíček are playing various percussion and self-made instruments including mbira and The Horologe of Dreamers. Their project was successfuly presented at many CZ and world venues, a.o.Knitting Factory in New York. Percussion vibes are everpresent in Rybanaruby (including numerous workshops), so it is no surprise to see highly respected ALAN ViTOUŠ in his ongoing project Bubny pro radost (Drums for joy) there on September 13th, this time exclusively on metal precussion instruments with Tonda Hlávka and Papis  Nyass. In between, on September 12th, intimate space of Rybanaruby will be hosting YELLOW SiSTERS, all-female vocal quartet in the evening of fully improvised songs. Another evening of free improvisation, this time possibly more jazz-rooted, will occur there at October 8th with saxophonists Petr Kalfus, Michal Wroblewski (from Poland), guitarist Jan Pisklák and drummer Jan Chalupa. You have to know that Rybanaruby has also tearoom and shop with ethnic instruments and assorted goodies, open every day except Sunday from 2PM. And their website include fine music player with wide variety of live recordings made in the club!



Daily concerts at Jazz Dock include trio of French bassist JEAN-PiERRE FOURMET (with Christophe Motury on trumpet and Stefan Orins on piano) on September 10th, KULHÁNEK-HOLEČEK-RAZíM-KOWACZ quartet on 11th, two nights with VERTiGO (16th & 17th), Days of Slovak Jazz between September 27th and 29th and three mostly American guitar trios in next months: WiLL BERNARD with Will Blades on organ and Simon Lott on drums (October 10th), SCOTT HENDERSON with JEFF BERLiN and DENNiS CHAMBERS (October 12th) and JOHN SCOFiELD with STEVE SWALLOW & BiLL STEWART (November 11th).