Prague trio PLOY released their debut album. Tom Braun – guitar, cello & loops, Mikuláš Čimbura – keyboards and Bohdan Karásek – drums, percussion are melting together various jazz and rock influences into their specific kind of fusion.
11/29/2018
Progres 2 - new album after 30 years
Fresh album from legend of Czech progressive rock is titled Tulák po hvězdách and is lyrically based on Jack London novel The Star Rover. Stable line-up for years now included Pavel Váně (vocals, guitar), Miloš Morávek (guitar), Roman Dragoun (vocals, keyboards), Pavel Pelc (bass guitar, vocals) and Zdeněk Kluka (vocals, drums). Album is released on FT Records as digital download, CD and double vinyl, which also brings archive live recording from 1970.
English language page for CD order
New on my mixcloud
American jazz giant, trumpeter, composer and bandleader profile in my radio programme from 2oo7.
Mostly heavy metal mix developed from idea of songs with marching rhythm. Tracks by Graham (Czech cover of Queen song), Judas Priest, Running Wild, Helloween, Metallica, Dream Theater, Turbo (Polish band), Uriah Heep, Fates Warning and more. Snippets of other performances inserted throughout.
Mostly heavy metal mix developed from idea of songs with marching rhythm. Tracks by Graham (Czech cover of Queen song), Judas Priest, Running Wild, Helloween, Metallica, Dream Theater, Turbo (Polish band), Uriah Heep, Fates Warning and more. Snippets of other performances inserted throughout.
9/28/2018
9/06/2018
Soft Machine with new album Hidden Details tour Europe, on September 18 they play Palác Akropolis in Prague
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| Roy Babbington ~ John Etheridge ~ Theo Travis ~ John Marshall |
British quartet SOFT MACHiNE just started huuuge European and American tour in support of their new studio album Hidden Details, released on Moonjune label. After one decade of touring under Soft Machine Legacy moniker, in 2015 they returned to name of original prog-jazz-rock pioneers, active mainly between 1966-78 with constant personel changes. New album is out exactly for 50th anniversary of releasing The Soft Machine, debut longplay of original Soft Machine in 1968, recorded during American tour in support of Jimi Hendrix Experince. All actual info you can find by clicking bandcamp player below, detailed history with links and audio / video samples is viewable in my older article here on this blog.
Prague concert, organised by RACHOT agency, will took place at Palác Akropolis on September 18, they day before Soft Machine also play in Bratislava.
September 6 - Cosmopolite - Oslo, Norway
September 8 - De Boerderij - Zoetemeer, The Netherlands
September 9 - Musikbunker - Aachen, Germany
September 8 - De Boerderij - Zoetemeer, The Netherlands
September 9 - Musikbunker - Aachen, Germany
September 10 - Franzis - Wetzlar, Germany
September 12 - Muhle Hunziken - Rubigen, Switzerland
September 13 - La Casa Di Alex - Milano, Italy
September 14 - Club Il Giardino - Verona, Italy
September 16 - Porgy & Bess - Vienna, Austria
September 17 - Museum - Bratislava, Slovakia
September 18 - Akropolis - Prague, Czech Republic - FB event
September 19 - Kulturbanhof - Jena, Germany
October 6 - Orion Studios - Baltimore, MD, USA
October 7 - Theater Of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA, USA
October 9 - Roxy & Dukes Roadhouse, NJ Proghouse - Dunellen, NJ, USA
October 10 - Darryl's House - Pawling, NY, USA
October 12 - The Iridium - NYC, NY, USA (two shows)
October 13 - The Iridium - NYC, NY, USA (two shows)
October 14 - The Iridium - NYC, NY, USA
October 16 - Mod Club - Toronto, Ontario, Canada [special guest Gary Husband]**
October 17 - The Tralf - Buffalo, NY, USA [special guest Gary Husband]**
October 18 - Beachland Music Hall - Cleveland, OH, USA [special guest Gary Husband] **
October 19 - The Irving Theater - Indianapolis, IN, USA [special guest Gary Husband]**
October 21 - Progtober Festival - Reggie's - Chicago, IL, USA [special guest Gary Husband]**
October 22 - Shank Hall - Milwaukee, WI, USA [special guest Gary Husband]**
October 23 - The Turf - St. Paul, MN, USA [special guest Gary Husband]**
November 3 - Marlow Theater - Canterbury, UK
November 6 - Sage - Gateshead, UK
November 8 - Green Hotel - Kinross, Scotland, UK
November 9 - Hebden Bridge Townhall - Hebden, UK
November 10 - The Trade's Club - Howden, UK
November 16 - Borderline - London, UK
November 17 - West End Center - Aldershot, UK
November 18 - Lews Con Club - Lewes, UK
November 20 - Epic Studios - Norwich, UK
November 22 - Trading Boundaries - Fletching, UK
November 25 - Talking Heads - Southampton, UK
December 15 - Peppel - Zeist, The Netherlands
December 16 - Harmonie - Bonn, Germany
January 24 - Freight & Salvage - Berkeley, CA, USA
January 25 - Flynn's - Santa Cruz, CA, USA
January 27 - Alberta Rose Theater - Portland, OR, USA
January 28 - Triple Door - Seattle, WA, USA
January 29 - Triple Door - Seattle, WA, USA
January 31 - The Baked Potato (2 shows) - Los Angeles, CA, USA
February 1 - The Baked Potato (2 shows) - Los Angeles, CA, USA
February 2 - Scottsdale Performing Arts Center - Scottsdale, AZ, USA
February 4-8 - The Cruise To The Edge - Key West, FL, USA + Cozumel Mexico
September 12 - Muhle Hunziken - Rubigen, Switzerland
September 13 - La Casa Di Alex - Milano, Italy
September 14 - Club Il Giardino - Verona, Italy
September 16 - Porgy & Bess - Vienna, Austria
September 17 - Museum - Bratislava, Slovakia
September 18 - Akropolis - Prague, Czech Republic - FB event
September 19 - Kulturbanhof - Jena, Germany
October 6 - Orion Studios - Baltimore, MD, USA
October 7 - Theater Of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA, USA
October 9 - Roxy & Dukes Roadhouse, NJ Proghouse - Dunellen, NJ, USA
October 10 - Darryl's House - Pawling, NY, USA
October 12 - The Iridium - NYC, NY, USA (two shows)
October 13 - The Iridium - NYC, NY, USA (two shows)
October 14 - The Iridium - NYC, NY, USA
October 16 - Mod Club - Toronto, Ontario, Canada [special guest Gary Husband]**
October 17 - The Tralf - Buffalo, NY, USA [special guest Gary Husband]**
October 18 - Beachland Music Hall - Cleveland, OH, USA [special guest Gary Husband] **
October 19 - The Irving Theater - Indianapolis, IN, USA [special guest Gary Husband]**
October 21 - Progtober Festival - Reggie's - Chicago, IL, USA [special guest Gary Husband]**
October 22 - Shank Hall - Milwaukee, WI, USA [special guest Gary Husband]**
October 23 - The Turf - St. Paul, MN, USA [special guest Gary Husband]**
November 3 - Marlow Theater - Canterbury, UK
November 6 - Sage - Gateshead, UK
November 8 - Green Hotel - Kinross, Scotland, UK
November 9 - Hebden Bridge Townhall - Hebden, UK
November 10 - The Trade's Club - Howden, UK
November 16 - Borderline - London, UK
November 17 - West End Center - Aldershot, UK
November 18 - Lews Con Club - Lewes, UK
November 20 - Epic Studios - Norwich, UK
November 22 - Trading Boundaries - Fletching, UK
November 25 - Talking Heads - Southampton, UK
December 15 - Peppel - Zeist, The Netherlands
December 16 - Harmonie - Bonn, Germany
January 24 - Freight & Salvage - Berkeley, CA, USA
January 25 - Flynn's - Santa Cruz, CA, USA
January 27 - Alberta Rose Theater - Portland, OR, USA
January 28 - Triple Door - Seattle, WA, USA
January 29 - Triple Door - Seattle, WA, USA
January 31 - The Baked Potato (2 shows) - Los Angeles, CA, USA
February 1 - The Baked Potato (2 shows) - Los Angeles, CA, USA
February 2 - Scottsdale Performing Arts Center - Scottsdale, AZ, USA
February 4-8 - The Cruise To The Edge - Key West, FL, USA + Cozumel Mexico
5/21/2018
HASLAM / HUBBACK / MUjAČiĆ / LÁSKA & Co. i8 -- CZ concerts
GEORGE HASLAM & Co. 2o18
impro~free~jazz~evenings (UK/WALES/BOSNiA/SK/CZ)
GEORGE HASLAM ~ baritone sax, tarogato
STEVE HUBBACK ~ drums, gongs, cymbals
AiDA MUjAČiĆ ~ piano, keyboards, voice
JOZEF LÁSKA ~ bass
7.6. NÁŠ KLUB, Husinecká 29, Prague, 21:00
+ VOJTĚCH HAVEL ~ violoncello, MiCHAL HRUBÝ ~ clarinets & saxes
8.6. ZÁZEMÍ, Bartolomějská 13, Prague, 21:00
+ JAROSLAV KOŘÁN ~ percussion, LUAN GONCALVES ~ bass
10.6. PONAVA, Lužánecká 3, Brno, 20:30
+ VOJTĚCH HAVEL ~ violoncello
Britský freejazzový cestovatel a dobrodruh George Haslam (ročník 1939), hráč na barytonsaxofon a tarogato a také vlastník vydvatelství Slam Productions, přijíždí začátkem června znovu do České republiky. Odehraje tři koncerty v průběžně se vyvíjejícím improvizačním kvartetu, tvořeném hudebníky, které potkal při minulých návštěvách Čech (jinak už léta pravidelně hraje s kolegy třeba v Argentině, Řecku, Itálii, Mexiku, Ukrajině, Finsku a dalších zemích a k jeho spoluhráčům patřili třeba Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy, Borah Bergman, Charlie Mariano, Evan Parker, Lol Coxhill, Paul Rutherford, Elton Dean, Joachim Kuhn, Howard Riley, nebo Arturo Sandoval).
Aktuální kvartet se poprvé sešel v roce 2015 při příležitosti Free Jazz Festivalu Praha a tvoří jej umělecký kovář a perkusista Steve Hubback z Walesu, který dříve pobýval i v Praze nebo Reykjavíku. Na své originální kovové objekty, především činely, gongy a různé skulptury nejen sám hraje, ale objednali si je od něj i věhlasní kolegové jako Nick Mason, Paolo Vinnacia, Marilyn Mazur nebo Audun Kleive. Steve má na kontě řadu vlastních alb, ať už čistě sólových nebo ve spolupráci s dalšími hudebníky jako Trevor Taylor (perkusista a majitel labelu FMR), saxofonista Ad Peijnenburg, bubeník Paal Nilssen-Love nebo saxofonista Theo Travis (Gong, Soft Machine, Cipher, Travis-Fripp). Hraje také s německou hráčkou na keltskou harfu Nadiou Birkenstock.
"Českou" část kvarteta tvoří Aida Mujačić, rodačka z Bosny, kde studovala klavír, hudební teorii a zpěv. Ve studiu pokračovala v Praze v oboru Hudební věda na FFUK se zaměřením na etnomuzikologii a působí v řadě formací, především v oblastech world music a volné improvizace (např. Korjen, Fez, Dark Astral), poslední dobou vystupuje také s legendou českého jazzu Jiřím Stivínem. Aktivní je také v řadě sólových projektů a na poli vzdělávání i muzikoterapie.
Kontrababasista a baskytarista Jozef Láska začal svá hudební studia v rodné Žilině, v Praze se potom v roce 2002 poprvé setkal s Georgem Haslamem. V posledních letech je častým účastníkem improvizačních performancí k němým filmům pod kuratelou Pavla Straky a dále příležitostně působí v několika alternativně-rockových formacích a improvizačním projektu MaraTons. Jozef Láska mimo jiné používá také vlastnoručně vyrobený elektrický kontrabas.
Na dvou koncertech, v Našem klubu na Žižkově (bývalý Baryton) a v brněnské Ponavě bude hostem kvarteta cellista Vojtěch Havel, známý spíše z oblasti ambientní hudby. Pro první koncert v Našem klubu přislíbil účast také saxofonista a klarinetista Michal Hrubý, o den později v Klubovně Zázemí bude hrát také perkusista Jaroslav Kořán, který se s Haslamem potkal už při jeho první návštěvě Čech.
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