All tickets for our 4 concerts in October 2023 are now on sale! • 11. 10., Praha, DOX+: tinyurl.com/helgepraha • 12. 10., Brno, JazzFestBrno: tinyurl.com/helgebrno • 13. 10., Hradec Králové, Jazz Goes to Town: tinyurl.com/helgehradec • 17. 10., Oslo, Nasjonal Jazz Scene: tinyurl.com/helgeoslo ► Read more about Music for Lights & Shadows (Czech only) We’re…
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On May 11, 2023 we premiered two extended pieces by Luboš Soukup (Skandinávské imprese) and Vít Křišťan (V okamžiku). For this occasion, we were joined by a Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, which offered composers and the audience many unique sound possibilities. The program was rehearsed and conducted by the French conductor Bastien Stil. The concert…
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Vít Křišťan and Luboš Soukup each wrote a brand new material for a unique large ensemble, which combines a big band sound with a symphony orchestra. The program is called V okamžiku (In the Moment) and it will have its premiere in the DOX+ hall in Prague on May 11, 2023. For more information about…
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Check out two best pieces from our concert on October 9, 2022 in Jazz Dock, where we premiered a new suite by pianist and composer Jan Mazura. You can also listen to it on YouTube as well as on all other major streaming platforms. See the pictures from the rehearsal and two sets of pictures…
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Starting on March 9, 2023 a 4–day music workshop took place at the Music Faculty of Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. A group of seven leading Czech jazz composers got together with the legendary Norwegian all-round composer Helge Sunde. The main subject of the meeting was the new project Music for Lights & Shadows,…
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Check out some more pictures from the premiere of our brand new project Návraty by Jan Mazura in Jazz Dock on October 9, 2022. Photos taken by the lovely Jana Křížková – thank you! Check out her Facebook, Instagram or website. Have a look at the photos from the rehearsal or at another batch of…
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On Sunday, October 9, 2022 we performed our brand new project Návraty by Jan Mazura in the sold-out Jazz Dock. The 45-minute autobiographical suite was also recorded. Stay tuned for the live album! Photo credit: Ondřej Šuran / Storytellers Photography Have a look at the photos from the rehearsal or at another batch of photos from Jazz Dock. Line-up…
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On Friday, October 7 we started rehearsing brand new set of five autobiographical pieces called Návraty by Jan Mazura, one of our affiliate composers. Come and see us perform it on Sunday, October 9 in Jazz Dock. The concert will also be recorded, so stay tuned! Tickets: https://www.jazzdock.cz/…/concept-art-orchestra-navraty Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/495023085360599/ www.janmazura.com
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The recording of the final evening of the 5th year of the composition contest from October 2021 was broadcasted in May by Andreas Felber as part of his program “Ö1 Jazznacht” on Austrian National Broadcasting Corporation. https://oe1.orf.at/programm/20220507/678391/Andreas-Waelti-ueber-das-neue-Album-von-Tree-und-seine-Solo-CD The music of the finalists was also played in March on the Slovenian RTV Ars Program in the…
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Final concert of the composition contest live on Czech Radio VltavaThe jury led by British saxophonist and composer Julian Argüelles awarded the best three pieces out of five final premieres by the CAO. The event took place in Prague on October 11 and was aired live on the Czech Radio Vltava. The winning composers and…
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