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Praha, Divadlo Járy Cimrmana
A modern jazz big band consisting of students of the Jazz Department of the Jaroslav Jezek Conservatory Higher Specialized School was started in 2005 under the tutelage of professor Milan Svoboda. The band specializes in original compositions mostly written by Milan Svoboda and the band members. In 2006 the ensemble played with great success at the International Big Band Festival in Litvinov (CZ) and was featured at festive concerts commemorating Jaroslav Jezek's 100th birth anniversary – the Jazz at the Prague Castle concert and a concert at the ABC theater in Prague. In 2007 the big band took part in the worldwide student big band competition in Monterey, California (USA) – the Next Generation Festival and made it to the finals as the only non-american group among the best six groups. The band then performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival with great success as a special guest in 2008 (review). In the fall of the same year they played at the Slany Jazz Days. In 2009 the big band performed at festivals in Cernosice, Litvinov, Horice and Jablonec plus a very successful concert at Jazz Goes To Town in Hradec Kralove, where they accompanied Italian saxophonist and composer Gianluigi Trovesi in his compositionally challenging project Dedalo. In the fall of 2010 the orchestra completed a successful Asian tour in Taiwan (review) and Vietnam. In 2010 the Czech Television Terra Musica program featured a documentary about the group's activities. In last years the band performed at festivals: Trostberg (Germany - 2011), Marezijazz (Slovenia - 2012, 2014, 2017), Iserlohn and Dortmund (Germany - 2013, 2017), Bohemia Jazz Festival Prague (CZ-2013). International Big Band Competition in Holland, Meerjazz Festival (2015, 2016 - 2nd place! and 2017), Germany, Hohenstein Festival Saxoniade 2016 and 2018 - 1st prize!
Personnel: 5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, Rhythm.
Taiwan, Taipei Concert, 2010 Holland, Meer Jazz Festival, Int. Big Band Competition 2016
Current personnel:
1st alto sax/ss - Václav Květoň
2nd alto sax - Matěj Bursík
1st tenor sax/fl - Daniel Šatra
2nd tenor sax/ - Kryštof Janáček
baritone sax - Veronika Vajchrová
1st trumpet - Ladislav Kubát, Jan Prokop
2nd trumpet - Danny Vanuga
3rd trumpet - František Vaníček
4th trumpet - Václav Voharčík
1st trombone - Anna Šteklová (Martin Hübner)
2nd trombone - Vojtěch Vondráček
3rd trombone - Tomáš Bursa
4th trombone - Jakub Mauer (Tereza Drvotová)
guitar - Kateřina Hošková, Adam Doucha
piano - Vojtěch Borek
bass - Matěj Kolařík, Iva Kejzlarová
drums - Martin Kout, Ladislav Nič
conductor - Milan Svoboda
manager - Aleš Sedlák (alexsedlak1@gmail.com)
Prague, Městská knihovna, Alumni concert, 1.6.2023
Praha, Městská knihovna, 6.10.2022 (more photos)
Jazz Festival Liptovský Mikuláš, 29.7.2022
Jazz Dock, Absolventský koncert Lucie Bakaiové, 3.6.2022 (video 2)
Žatec Big Band Festival, 25.5.2022
Plzeň, Slavnosti svobody, 7.5.2022. (více fotek)
Praha, Divadlo u Valšů, 28.10.2021
Praha, Městská knihovna, 16.10.2019, (více fotek)
Cheb, Jazz Jam Festival, 8.10.2019 (další fotky)
Prague, U staré paní jazz club 2019 (more videos)
Praha, Městská knihovna 18.10.2018 (více fotek)
Litvínov Jazz Festival, 8.6.2018 (další videa)
Praha, Žofín, Concerto Bohemia, 24.11.2017
Italy, Pieve di Ledro, 2.7.2017 (další fotky)
Slovenia, MareziJazz Big Band Festival, 1.7.2017
Austria, Graz, MUMUTH, 30.6.2017 (další fotky)
Austria, Bad Goisern, 29.6.2017 (další fotky)
Holland, Meer Jazz Festival, 10.6.2017 (další fotky)
Germany, Dortmund Big Band Festival, 9.10.2016 (další videa)
Germany, Int. Big Band Competition 25.6.2016, 1st PLACE! (další fotky)
Holland, Meer Jazz Festival, Int. Big Band Competition 2016, 2nd PLACE! (další fotky)
Holland, Meer Jazz Festival, Int. Big Band Competition 2016, 2nd PLACE!
Praha, Městská knihovna, 7.10.2015 (další fotky)
Praha, Hrad Roštejn, 15.8.2015 (další fotky)
Černošice Jazz Festival, 22.5.2015 (další fotky)
Praha, Palác Akropolis, Festival "Mladí ladí jazz", 3.4.2015 (další fotky)
Praha, Městská knihovna, 9.10.2014 (další videa)
Slovenia, Marezjazz Festival, 4.7.2014 (video - celý koncert)
Slovenia, Marezjazz Festival, 4.7.2014 (další fotky)
Praha, Roxy, 18.3.2014 (další fotky)
Praha, Městská konihovna, 24.10.2013 (další fotky)
Bohemia Jazz Fest, Staroměstské nám., 10.7.2013 (další fotky a videa)
Germany, Dortmund, Iserlohn, Hamm, červen 2013 (další fotky)
Praha, Městská knihovna, 19.10.2012 (další fotky)
Slovenia, Marezige Big Band Festival, 30.6.2012 (další fotky)
Germany, Trostberg Jazz Twoday Festival, 2.7.2011 (další fotky)
Taiwan, Taipei, 30.9.2010 (další fotky)
Taipei, Taiwan, 30.9. 2010 (další videa)
Černošice Jazz Festival, 15.5.2010 (další fotky)
Big Band VOŠ KJJ - TV dokument
Hořice Jazz Night, 7.11.2009
Jazz Goes To Town Hradec Králové, BB VOŠ KJJ & G.Trovesi, 11.10.2009 (další fotky)
Jazz Goes To Town Hradec Králové, BB VOŠ KJJ, 10.10.2009 (další fotky)
Slánské jazzové dny, 15.11.2008 (další fotky)
Germany, Trostberg Jazz Twoday Festival, 5.7.2008 (další fotky)
Litvínov Jazz Festival, 14.6.2008
USA, Monterey, Next Generation Jazz Festival, 6.4.2008 (další fotky)
USA, Monterey, Next Generation Jazz Festival, 6.4.2008
USA, San Francisco, Monterey, duben 2008 (další fotky)
Praha, Jazz na Hradě, 17.9.2006 (další fotky)
Stage plan:
Fotogalerie
Praha, Městská knihovna, 1.6.2023
Praha, U staré paní, 20.1.2023
Praha, Městská knihovna, 6.10.2022
Praha, Jazz Club Humanita, 9.6.2022
Praha, U staré paní Jazz Club, 14.5.2022
Plzeň, Slavnosti svobody, 7.5.2022
Praha, Městská knihovna, 16.10.2019
Cheb Jazz Jam Festival, 2.10.2019
Polička Jazz Festival, 12.4.2019
Praha, Městská knihovna, 18.10.2018, foto 2
Praha, Vinohradský pivovar, 20.9.2017
Italy, Pieve di Ledro, 2.7.2017
Slovenia, Marezige Big Band Festival, 1.7.2017
Austria, Bad Goisern, 29.6.2017
Praha, Rudolfinum, 27.6.2017 (with Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra)
Holland, Meer Jazz Festival, IBBC, 10.6.2017
Brno, Moravia Music Fest, 31.10.2016
Praha, Městská knihovna, 12.10.2016
Germany, Swingin' Saxonia Jazz Festival and Big Band Comprtition, 25.6.2016
Holland, Meer Jazz Festival, Int. Big Band Competition, 4.6.2016
Praha, Prague Spring Festival, 7.5.2016
Praha, Nalaďte se v Metru, 17.12.2015
Praha, Městská knihovna, 7.10.2015
Roštejn Jazz Festival, 15.8.2015
Černošice Jazz Festival 22.5.2015
Slovenia, Marezijazz Big Band Festival 2014
Praha, Městská knihovna, 24.10.2013
Praha, Bohemia Jazz Fest, 10.7.2013
Germany, 19.-24.6., Dortmund, Iserlohn, Hamm
Praha, Městská knihovna, 19.10.2012
Slovenia, Marezige Jazz Festival, 30.6.2012
Germany, Jazz Two Day Trostberg, 2.7.2011
Černošice Jazz Fest, 15.5.2010
Jazz Goes To Town Hradec Králové, 16.10.2009
Jazz Goes To Town Hradec Králové, 15.10.2009 (feat. G.Trovesi)
Slánské jazzové dny, 15.11.2008
Germany, Jazz Two Day Trostberg, 5.7.2008
USA, Monterey, Next Generation Jazz Festival, 3.-6.4.2008 (I.)
USA, Monterey, Next Generation Jazz Festival, 3.-6.4.2008 (II.)
Praha, Jazz at the Castle, 17.9.2006
Video
2017, Praha, Concerto Bohemia - Big Band VOŠ KJJ
2017, Slovenia, Marezige Jazz Festival - Big Band VOŠ KJJ (amateur vieo)
2016, Holland, Meer Jazz Festival - Big Band VOŠ KJJ
2016, Germany, Dortmund Big Band festival - Big Band VOŠ KJJ
2014, Praha, Městská knihovna - Big Band VOŠ KJJ (amateur video)
2014, Slovenia, Marezige Jazz Festival - Big Band VOŠ KJJ (amateur video)
2010, Tchai-Wan, Tchai-Pei - Big Band VOŠ KJJ
2008, USA, Monterey, Next Generation Jazz Festival - Big Band VOŠ KJJ (amateur video)
year | festival (concert) | info | photo | video | review | poster |
2022 | Czech Republic, Žatec Jazz Fest | video | poster | |||
Czech Republic, Plzeň, Slavnosti svobody | photo | poster | ||||
2019 | Holland, Meer Jazz Festival, IBBC | info | poster | |||
Czech Republic, Polička Jazz Festival | photo | poster | ||||
Czech Republic, Jazz Jam Cheb | photo | |||||
2018 | Germany, Hohenstein, Saxoniade Big Band Festival (1st prize!) | photo | poster | |||
Czech republic, Litvínov Jazz Festival | video | |||||
2017 | Czech Reoublic, Concerto Bohemia Laureate Concert | video | ||||
Lithuania, Šiauliai Big Band Festival | poster | |||||
Slovenia, Marezige Big Band Festival "Marezijazz" | photo | video | ||||
Italy, Pieve di Ledro | photo | |||||
Holland, Meer Jazz Festival, IBBC | photo | |||||
2016 | Germany, Dortmund Big Band Festival | video | ||||
Germany, Hohenstein, Swingin' Saxonia Festival (1st prize!) | photo | |||||
Holland, Meerjazz Festival, IBBC, 2nd Place! | photo | video | ||||
Czech Republic, Prague Spring Festival | photo | |||||
2015 | Czech Republic, Jazz na Roštejně Festival | photo | poster | |||
Holland, Hoofdorp, Int. Big Band Competition (3rd place) | video | |||||
Czech Republic, Černošice Jazz Festival | photo | |||||
Czech Republc, Prague, Festival Mladí ladí jazz | photo | review | ||||
2014 | Czech Republc, FestJazz Havlíčkův Brod | photo | poster | |||
Slovenia, Marezijazz Big Band festival | photo | video | poster | |||
Czech Republic, Černošice Jazz Festival | photo | |||||
2013 | Germany, Iserlohn Big Band Festival | photo | poster | |||
Czech Republic, Bohemia Jazz Fest | photo | |||||
2012 | Czech Republic, Černošice Jazz Festival | |||||
Slovenia, Marezige Big Band Jazz Festival | photo | poster | ||||
Italy, Lago Ledro, UNICEF Day | ||||||
2011 | Czech Republic, Prague, United Islands Festival | |||||
Germany, Jazztwoday Trostberg | photo | review | ||||
2010 | Czech Republic, Int. Jazz Festival Litvinov | |||||
Taiwan, Taipei | photo | video | poster | |||
Vietnam, Hanoi | ||||||
2009 | Czech Republic, Jazz Goest To Town Hradec Kralove | photo 1, photo 2 | review | |||
Czech Republic, Jazz Festival Horice | photo | |||||
2008 | USA, Monterey, Next Generation Festival | photo 1, photo 2 | video | review | ||
Czech Republic, Int. Jazz Festival Litvinov | video | |||||
Germany, Jazz Twoday Trostberg | photo | review | ||||
Czech Republic, Slaný Jazz Days | photo | review | ||||
2006 | Czech Republic, Jazz at the Castle | photo | review | poster |