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Ladislav Nič – drums Liberec Jazz Festival – Libejazz @ Terrace of the North Bohemian Museum | Saturday, 22.8.2026, 17:00 There is always a first time for everything, and normally, the first time is something you will remember for the rest of your life. This weekend, the Czech Republic is about to witness one of […]

Libor Šmoldas Organ Trio Live Album Recording (Night 2) @ Jazz Dock | 19.8.2026 Filling up Jazz Dock for two consecutive nights means you are truly something special and you have something rare to offer. Libor Šmoldas (guitar), Jakub Zomer (Hammond B3 organ), and Daniel Šoltis (drums)—collectively known as the Libor Šmoldas Organ Trio—unquestionably possess

Libor Šmoldas Organ Trio Live Album Recording (Night 1) @ Jazz Dock | 18.8.2026 When you connect three absolute gentlemen of the scene—Libor Šmoldas (guitar), Jakub Zomer (Hammond B3 organ), and Daniel Šoltis (drums)—you get a powerhouse compound known to the world as the Libor Šmoldas Organ Trio. Last night, they kicked off their monumental

Mariana Jouzová & Piotr Wyleżoł Trio ft. David Dorůžka @ Ateliér 57 | 16.8.2026 They did it again. Who would ever think to combine a classical harp with intense, contemporary jazz? Anyone who isn’t limited by old ways of thinking and is ready to embrace something entirely fresh. Last night was that magical time of

Ten Years, Two Sold-Out Nights, and One Live Album Earlier this week, a completely sold-out Jazz Dock witnessed something truly historic for the Czech jazz scene. The Libor Šmoldas Organ Trio celebrated their monumental 10th anniversary (according to their own unique jazz calculator) with a fiery, back-to-back residency—rolling the audio tapes over both nights to

The Baroš / Simpson / Wyleżoł Trio Premiere @ Jazz Dock | 13.8.2026 Last night an almost sold out Jazz Dock saw the birth of a new jazz trio when the praised engine room of Tomáš Baroš (bass) and Jesse Simpson (drums) joined forces with world class pianist Piotr Wyleżoł. A felicitous experiment where Tomáš deep

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Jazz in Písek 2026: The Final Wrap-Up | Palackého sady My real-time Písek jazz live feed concluded right after the Libor Šmoldas Quartet finished taking the park by storm, but that was by no means the end of the festival. As evening fell over Palackého sady, the musical party continued without a safety net. And

🔴 LIVE FROM PALACKÉHO SADY: Updates go live during the stage changes! 🕒 UPDATE 1 (17:20) — Herák | Bulatkin “Elysium” opens the festival! A highly skillful, beautifully relaxed performance by Herák & Bulatkin “Elysium”—the brilliant new collaborative project by Míra Herák and Daniel Bulatkin, featuring Tomáš Baroš on double bass and Marek Urbánek on drums—has

Jazz in Písek 2026: An Exclusive “Live” Coverage Event The Czech Republic’s only fiercely independent, ad-free music blog, yhalinen.com, is officially hitting the road to bring you another unique, front-row festival experience!  Tomorrow, Friday, August 7th, I’ll be in the south to deliver near-real-time coverage of the 10th anniversary of Jazz in Písek. My camera lens and notebook