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Zeurítia & Libor Šmoldas @ Kavárna Dejvického divadla 14.4.2025 A busy music week took off last night to the sounds of smooth Bossa Nova in the  Kavárna Dejvického divadla, Prague 6. Responsible for the rhythm we saw and heard a slightly unusual duo, Zeurítia & Libor Šmoldas. I say slightly unusual because Libor and Zeurítia […]

Night of Female Singers @ Jazz Dock 11.4.2025 It was ladies night at Jazz Dock last night and what a night it was!  With the title, Night of Female Singers 2025, a sold out Jazz Dock saw everything from upcoming stars to already established female singers. And it was just as good, emotional, brilliant, fun, entertaining that one could

Jiří Polydor Sextet & Eva Emingerová @ U Staré paní 10.4.2025 It was an evening to the enthusiasts of swinging jazz standards at the Old Lady last night when Jiří Polydor Sextet (Jan Štolba – sax; Ladislav Kautský – tr; Matěj Šmíd – trb; Petr Mikeš – dr; Antonín Šturma – b; Jiří Polydor – p.) feat. Eva Emingerová on vocals held the stage for a three set performance. Jiří

The city and its inhabitants Go and have a look, the first of its kind, @ yhalinen.com. A photo exhibition you can enjoy from home, with your mobile, pad, laptop… I don’t personally know how I feel about this, but this is 2025 so…  The first exhibition will try to give you a small knowledge of the

OJ Žlábek Blues Band – @ Jazz Dock 4.4.2025 If you have interest in how this band normally sounds, go to my previous blog (HERE) which is only a month old because last night was everything but normal, and this said in a positive way, very positive!  OJ Žlábek Blues Band, Ondřej Žlábek – harp, voc; Jiří Maršíček – g, voc; Jan Svorník – b; Marcus Jurkovič – dr. literally conquered

Mikuláš Pokorný Trio @ U Malého Glena 27.3.2025 In the program advertising last night’s concert at U Malého Glena (Little Glen) it said, Mikuláš Pokorný Trio, Petr Dvorský – b; Ladislav Nič – dr; Mikuláš Pokorný – p. “Extraordinary pianist bringing his music based on the best what was created in jazz history. DO NOT MISS”,

The Quartet out, The Trio in… You get to part 3 of this mini series from HERE! Libor Šmoldas Quartet out, Libor Šmoldas Organ Trio in, Jakub Zomer – org; Daniel Šoltis – dr; Libor Šmoldas g. For those who don’t understand, like me! , this tempo is intensive, a lot of things to be done in only one day. The Organ Trio, a well established orchestra,

Elsa Nilsson – Band of Pulses @ Ateliér 57, 23.2.2025 Once a month the best jazz club in Prague, the one in Beuron, offers us a musical experience that normally holds a very high standard in every way, we are used to and spoiled with this. Last night with Elsa Nilsson – Band of Pulses, Elsa Nilsson – fluet; Santiago

Petra Vlková, Skip Wilkins, Libor Šmoldas @ Květnický mlýn, 22.3.2025 It takes two to tango and three very special musicians to make you listen to those old jazz standards over and over again. Petra Vlková – voc; Skip Wilkins – p; Libor Šmoldas – g. each on their own poses these qualities, put them together and you know what Hans Christian Andersen

Libor Šmoldas Quartet, “SORRY, MILES!” You get to part 2 of this mini series from HERE! Everything is in its place, time to start working!  First runner up is a fairly new project Libor has going on, Libor Šmoldas Quartet, today the line up is; Jesse Simpson dr; Tomáš Baroš b; Mikuláš Pokorný p; Libor Šmoldas g. I say today because, like most of the