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One more name to remember!

Libor Šmoldas duo feat.Jakub Duša @ U Staré paní 10.3.2025 Libor Šmoldas Duo series continued last night at U Staré paní (The Old Lady) when Libor got guitarist and teacher Jakub Duša as a guest. Jakub, a professional musician and music teacher, was a totally new name for me, again! He turned out to be a more than worthy […]

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Back to the 12 bars…

Ondra Žlábek Blues Band @ U Malého Glena 6.3.2025 It was a while since I saw Ondra and his harpriders (Ondřej Žlábek – harp, voc; Jiří Maršíček – gr,voc; Jan Svorník – b; Marcus Jurkovič – dr.), infact I’m not even sure what’s the bands official name is as for today? In many ways that’s not even important, I can get to

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Blood, Sweat and Tears…

Libor Šmoldas 4 & 3 goes video It shouldn’t be too hard. Libor Šmoldas one of Europe’s best jazz guitarists, with the top of Czech jazz musicians (Jesse Simpson dr; Tomáš Baroš b; Mikuláš Pokorný p; Daniel Šoltis dr; Jakub Zomer org.) inside one of the best recording studios to be found on this continent, SONO Records. The perfect conditions to shoot a couple of straight

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On the road again…

Jamie Marshall’s Amplified Acoustic Band @ Jazz Dock 28.2.2025 We are way into 2025 so it was about time that The Amplified Acoustic Band (Jamie Marshall, voc.g., Svatka Štěpánková, voc.b., Radek Hlávka, g., Martin Petrásek, d.) also got their roadshow back to where it belongs, that is of course on the stage!  And this time I know that I’m

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The Dynamic Duo

Libor Šmoldas & Martin Hrubec @ U Staré paní 26.2.2025 The domestic meeting last night at the Old Lady between guitarists Libor Šmoldas & Martin Hrubec developed into an invigorating and interesting interpretation of mostly old jazz standards. A performance that would have deserved more audience, that high quality, was last night’s concert. Not that I feel sorry for the musicians,

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The little unusual duo….

Jan Kyncl & Mikuláš Pokorný @ U Staré Paní 17.2.2025 Last night I completed my extended musical weekend attending a not so usual instrument combination at the Old Lady when, Jan Kyncl – saxophone & Mikuláš Pokorný – piano, stepped out of the regular frame and gave us a very interesting and in all, a very pleasant night. A duo with sax and

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Jana Koubková 110 %!

Jana Koubková Quartet @ Jazz Dock 16.2.2025 Some of us are lucky enough to know the feeling after a concert/gig, when one is all smiles, you feel like you experienced something extra and unique. That’s the feeling I had last night after the Jana Koubková Quartet (Jana Koubková – vocals; Ondřej Kabrna – p; Vítek Švec – double bass; Jan

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Again!

Luboš Soukup Q @ U malého Glena 15.2.2025 feat. Petr Zelenka Last night At Little Glen’s, the place is packed, hardly even room for the waiter to do his job, seating had been reserved a long time ago, and the seats would stay occupied until the end of evening. The reason was to be found on the stage, something

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