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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

And worse—we are accepting it. I don’t quite know how to write this so you will read it to the very end, but I am going to try. It is simply too important. And if you pay attention, I might just prevent you from committing a murder yourself. We love to criticize today’s youth. We despise

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

By Nigel Price (Guest Feature) Editor’s Note: Nigel Price is an award-winning UK jazz guitarist who frequently collaborates in Prague with Libor Šmoldas. He recently shared this brutal look into the modern music industry. It is the perfect reality check for every music lover.Numbers. It’s all about numbers, isn’t it? If a young musician asked me

Three of Seven @ U Staré Paní | 31.7.2026 Performing under the temporary “pseudonym” of the Libor Šmoldas Trio ft. Sam Zerna & Jesse Simpson, Three of Seven continued their grand 2026 summer tour last night. No, I don’t know why the club used a pseudonym on the program, and to be completely honest, I don’t

Petra Vlková & Sonic Playground @ U Staré paní | 30.7.2026 It is no secret to anyone who reads yhalinen.com that Petra and Sonic Playground belong at the very top of my “must-see” list. I have spoken before about why: on top of being excellent musicians, they possess a collective harmony that is hard to put a

Where to go and who to listen to… Jazzy Summer 2026 is in full swing, and the tempo is incomprehensible!  The domestic offering remains so abundant that it’s hard to stay on the ride—which is exactly why yhalinen.com is hitting the road this month for some special live festival coverage and the birth of a brand-new jazz tradition!  Scroll