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Prague is maybe the jazz center of Europe today, and many of the tourists come to our beautiful city just to enjoy the music, and of course not only jazz. The city offers a wide-range of music that should satisfy the majority of the visitors. But if you’re into jazz, this is really the city to be […]

And you don’t want to miss it… Libor Šmoldas and his NYC trio ft. Adam Nussbaum & Jay Anderson are back. For a short tour that includes seven gigs, in almost as many day’s, four in the Czech Republic and the last three in Germany. They started off 14.10 in Prague at Nové Hrady, yesterday the honor got

Breaking the formulas… yhalinen.com, that is me 🙂 ,  has participated in so many music festivals that there’s no way I could tell you the total amount, let alone that I would remember them all individually. Yesterday’s music-fest is an exception, I will remember it, as will all who were present, that is the living ones, well maybe

 Petra Ernyei & Jazz Six The Czech Republic is full of brilliant musicians, last Saturday at the Jazzdock, Prague, we saw yet another proof of that. When the established musicians  Jakub Tököly – p; Petr Kalfus – sax; Miroslav Hloucal – trp; Adam Tvrdý – g; Jiří Stivín jr. – dr; Tomáš Baroš – b. get

Libor Šmoldas Trio 29.7.2023 Ingredients for a successful afternoon: Instructions: Start with mixing Libor and Jakub, this is the easy part, sometimes it feels that they were made to be together, they connect to each other in a way that’s every now and then hard to understand.  After this, spice up the mix with a

A little unusual insert for yhalinen.com, especially since this is not really news anymore, but so what? 🙂  And most of the pictures has already been published on our FB page, but so what? 🙂 This are memories of one of the best, if not the best Blues festival in Europe. For us who where lucky enough

Are you touring the Czech republic at the moment, out of ideas where to go?  Here’s a small and free tip for you if you’re into Jazz music. Bohemian JazzFest started in Prague today, and as normal the list of performers is versatile and has a very high standard. Go for it, even if you have to

Music lovers had a feast in Prague Saturday 1.7. I’m sure that there were a lot of musical happenings in our beloved city that day, there normally is. But we who found our way to Jazzdock at the riverbank got a treat we will remember for quite some time. Summer afternoon, the sun is shining, it’s

Sometimes it doesn’t take that much, “just” three professional guitarists, a small club and a very good feeling. The result? An unforgettable session with jazz standards that reminded you why you got out of bed this morning! Probably the best guitarists in the Czech Republic, Libor Šmoldas, had invited a couple of friends for an  early evening

The summer started in many way’s last weekend in Prague. A good sign of the summer was the return of the Roof Top Jazz. A relaxed and very enjoyable way to spend the Saturday afternoon. Last Saturday didn’t make any exceptions, the trio: Kateřina Vacková, voc./bass, Martin Jůzl, trumpet and Antonín Šturma, guitar/bass made sure