The culmination of Independence Day And again! Atelier 57, that’s the best jazz club in Prague, the one in Beroun, stayed faithful to their chosen direction and offered us a very high classed music experience to end the Czech national day (Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day.). Under the name Yuriy Seredin Quartet, Yuriy Seredin […]

Petra Vlková and Sonic Playground U Staré paní (The Old Lady) last night,  Petra Vlková and Sonic Playground, a new name to an old recipe, fortunately only the name has changed, the ingredients still holds the same high quality with Petra Vlková (voc), Mikuláš Pokorný (p) & Libor Šmoldas (g),  It’s been awhile since I saw this

Soulmate’s that found each other. I’d like to know the feeling when you as an artist go up on the stage, when you have a performance with a fellow colleague who you have never even seen or met before. You make up a setlist when you meet, about 30min. before the gig starts. You have a

Party time! 🥳 U Staré Paní or The Old Lady, celebrated its 7th birthday in this form last night, and in style. The sophisticated stylish jazz club as we know went totally wild. This was really a night of dancing and partying. If you were there, you know what I’m talking about, if you were

Jazz Dock goes To the Roots Last night the absolutely packed Jazz Dock was honored by legends in Czech music life, Jan Spálený & A.S.P.M. (Jan Spálený (p.,tr), Filip Jeníček (dr), Michael Gera (tr), Filip Spálený (tu.b.) and special guest Ondřej Kabrna (ac)). Jan himself who is among many considered to be one of the

They did it again! For those of you who follow yhalinen.com, you are aware that not very long ago I was at a concert with a group called Bohemia After Dark. And if, then you are also aware that I was quite impressed with what I heard and saw. If you need to refresh your memory go back and

What a night… 2x Wilkins, 1x “Kaštan” Baroš and 1x J.Simpson (Skip Wilkins (piano), Dan Wilkins (saxophone), Tomáš “Kaštan” Baroš (bass), Jesse Simpson (drums)) that’s what it takes to make a successful night. This quartet finished their four gig mini European tour @ Atelier 57 last night. This was again a night of laid back,

A digital audiovisual experience. Weekend in Prague? Been here before? Here’s a hint for you. The 12th Signal festival started today in the capital of the Czech Republic. A little different art and visual experience that you maybe want to check out. 10.10.2024 11.10.2024 12.10.2024

Sometimes everything just clicks Came saw and conquered, I know, I’m using old cliches again but sorry, that’s what happened. Last night was the very first time for Jamie Marshall and his Amplified Acoustic Band (Jamie Marshall, voc.g., Svatka Štěpánková, voc.b., Radek Hlávka, g., Martin Petrásek, d.) at  U Staré Paní, and yes I’ll be

It really is for free, go for it! If you’re into music, and even if you’re not, you might have run into an offer lately on social media for a free CD, you only pay the postage. Yes I know, been there done that, yes, yes. But this time it’s for real, I tried it, ok after