News: Ondřej Pivec on Tour

Ondřej Pivec and his Organic Quartet will return to action in Prague this autumn. He's been back in NYC for a few weeks but will be working hard when he gets back on home turf in October, including three nights at Jazz Dock. He will also be heading out to Brno and Ostrava!

Details can be found on his website.

News: Jazz Dance at USP

News: The Funky Way Of Emil Viklický

Great news for all fans of Emil Viklický: the collection of his 1970s and 1980s work with some of the other great names of Czech music (and indeed some great names from around the world) is almost with us.

It will be released on CD and also LP (there are some real audiophiles working on this project) by Vampisoul.

For more details please look here.

We'll be running a review here on PJ as soon we we get our hands on it!

New Albums

There are a couple of new albums to look forward to in the second half of 2009:

Infinite Quintet will release their debut album Speak Slowly. It will be officially launched at Jazz Dock on 13th October.

Pianist Jan Knop (better known as Najponk) is launching his new work, Night Lights, this September and will be playing at U Malého Glena.

[Information from www.czechjazz.org]

News: Changes at USP

USP Jazz Lounge are changing their style of programme, with the inclusion of more intimate acoustic nights, and also jazz dance nights. These special events are clearly marked on their website. They are also bringing some of the menu prices down, something that we here at Prague Jazz always think is a good idea.

They do have some good gigs at USP and it is a venue worth checking out when you have the time.