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Bohemia Jazz Fest 2016

By:Tony Ozuna Every July, there are free jazz concerts in several cities’ main squares throughout the Czech Republic (Bohemia and Moravia), and this is only noteworthy due...

Prague Proms—a summer mix of Jazz, Classical, and Film Scores

The Prague Proms is a summer festival bringing top-rated international artists from the music worlds of classical, jazz and film scores to various venues across the city, but the...

Electric Swing Circus

Swingamajig, in Birmingham, England, is one of the largest electro-swing festivals in Europe and the UK, and the organizers for this festival, which was held this year on May 1st,...

Kurt Rosenwinkel and his new project with Tim Motzer, Bandit 65

The guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel’s newest project Bandit 65 has a short European tour in May, starting on the 3rd, at the Budapest Jazz Club, then moving on to Berlin for the...

Vs Interpretation | A New Festival of Free Improvisation

On July 16th & 17th in 2006, as Israeli bombs dropped on the city of Beirut, Lebanon, Mazen Kerbaj felt compelled to react. So the visual artist and musician, Kerbaj (born...

Kris Bowers headlines Teens Tunes (Mladi Ladi) Jazz Festival.

Kris Bowers Leads a Jazz Festival for the Heroes Generation. The annual Czech Festival Teens Tunes Jazz, (Mladi Ladi Jazz) exists to promote the youngest generation of jazz groups...

Contemporary Jazz Piano Summit – Prague, April 16

By: Tony Ozuna The piano takes center-stage for four evenings in Prague, in mid-April, with internationally-acclaimed pianists, including Luis Perdomo, Gerald Clayton, Kevin Hays,...