Erik Truffaz & Jazz Dock Orchestra

Erik Truffaz, a great star of world jazz, will play together with the Jazz Dock Orchestra!The program will include his original music, selected compositions by Miles Davis, as well as some original compositions by the orchestra's authors.

Truffaz has recorded nearly 20 albums and has made a name for himself all over the world. “Jazz with juice and soul, and lots of open space,” wrote Rolling Stone about him. “Intelligent, uncompromising contemporary music played by virtuoso players with a wealth of imagination and courage,” said JazzTimes magazine. Born in 1960, Truffaz sang rock and roll with his first band at the age of thirteen and discovered Miles Davis and his timeless album Kind of Blue. At the Geneva Conservatory he played the music of Mozart and Verdi, formed the band Orange in 1990 and a year later won the prestigious French jazz prize Prix Special. In 1994, he released his first album under his own name and performed at one of Europe's most important jazz festivals in Montreux. He was signed by EMI France, and in 2000 he broke through to American audiences, where his recordings are released by the legendary jazz label Blue Note. Critics have compared Truffaz not only to jazz genius Miles Davis, but also to ambient pioneer Brian Eno: “using a minimum of notes to create an ecstatic sonic atmosphere,” says Rolling Stone magazine.

The Jazz Dock Orchestra is a modern jazz big band of European level focused on original compositions and interpretations of the classic big band songbook. In the six years of its successful existence, the orchestra has become the "flagship" of the Jazz Dock club and has worked with world class musicians such as Kurt Elling, Richard Bona, Ben Wendel, Niels Klein and others. Precise yet lively interplay, great solos and quality scores have brought the big band great renown in the wider context of the European jazz scene. The orchestra's work focuses on its own original compositions (especially those of Jan Jirucha, Andy Schofield, and Miroslav Hloucal), but also on high-quality arrangements of the world repertoire (Duke Ellington, Gill Evans, Bob Brookmeyer, Charles Mingus, etc.). Following the example of New York's Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (the resident band of the Village Vanguard club, which plays there regularly once a week), they have been performing on the Jazz Dock stage every third Monday of the month. This long-term and regular concert activity has yielded excellent results and today the Jazz Dock Orchestra is rightly ranked among the leading European big bands.

Admission: pre-sale until 30th september for seating 1950 CZK, for standing 850 CZK, from 1st october for seating 2100 CZK, for standing 900 CZK. VIP admission: 2500 CZK (seating at the stage in direct contact with the band). When purchasing a seated ticket, it is no longer necessary to reserve a seat. Club discounts do not apply. Thank you for your understanding.

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