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Visegrad Jazz Orchestra
„Visegrad Jazz Orchestra“ is based on “Matúš Jakabčic CZ-SK big-band” which consists of prominent jazzmen from both Czech and Slovak republic who have rich experience in playing in large jazz orchestras. Adding some prominent and excellent Hungarian and Polish jazzmen to the it will turn into a real Visegrad thing.
“Matúš Jakabčic CZ-SK big-band” performed for the first time in public in 2004 at the „Czechoslovak Jazz festival“ in Prerov, Czech Republic. The successful performance at this festival was a good start and brought the idea to continue the band on a more regular basis. Since then the big-band performed at festivals and concerts all over Czech and Slovak republics as well as in Austria and Serbia. In 2006 the band, together with a special guest, renowned Austrian saxophonist Harry Sokal, performed at the ORF Radiokulturhaus in Wien. The concert was broadcasted to 16 countries all over the world within the EBU. A live recording of the concert was released by ORF on a CD entitled „Matus Jakabcic CZ-SK big- band featuring Harry Sokal“ in 2007. Another live recording from a concert at the Prague castle in October 2008, which was organized by the Czech president Vaclav Klaus, was released on CD in September 2009. And yet another live recording from a concert at the Bratislava Philharmony in January 2009 was released in November 2009.
The repertory consists mainly of compositions by Matúš Jakabčic as well as his original arrangements of standards.
As Matúš Jakabčic himself says:“The Visegrad Jazz Orchestra serves as a good example of V4 (Visegrad) artistic collaboration. The artists of all participated countries are connected by the same interest: jazz musicians understand the same language – the language of jazz – regardless of their nationality. This language allows us to communicate at the highest level without having to suppress our identity. The things that connect us also allow us to preserve our diversity. And it is this diversity that makes this formation interesting and brings new impulses. I think it is safe to say that in terms of mutual communication jazz musicians and artists in general serve as a good example for politicians.“
Visegrad Jazz Orchestra’s performance wouldn’t have been possible but for the grant awarded to the Mine of Art Association, partner of the festival, by International Visegrad Fund. With its decision IVF appreciated multidimensionality of the project and its added value in the form of promotion of cultural, national and social diversity in the domain of jazz music as well as integration of international musical environment. VJO’s performance, being a synonym of perfect sound, evokes the golden era of jazz.
Concert with the financial support of International Visegrad Fund
