JAZZ MUSIC DEPARTMENT
MgA. Jakub Tököly
JAZZ MUSIC DEPARTMENT
MgA. Jakub Tököly
VEDOUCÍ ODDĚLENÍ
Jakub Tököly was born on April 23, 1990 in Nová Bana into a family with a deep musical tradition. His passion for music began to show in early childhood. After finishing elementary art school he gained and extended his musical knowledge at the J.L.Bella Conservatory in Banská Bystrica. In addition to classical music, which began to form in this period, entered his life intense element Jazz. In Banská Bystrica he became a student of the leading jazz pianist and pedagogue Klaudia Kováč. During this period Martin Uhereka became a member of the quartet. He is leaving for JAMU in Brno for his studies. In 2014 he became a student of master's degree at the Vienna University Konservatorium und Privatuniversität der Stadt in the piano class of Oliver Kent. During his university studies he became a sideman in the following formations: Lukáš Oravec Quartet (2011 - 2013) and Hi-Fly Trio. In 2013 he forms the trio Nothing but New. In his own project Jakub Tököly introduces himself not only as a pianist but also extends his musical scope by arranging and composing original compositions. He has also participated in several competitions such as: New Faces of Slovak Jazz (Instrumental Performance Award and Stylish Interpretation of Jazz Tradition) (Nothing New Jury Prize) Jazz Contest (Prague) (2nd Nothing but New Trio Award) Attended concerts and festivals at home abroad (Austria, Poland, Hungary, France, Spain, Croatia, Czech Republic). He has collaborated with the young jazz generation in the Czech Republic and Austria, but also with renowned musicians such as Radovan Tariška, Juraj Bartoš, Gabor Bolla, Peter Solárik, Jozef Dome, Vincenc Kummer ... He participated in the debut CD of trumpeter Lukáš Oravec. The Nothing but New Trio plans to release its CD this spring. It is the most significant successor of the generation of jazz pianists in Slovakia. His play is influenced by the impression of Duke Ellington, the piano art of Oscar Peterson, the expression of Thelonia Monk, Herbie Hancock, but also by European classical music, especially the music of Alexander Scriabin, Claude Debussy and Roma folklore.
Julius Baroš, DiS.
Julius Baroš, a graduate of the Teplice Conservatory, also studied the jazz section of the Béla Bartók Conservatory in Budapest. He has worked with the Prague Big Band, the National Theater Big Band, the Big TV Band or the Neratovice Big Band. He was also a member of the Film Symphony Orchestra. The imaginative melodic play by Julius Baroš can bear comparison with such great jazz giants as the trumpeter Freddy Hubbard, Clifford Brown and Miles Davis.
Robert Mitrega, DiS.
I was born in Čadec and grew up in Milikov, Moravian-Silesian Beskydy. My father is Polish and mother of Slovak origin, so I say that I am "pure Czech". At the age of 7, I started playing the recorder, after two years I switched to clarinet and a year later I picked up another musical instrument, a piano. At the age of 14 I started to learn saxophone myself. Since music has meant a lot to me since I was a kid, I went to Prague to study at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory, which I graduated in 2003. After this conservatory I stayed in Prague. While studying at the conservatory, I got to know not only small school bands, but also big bands, which impressed me so much that I started playing outside of school in bands like Miki's belly button and David Murphy Band. Now I play with small and big bands: BoDi Band (baritone saxophone), Felix Slováček Big Band (baritone saxophone, clarinet), T.O.P. Dream Company (Baritone Saxophone), Pragason (Baritone Saxophone, Transverse Flute), FSO - Franta Schejbal Orchestra (Baritone Saxophone) Blaise´s Big Band led by Kryštof Marek (baritone saxophone, clarinet), Czech Big Company (baritone saxophone, clarinet), Funny Orchestra (tenor saxophone, flute), Timbre Music (tenor saxophone, clarinet), and others. I also guest in other Czech bands, bands and theaters as needed, whether during a live performance or in a recording studio.
Robert Balzar
Julius Baroš, a graduate of the Teplice Conservatory, also studied the jazz section of the Béla Bartók Conservatory in Budapest. He has worked with the Prague Big Band, the National Theater Big Band, the Big TV Band or the Neratovice Big Band. He was also a member of the Film Symphony Orchestra. The imaginative melodic play by Julius Baroš can bear comparison with such great jazz giants as the trumpeter Freddy Hubbard, Clifford Brown and Miles Davis.
Jan Fečo, DiS.
Julius Baroš, a graduate of the Teplice Conservatory, also studied the jazz section of the Béla Bartók Conservatory in Budapest. He has worked with the Prague Big Band, the National Theater Big Band, the Big TV Band or the Neratovice Big Band. He was also a member of the Film Symphony Orchestra. The imaginative melodic play by Julius Baroš can bear comparison with such great jazz giants as the trumpeter Freddy Hubbard, Clifford Brown and Miles Davis.
Ondřej Štveráček, DiS.
He is a regular player of the Gustav Brom Orchestra, regularly collaborating with Radovan Tariška, Ryan Carniaux and other prominent players in the Central European region and beyond, such as Jerry Bergonzi, George Mraz, Joe Cohn, Dennis Rowland, Philip Harper, Uwe Plath, Ryan Carniaux, Erik Doelman, Udo Van Boven, Igor Buttman, Mel Canady, Peter Beets, Stepan Markovic, Jonathan Crossley, Erik Rottenstein, Lubos Sramek, Klaudius Kovac, David Doruzka, Milan Nikolic, Juraj Bartos, Oskar Rozsa . In addition to the activities of the Sideman, however, he is diligently developing his own saxophone system, which is inspired by the jazz tradition. Coltran concept Sheets of Sound is leaking through Four-Phrase phrasing and its tonal timbre is undoubtedly inspired by the same source. Ondřej Štveráček has a jazz legend in common and perfectly mastered jazz craft. After all, who could blame anyone for learning from one of the most prominent figures in jazz history? In recent years, however, in his play Štveráček's inevitably ripping to the surface of his own musical personality, which benefits both himself and his listeners. With his own band he reflects all important jazz destinations in Central Europe. Štveráček's current view of jazz is helped by the true jazz masters of the next generation.
Miroslav Hloucal, DiS.
Miroslav Hloucal patří ke střední, ale již velice zkušené generaci české jazzové scény.
Je absolventem Konzervatoře a VOŠ Jaroslava Ježka v Praze.
Od roku 2005, kdy začal svou profesní kariéru, se, jako pozoruhodný trumpetista, začal uplatňovat v mnoha jazzových uskupeních, ať menších kombech nebo velkých orchestrech.
Hloucal získal několik významných mezinárodních ocenění: „Getxo“ (Španělsko), „Hoileaart“ (Belgie), „Jazz an der donau“ (Německo) atd. Aktuálně získal cenou„Nejlepší česká jazzová skladba 2017“ festivalem Bohemia Jazz Fest 2017 a OSA.
Na podiu vytupoval Miroslav Hloucal s některými význačnými světovými hudebníky, jakými jsou např. Hiram Bullock, Benny Golson, Jerrry Bergonzi, George Mraz, Roberta Gambarini, Alex Sipiagin, Boris Kozlov, Kevin Mahagon, Harry Sokal, Anne Sajdera, Matěj Benko, Karel Růžička, Ondřej Štveráček, Emil Viklický atd.
Hráčsky, příp. i autorsky se podílí na mnoha různých projektech - Navigators, Lanugo, Matěj Benko Quintet, Infinite Quintet, Connection, Madfinger, Sixin, Big Band Osian Roberts, Orchestr Jazzdock, Big Band Gustava Broma, Jazz Orchestra Andy Schofielda, Veleband a další.
Působí také jako studiový hráč, skladatel a aranžér.
V současné době je na české i mezinárodní jazzové scéně znám a uznáván jako jeden z předních trumpetistů .