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Face of the Bass
TITLE:
Face of the Bass
WHEN:
August 22 2010
WHERE:
Jazz Dock - Praha 5
Category:
Jazz/Funk/Fusion

DESCRIPTION

@17:00 Bridge Band is a Czech jazz band founded soon after the Velvet Revolution in 1989 with their intent to play on the Charles Bridge, hence their name.  According to their webpage bio, "With every passing year, however, the band has been asked to play at many different events and venues, and today you can hear Bridge Band at weddings, company celebrations, soirées, in one of many stylish restaurants in Prague – you name it. The band has also been performing at music festivals and, from time to time, also in clubs and pubs not only in other Czech towns and cities, but also in abroad – mainly in the German speaking countries around the Czech Republic, but also in Norway, Belgium etc. When the weather is fair, you can listen to Bridge Band at Charles Bridge every afternoon from 1 PM to 3:30 PM."

Entrance: 90czk

@22:00 Face of the Bass is a Czech experimental jazz band based out of Prague.  On their Myspace bio, they say "Original music composed by the members of the group. Antenna tuned to receive waves from both outer and inner space. An unveiled face......composer Jaromír Honzák graduated from the Conservatory of Teplice in 1982, and completed additional studies at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has performed with virtually all of the major figures of the Czech jazz scene and with many international artists such as Bill Hardman, Phil Wilson, Art Farmer, Victor Lewis, Amina Claudine Myers and Jorge Rossy. He has performed at a number of international festivals including Sea Jazz Helsinki, Ingolstadter Jazztage, Leverkusener Jazztage, the Jazz Jamboree Warsaw, and the Montreal International Jazz Festival."

Entrance: 90czk

10% discount for both concerts!

VENUE

Jazz DockMAP
Venue:
Jazz Dock   -   WEBSITE
STREET:
Janáčkovo nábřeží 2
ZIP:
150 00
CITY:
Praha 5
COUNTRY:
COUNTRY: cz

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