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Lubos Soukup
Lubos Soukup has always been surrounded by music, and have had a strong wish to become a musician from his early childhood. After finishing the high school, he studied at three European conservatories, namely Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory in Prague, Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, and The Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. Each of the schools brought something new to his musical knowledge and helped him to form his current artistic approach. Moreover, they have inspired him to never stop exploring new sounds and music possibilities.
Lubos Soukup has released more than ten albums with his own music. His music was featured on two albums that were awarded the Czech Grammy Awards for the best jazz album of the year, namely Light Year by Inner Spaces (2012) and The Prague Six by Concept Art Orchestra (2015). In 2013, he released the album Through the Mirror, recorded with an ensemble of 14 musicians, which caught the attention of many Czech music experts immediately after it was released. Last year, the album, titled Země (The Earth) was released. The jazz recording features guest appearances from guitarist Lionel Loueke, who brings a slightly African touch.
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Lubos Soukup Quartet featuring Lionel Loueke: Země
by Friedrich Kunzmann
Dedicated to our planet, Země finds Denmark-based saxophonist Lubos Soukup's Quartet joined by Lionel Loueke for a rich set of earthy tunes (pun intended). Translated from the Czech Zeme, each title on earth" is tightly intertwined with nature in name and atmosphere. Not allowing the slightest hypocrisy to shine through, even the booklet of the quartet's third outing is made of recycled paper and it's content ends on a formal dedication to Mother Earth and a very aware May our ...
read moreLubos Soukup: Through the Mirror
by Angelo Leonardi
Il secondo album da leader del sassofonista ceco Lubos Soukup è un lavoro dagli intenti ambiziosi, e per vari aspetti riuscito, che porta il suo quartetto al confronto con differenti ambiti espressivi: da un lato dinamiche orchestrazioni jazz di taglio mainstream e dall'alto sperimentazioni cameristiche di stampo contemporaneo. Dopo aver studiato al conservatorio di Praga e alla polacca Academia Muzyczna Szymanowskiego di Katowice, Soukup ha perfezionato i suoi studi al conservatorio di Copenhagen dove ormai risiede. È ...
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