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Tomas Hobzek
Tomáš Hobzek (born 1980) began drumming sessions at Pilsen Conservatory. During his studies he became part of the J.K. Tyl’s theater orchestra, where he gained experience through playing classical music, which he did also through playing with various student bands. In 1999 he attended Prague Jazz Workshops and studied under Pavel Zbořil, Martin Šulc and Robert Balcar. Tomáš was also at the birth of “Adam’s Apple Quintet”, and started to give guest performances in Milan Svoboda’s bands. Together with saxophonist Helena Marková, Tomáš established a band named Work in Progress, where he demonstrated his composing abilities. In 2004 he started attending Prague Jazz College of Jaroslav Ježek (Jazz major), lead by Jarom
Skip Wilkins Quartet: Czech Dreams
by Edward Blanco
World-class jazz pianist Skip Wilkins regularly splits his time between Eastern Pennsylvania--where he teaches at Lafayette College in Easton--and Central Europe where he recently spent fifteen months in Prague. Czech Dreams, dedicated to the Czech people, is a result of touring throughout the Czech Republic and Germany and cementing his relationship with friend and Prague-based guitarist ...
Libor Smoldas Quartet & Bobby Watson: Intuition
by Edward Blanco
One of Europe's rising young jazz star is Prague-based guitarist/composer and educator Libor Smoldas who unveils his fifth album as leader with the highly accessible Intuition featuring an all-Czech Republic quartet with alto saxophonist great Bobby Watson appearing as guest. Recorded at the end of the group's Czech tour, the album is in a sense, a ...
Emil Viklicky "The Janacek Of Jazz" Plays Rare London Gig At Spice Of Life October 31
Czech jazz pianist Emil Viklicky returns to the UK to play a rare, one-off gig at the Spice of Life, in Soho, London on Thursday, October 31st. Appearing in his favorite setting of a trio, Viklicky is joined by double bassist Petre Dvorsky and drummer Tomas Hobzek. Often described as “the Janacek of jazz”, Viklicky has ...