When most American jazz buffs think of the Czech Republic, they probably think of bassists George Mraz and Miroslav Vitous or keyboardist Jan Hammer. However, Europeans knowledgeable about the same topic probably think of Emil Viklicky, the acknowledged “Patriarch of Czech Jazz Piano."
AAJ Contributing Editor Victor Verney had the rare opportunity to see Viklicky perform, and speak to him in a career-spanning interview.
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