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Frantisek Uhlir: Story of my life

Read "Story of my life" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
July 22, 2020

Recognized as one of the finest bassists in all of Europe, Czech Republic-born Frantisek Uhlir, presents Story of My Life, a self-produced personal project in celebration for turning seventy years-young in 2020. He does so in swinging fashion. The album booklet contains photographs with details of many proud moments throughout his life. An intentionally designed aspect ...

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The MUH Trio: A Step Into Light

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by Edward Blanco
March 24, 2020

One of Europe's top jazz trio groups is simply named The MUH Trio, with the acronym representing world-renowned Italian pianist Roberto Magris, and bassist Frantisek Uhlir and drummer Jaromir Helesic, both prominent on the European jazz scene, most notably in Prague. Though playing together for some time, A Step Into Light is the group's second album ...

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Frantisek Uhlir

Born: July 24, 1950

Born 24.7. 1950 in Usti n/Orlici in Czech Republic.From 1965 has studied double bass,piano and composition at the conservatory in Brno.During his studies has played at the orchestra of the Janacek's opera-house and at the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra. He graduated the conservatory at 1971 with the concert for the double bass and chamber orchestra by J.K.Vanhal(1739-1813). The first touch with the jazz was listening to the Voice of America that came on midnight for an hour.In this broadcasting I've heard first the Bill Evans Trio with Scott LaFaro on the bass and I was very impressed not only by his playing, but with the way, how this trio played together. I've really been influenced by everything I've heard, but of course I paid special attention to the bassplayers as Ray Brown,Paul Chambers, Ron Carter and Scott LaFaro. He is regarded as a player carrying forward the so-called Czech string bass playing tradition(G

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Prague After Dark

By Roberto Magris

Label: JMood Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Another More Blues; Nenazvana; Third World; Prague After Dark; Joycie Girl; From Heart to Heart; Song for an African Child; A Summer’s Kiss; Iraqi Blues; In Love in Vain.

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Joycie Girl

November 1, 2017

Album: Prague After Dark
By Roberto Magris
Label: JMood Records
Released: 2017
Duration: 9:00

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The MUH Trio: Prague After Dark

Read "Prague After Dark" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
March 16, 2017

If experience really is the best teacher, meet three of Europe's most well-schooled jazz musicians who together make up the recently formed MUH Trio. The “M" is Italian pianist Roberto Magris (age fifty-eight), the “U" the sixty-seven-year-old Czech bassist Frantisek Uhlir, the “H" Czech drummer Jaromir Helesic, the trio's elder statesman at age seventy.

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Trio WUH: Live at Jazzinec

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by Jerry D'Souza
May 24, 2014

The first time Skip Wilkins František Uhliř and Jaromir Helešic played together was in January 2012. The following day they got the opportunity of playing at Birdland Neuborg on the Danube. they hit it off and by the time this recording was made in February 2013, they had performed together over 40 times. The ...

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60

By Frantisek Uhlir

Label: Multisonic Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Uvod; Expectation; Father's Blues; Castles in the Air; Wabash; Sarah's Bande; Nenazvana; Song For G. Mraz; Let's Go On; Song For Jane; Softly as in the Morning Sunrise.

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Frantisek Uhlir: 60

by Jerry D'Souza
October 1, 2011

Prague Castle is the premier performance venue in the capital of the Czech Republic. It has held a monthly Jazz at the Castle concert since 2004, with the largest number of performances coming from bassist František Uhlíř. He has performed eight times at the venue, including September 8, 2010, to celebrate his 60th birthday. The cast ...

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