Hradec Králové
12.–16. 10. 2021

International music festival

Jazz Goes to Town

Schedule

20:00

Černák / Cremaschi / Szabó / Beneš
Moreti / Klápště / Goncalves / Matoušková / Jirucha

PREQUEL CONCERT – Punctum (Krásova 803/27, Prague)

FREE ADMISSION

Details about artists: Černák / Cremaschi / Szabó / Beneš, Moreti / Klápště / Goncalves / Matoušková / Jirucha
19:00

Endemit
Tryptych

Klub čp. 4 - Velké náměstí 145

ON THE THRESHOLD OF A NEW ERA

The festival will kick off with this year resident Vít Beneš’s new band Endemit – an introverted dance in another galaxy. The same evening will then see Tryptych, a popular Prague band with original and dynamic energy.

  • 19.00 – Endemit (CZ/SK)
  • 20.30 – Tryptych (SK/CZ)

 

Details about artists: Endemit, Tryptych
17:00

Petr Slabý: Imprese Charlese Minguse – přednáška / Imprint of Charles Mingus – lecture (only in Czech)
café Na kole, Velké nám. 130/24

Details about artists: Petr Slabý: Imprese Charlese Minguse – přednáška / Imprint of Charles Mingus – lecture (only in Czech)
19:00

PIO plays Mingus (feat. Axel Dörner)
Štveráček Charette Šoltis Super Trio

Studio Beseda (Mýtská 126)

BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES – THE IMPORTANCE OF TRADITION

Wednesday marks New York day. Two New Yorkers, Brian Charette and George Cremaschi, will present different approaches to the American music tradition with their ensembles. First we will hear the work of a legendary bass player and composer, followed by a trio composed of Czech-Slovak jazz stars led by one of the world's most renowned organists.

  • 19.00 – PIO plays Mingus – feat. Axel Dörner (US/CZ/SK/IT/DE)
  • 20.30 – Štveráček Charette Šoltis Super Trio (US/CZ/SK)
Details about artists: PIO plays Mingus (feat. Axel Dörner), Štveráček Charette Šoltis Super Trio
17:00

Heart of Dixie
CANCELLED - náměstí 28. října

CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS

Details about artists: Heart of Dixie
19:00

Abacaxi
Oli Steidle and the Killing Popes

Bio Central (tř. Karla IV. 774)

BIG GOALS – THE MANY OPTIONS WE HAVE

On Thursday, we will show how wide our range is. We will start and end the day with a reminder of the time when jazz was popular music. We will also present intense electric sound sculptures in rock guise. The evening will culminate in playful experimental music with a deviant touch performed by a stellar Berlin ensemble.

  • 19.00 – Abacaxi (FR/IT)
  • 20.00 – Oli Steidle and the Killing Popes (DE/GB)
Details about artists: Abacaxi, Oli Steidle and the Killing Popes
22:00

Heart of Dixie
Nãplavka café & music bar (Náměstí 5. května 835)

BIG GOALS - THE MANY OPTIONS WE HAVE

On Thursday, we will show how wide our range is. We will start and end the day with a reminder of the time when jazz was popular music. We will also present intense electric sound sculptures in rock guise. The evening will culminate in playful experimental music with a deviant touch performed by a stellar Berlin ensemble.

FREE ADMISSION

Details about artists: Heart of Dixie
17:00

Susana Santos Silva & Martin Küchen
Sbor kněze Ambrože (Ambrožova 728)

NEW RESOURCES - WHAT IS BEING PLAYED TODAY

On Friday, we will start with an intimate examination of the sound in the interior of a Hussite church. Another point is the continuation of last year's successful project, in which talented young musicians working together create a program tailored to the festival. The highlight of the evening will be a Polish-Scandinavian band delivering music full of emotion and experiences.

Details about artists: Susana Santos Silva & Martin Küchen
19:00

The Shape of Jazz to Come Vol. 2
Pimpono Ensemble

Bio Central (tř. Karla IV. 774)

NEW RESOURCES – WHAT IS BEING PLAYED TODAY

On Friday, we will start with an intimate examination of the sound in the interior of a Hussite church. Another point is the continuation of last year's successful project, in which talented young musicians working together create a program tailored to the festival. The highlight of the evening will be a Polish-Scandinavian band delivering music full of emotion and experiences.

  • 19.00 – The Shape of Jazz to Come Vol. 2 (CZ/BR)
  • 20.30 – Pimpono Ensemble (PL/NO/DK)
Details about artists: The Shape of Jazz to Come Vol. 2, Pimpono Ensemble
20:00

Sofia Jernberg, Frank Gratkowski, Susana Santos Silva & FHK play Heiner Goebbels, Peter Graham & Michal Nejtek
The Philharmonic Orchestra of Hradec Králové (Eliščino nábř. 777/5)

SHINING FUTURE – WHERE MUSIC IS HEADING

A large orchestra, two premieres written specifically for the festival, three world-famous improvisers, one of the most famous European composers of contemporary music. A spectacular finale as part of a unique concert, where we will present current trends in jazz, connecting composed classical music and unrestrained improvisation.

Program:

  • Michal Nejtek (CZ) – Lost Rituals – exclusive world premiere composed for JGTT
    WEBSoundcloudYoutube
  • Peter Graham (CZ) – JOGOTOTO (Joy Goes to the Town) – exclusive world premiere composed for JGTT
    Youtube 
  • Heiner Goebbels (DE) – Die Faust im Wappen (1994), Writings I (1997), Writings II (1997), Under the Construction (2018)
    WEB

Performers:

  • Sofia Jernberg (SE) – vocals
    Youtube
  • Frank Gratkowski (DE) – saxophone
    WEB
  • Susana Santos Silva (PT) – trumpet
    WEBBandcamp 
  • Filharmonie Hradec Králové (CZ); conductor Marko Ivanović
    WEB 

Sofia Jernberg, a Swedish experimental singer, improviser and composer, is known for pushing the limits of the human voice in a completely unique way. A similar thing can be said about the saxophone and clarinet virtuoso, Frank Gratkowski. Frank is an exceptional musician with a range from experimental music to jazz and rock. The trio of soloists is complemented by Susana Santos Silva, a distinctive musician with an unmistakable sound. Susana is one of the biggest stars of the contemporary European jazz and improvisational music scene. Peter Graham and Michal Nejtek are renowned Czech composers and musicians (both pianists) whose work has been performed in the Czech Republic and abroad by distinguished ensembles and performers. Both have a wide scope beyond the genre of contemporary classical music. Composer and director Heiner Goebbels is one of the most important representatives of contemporary music and musical theater. His compositions for ensembles and large orchestras are currently performed around the world, as are several of his musical plays and staged concerts.

The connection of the work of Heiner Goebbels, the three soloists mentioned and the Hradec Králové Philharmonic is an extraordinary and exclusive act, probably never to be repeated in its form.

Details about artists: Sofia Jernberg, Frank Gratkowski, Susana Santos Silva & FHK play Heiner Goebbels, Peter Graham & Michal Nejtek

Artists List

GREAT, NEW, BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL

We are living in revolutionary times, both socially and artistically, and art, from time immemorial, has always reflected social changes. Some people perceive these changes as a social, artistic, musical crisis. Our view is more optimistic and we believe we are standing on the threshold of something new and beautiful.  As a jazz festival, we have a duty to guide through the tradition of jazz music, which has been evolving for over a hundred years and is present to this day. It remains a lasting value, finding ever newer and newer generations of performers and listeners. At the same time, we would like to be a festival that is conscious and reflects on where the music is at present We are also on the threshold of an era where, first and foremost, it is becoming increasingly difficult to determine what is and what is not acceptable within a particular genre, and secondly, at what point this ceases to be relevant. There are no longer any barriers between higher and lower art, all possible influences, genres and forms can coexist, create new combinations and move music forward. Our slogans this year are a reflection of how positively we perceive this new era, where music is accessible to everyone in any form.

 

GREAT, NEW, BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL

We are living in revolutionary times, both socially and artistically, and art, from time immemorial, has always reflected social changes. Some people perceive these changes as a social, artistic, musical crisis. Our view is more optimistic and we believe we are standing on the threshold of something new and beautiful.  As a jazz festival, we have a duty to guide through the tradition of jazz music, which has been evolving for over a hundred years and is present to this day. It remains a lasting value, finding ever newer and newer generations of performers and listeners. At the same time, we would like to be a festival that is conscious and reflects on where the music is at present We are also on the threshold of an era where, first and foremost, it is becoming increasingly difficult to determine what is and what is not acceptable within a particular genre, and secondly, at what point this ceases to be relevant. There are no longer any barriers between higher and lower art, all possible influences, genres and forms can coexist, create new combinations and move music forward. Our slogans this year are a reflection of how positively we perceive this new era, where music is accessible to everyone in any form.

For Media

Contact for media:

Karolína Pláničková
T +420 723 518 595 
karolina.planickova@jgtt.cz

Daniel Brátka
T +420 608 360 409
daniel.bratka@jgtt.cz

The press conference of the 27th Jazz Goes to Town festival takes place on Tuesday, October 5th at 10 AM in the café of Bio Central (tř. Karla IV. 774, 500 02 Hradec Králové). If you wish to visit the press conference, please let us know via e-mail: daniel.bratka@jgtt.cz. We will add your adress to our medialist.

Press quality photo gallery is available for download on this link: bit.ly/JGTT2021-PRESS.


Contact

michal.wroblewski@jgtt.cz

barbora.hodonicka@jgtt.cz
+420 720 312 000

zdenek.charvat@oldservis.cz

karolina.planickova@jgtt.cz
+420 723 518 595

daniel.bratka@jgtt.cz
+420 608 360 409

andrea.molicova@jgtt.cz