The Prague Six

CONCEPT ART ORCHESTRA is an occasionally performing Czech big band composed of first class Czech jazz performers, led and conducted by the trumpetist and composer Štěpánka Balcarová. The album THE PRAGUE SIX contains first recordings of contemporary compositions by young Czech composers who have formed the group of the same name and majority of them are also among the band-members. Large original compositions lie at the border of jazz and classical music and use all expression possibilities and perfect interplay of the orchestra, as well as improvisation skills of individual members.

1. Trawa zielona (Štěpánka Balcarová)
2. All Those Colours (Luboš Soukup)
3. Taniec Drakuli (Vít Křišťan)
4. Waning Wave (Martin Brunner)
5. Byly jsme tam taky (Jan Jirucha)
6. Undefined (Tomáš Sýkora)

CONCEPT ART ORCHESTRA:

Štěpánka Balcarová, conductor

David Fárek, Petr Kalfus, Marcel Bárta, Luboš Soukup, Robert Mitrega – saxophones, clarinets, flutes Stanislav Zeman, Roman Němec, Oskar Török, Jan Přibil – trumpets, flugelhorns Jan Jirucha, Štěpán Janoušek, Richard Šanda, Johannes Oppel – trombones Vít Křišťan – piano, Petr Dvorský – acoustic bass, Kamil Slezák – drums

GUESTS:

Dorota Barová – voice, Jiří Šimek – electric guitar, Ondřej Hauser – electric bass