Czech Republic

Karel Velebný

Joseph Paice August 14, 2020

Czech multi-instrumentalist Karel Velebný (1931-1989) was a tremendously influential figure on the jazz scene in Czechoslovakia, who died just a...

Miroslav Vitouš

Joseph Paice July 15, 2020

Miroslav Vitouš (born 1947) was born in Prague, in what was then Czechoslovakia. His father was a saxophonist, and he...

So why me? I have worked in jazz for more than 10 years, organising international projects and programming one of the world’s leading jazz clubs. As a result, I have become convinced that there is a wealth of exciting jazz talent to be found in every corner of the world from London to Lusaka, Shanghai to Sidney. I hope to prove that here, before I run out of steam…

You can find out more about me at my ‘professional’ website here, or on my blog here. You might also like my other lockdown project – the Art of Song website.