Jazz concert: Emil Viklicky & Daniel Bulatkin

Date: 30.4.2024 od 20:00 hodin / Vstupné: 300,- Kč

"Generation of Czech Jazz Piano"

On the occasion of the International Jazz Day, the Beseder Gallery will for the first time host the matador of the Czech jazz piano Emil Viklický and the representative of the youngest jazz generation Daniel Bulatkin in a piano duo format at the Steinway & Sons grand piano. In the first half of the concert both pianists will present themselves as soloists with their own programme, in the second half they will play together on two pianos a selection of jazz standards that have accompanied them throughout their career on stage.

Emil Viklicky

Emil Viklický is a leading Czech jazz pianist and composer. He comes from an artistic family from Olomouc (his father was an assistant to the painter Jan Zrzavý in 1946-49). After graduating from the Slovanský Gymnasium in Olomouc (1966), he studied numerical mathematics at the Faculty of Science of Palacký University in Olomouc (1966-71, graduated mathematician), but he did not pursue the field later, because he had already transferred his interest to music and especially jazz during his studies.

Viklický made his debut in 1977 with the album V Holomóci mesto. The synthesis of the modal practices of 1970s jazz soon merged with the study of Moravian folklore and, of course, the work of Leoš Janáček. This trajectory culminated in his studies in Boston, and Viklický increasingly imaginatively combined jazz impulses with the field of compositional techniques of the second half of the 20th century. He gradually worked his way into opera and other artistic music and became a symbol of the ideal union of both worlds - nonartistic and artistic music. Emil Viklicky's biography and discography are very extensive and his lifelong contribution to the arts is absolutely unique.

http://www.viklicky.com/

Daniel Bulatkin

Pianist, organist and composer Daniel Bulatkin (*1999), currently based in Holland, is one of the leading figures of young Czech jazz. Already at the age of 15, he won third place in the prestigious Pianist of the Year competition organised by PETROF. He was the youngest competitor in history. In 2018 he received the individual talent award at the Central European Jazz Competition in Brno. In 2021 he completed his Bachelor's degree at the Jazz Department at HAMU in Prague and is now continuing his studies at the Codarts Master's program in Rotterdam (NL). During his relatively short career he has had the opportunity to perform in more than 15 European Zhenya Strigalev (UK/RU), Martin Valihora (SK), Ben Tiberio (US), Aviv Cohen (IL), Conor Chaplin (UK), Szymon Mika (PL), Stefan Lievestro (NL), Ruggero Robin (IT), Mike Gotthard (HU), David Dorůžka, Ondřej Štveráček, Yvonne Sanchez, Robert Balzar, Fečo family, Tomáš Baroš...

However, he considers his most fruitful collaboration with Norwegian bassist Per "Bass Viking" Mathisen - together with him he had the opportunity to perform alongside jazz & fusion megastars such as Ulf Wakenius, Gary Husband or Gergo Borlai. In addition, Daniel also had the opportunity to present his music at the Gypsy Jazz Festival in Bratislava, where he was joined by world-renowned saxophonist and two-time Grammy winner Tineke Postma and one of the world's most in-demand drummers Justin Faulkner. Daniel has already released two critically acclaimed albums. The first of these - "The New Beginning" (Alessa Records, AT) by B/Y Organism - was released in collaboration with ethno-fusion guitarist Kirill Yakovlev, and features Daniel primarily as a Hammond B3 player. The second CD "Drifter Days" (Lukas Oravec Records, SK) is the result of
extensive tour with young British alto saxophone virtuoso Tom Smith. On the debut album "Winterspring" (Ubuntu Music, UK) by American singer and composer Allison Wheeler - Daniel plays not only the role of pianist, but also arranger and producer. Daniel's composition Lady of the Lake, arranged for big band by Andy Schofield, is now part of the repertoire of the prestigious Jazz Dock Orchestra. In addition to his extensive experience as
as a private teacher, he also taught at the International Conservatory in Prague in 2018-20.

https://danielbulatkin.com/cz.html

Entrance fee: 300,- CZK

For reservations, please contact the gallery director Marina Kantor directly by phone +420 724 250 808 or by e-mail marina@besedergallery.art