Jan Stolba


Jan Stolba born in 1957 in Prague. At the beginning of his career, he played 1920’s and 1930’s jazz in Prague swing bands OPSO and Jazzphonic quintet. Later on, he also appeared on the Czech alternative rock scene of 1970´ and 1980’s; he played with the drummer Alan Vitouš; he was a member of the art-rock “big band” Krasné nové stroje, or an avantgard–folk–rock group Mozart K. With various groups, he took part in jazz festivals throughout Europe and the U.S.A. He played on 15 albums; his last CD, entitled “Time after Time”, was recorded in 2002 by his own jazz quartet. At present, he composes his own material. Besides his music activities, he is also interested in literature – he published several books of fiction and poetry, and he often contributes with his criticism for literary journals.

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