ONDŘEJ ŠTVERÁČEK QUARTET /SK,CZ/

John William Coltrane (also known as "Trane"; September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz. He organized at least fifty recording sessions as a leader during his recording career, and appeared as a sideman on many other albums, notably with trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk.
As his career progressed, Coltrane and his music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension. His second wife was pianist Alice Coltrane, and their son Ravi Coltrane is also a saxophonist. Coltrane influenced innumerable musicians, and remains one of the most significant tenor saxophonists in jazz history. He received many posthumous awards and recognitions, including canonization by the African Orthodox Church as Saint John William Coltrane. In 2007, Coltrane was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for his "masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship and iconic centrality to the history of jazz


Ondřej Štveráček saxophonist is one of the best-known jazz figures of rising generation in this country.
He plays in Gustav Brom´s orchestra and he regularly collaborates with Jerry Bergonzi, George Mraz, Joe Cohn, Dennis Rowland, Philip Harper, Uwe Plath, Ryan Carniaux, Erik Doelman, Udo Van Boven, Igor Buttman, Mel Canady, Peter Beets, Stepan Markovic, Jonathan Crossley, Erik Rottenstein, Lubos Sramek, Klaudius Kovac, David Doruzka, Angelko Stupar, Milan Nikolic, Juraj Bartos, Oskar Rozsa, Jaromír Honzák more . In addition to sideman activities, however he develops his own system to play jazz saxophone inspired by jazz tradition. Coltraine concept called Sheets of Sound leaks Štveráček's phrasing and his tonal timbre is without doubt inspired by the same source.
Štveráček has with jazz legend in common also perfectly mastered craft of jazz. He is not surprised by any awkward and hurried pace deal with arbitrarily complex harmonies or metro. In recent years Štveráček showshis own musical personality in his music, which benefit both himself and his listeners. The band is currently preparing its own profile album and so it go around all the important jazz destinations in Central Europe. Štveráček´s current view of jazz help flesh out true jazz masters of the rising generation.
Debut album ONDŘEJ ŠTVERÁČEK QUARTET - "WHAT'S OUTSIDE" was nominated for the Angel Award as BEST JAZZ. ALBUM 2010th

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