Back Side Big Band

The swing and jazz orchestra Back Side Big Band has more than 11 years of history and today it is a modern jazz band that pleases the ears of the critical listener, but also the heart of those who just want to have fun. Currently, it has approximately 20 members (conductor, 5 saxophones, 5 trumpets, 4 trombones, keyboards, bass guitar, guitar, drums), among whom you can find both music teachers and their former students, scientists, programmers, railway employees, but also future professional musicians.

The artistic director of the band is Lenka Vašátková, who studied conducting at the Ježek Conservatory in Prague, she worked in a number of international orchestral formations and today teaches music. The repertoire of the big band includes not only standards by authors of the swing era (G. Miller, D. Ellington, D. Gillespie, H. Hancock), but also compositions by contemporary authors (Phil Collins, Milan Svoboda, Joe Zawinul, Stevie Wonder). At the same time, the orchestra also plays the compositions of his original drummer, Robert Štolba.