Jiří Polydor

Pianist Jiří Polydor was in the past a long-time member of the legendary Classic Jazz Collegia, with whom he toured Europe (Holland, Spain). Later, he was the pianist of Klikar's Original Prague Syncopation Orchestra for several years, with whom he recorded, for example, the album Walking and Swinging (1997). On the next album Opso he accompanied Jiří Suchý, with whom he recorded yet another CD in 2003, this time as a member of The Hottentots Orchestra. With renowned British musicians (trumpeter Danny Illeto, singer Fiona Duncan) he participated in engagements in Switzerland, in Berlin he accompanied former member of Armstrong's All Stars, clarinetist Joe Muranyi. In recent years, he has also performed with the singer Petra Ernyei at festivals in Great Britain (Bude, Keswick).