Milan Svoboda Quartet

The music of Milan Svoboda's quartet follows the tradition of modern jazz of the 60s and 70s. However, there are also influences of rock, folklore and contemporary classical music. Milan Svoboda often arranges his compositions into larger thematic units, creating characteristic suites that allow enough space for creative improvisations by all members of the group. With his quartet, Milan Svoboda gave concerts almost all over Europe, the USA and India, took part in a number of jazz festivals and recorded the gramophone albums Okno dokořán, The Boston Concert, Dedication, Tonight Tomorrow Morning, Milan Svoboda Q & Tony Lakatos, Mark of the Marksman and Live At The Castle< /em>. His participation in the first year of the European Jazz Night festival in Vienna, which was broadcast by the EBU television company throughout Europe, was prestigious. , e.g. Michal Gera, Aleš Charvát, Jaromír Helešic, Ivan Myslikovjan or Martin Lehký. It starred Greg Badolato and Aaron Scott in the short "American" period. Internationally recognized personalities such as Tony Lakatos, Sigi Finkel, Jarek Smietana, Jiří Stivín and many others often perform as guests with the quartet. The latest cast of the Milan Svoboda Quartet is a select company of top soloists who collaborate with the leading bands of the Czech jazz scene. The repertoire consists mainly of original compositions by Milan Svoboda and his original arrangements of world jazz literature. Milan Svoboda Quartet is a frequent guest of European music festivals and jazz clubs.