Reduta Jazz Club

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Reduta Jazz Club in Prague

Reduta Jazz Club is a music club and theatre scene in Prague, Czech Republic.[1] It is situated in centre of the city, on Národní street, close to the National Theatre. The club was established in 1958 by the bassist Jan Arnet[2] and took its name from a term for centres of fun and music - Reduta. At that time Czechoslovakia was repressed by the Communist regime and the club attempted to promote free culture in the atmosphere of communist bureaucracy. Reduta was one of the newly emerging "small stages", which significantly influenced the development of theatre and music in Czechoslovakia.[3][4]

In the 1960s Reduta supported the arrival of new authors and protagonists, which evolved the tradition of text-appeal cabaret. Their work was complicated due to the occupation by Soviet troops in 1968, with obstacles brought by the official supervisors of culture. At the end of the 1980s Reduta Jazz Club became one of the centres of the Velvet Revolution. American president Bill Clinton actively participated in a traditional jam session at Reduta in 1994, during his presidential term.[5][6][7]

The best Czech and foreign jazz artists perform and jam live to their audience. Names like Wynton Marsalis, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea,[8] Chris Barber, Aki Takase, Albert Mangelsdorff, Cecil Taylor, Karin Krog, Ronnie Scott, Enrico Rava, Tomasz Stanko, Emil Viklický, Laco Déczi, Milan Svoboda and others have performed in the club.

Nowadays Reduta focuses on fusing jazz with modern progressive styles. Their programmes throughout the year include swing, dixieland, mainstream and modern jazz, also Big Band compositions,[9] blues, funky, bossa nova and jazz pop. In Reduta theatre repertoire it is possible to find Black light theatre, Mime theatre and new performances of young theatre groups from Prague.

References

  1. ↑ Poledňák, Ivan (17 May 2003). "Reduta" (in Czech). Český hudební slovník osob a institucí. Retrieved 31 January 2014. 
  2. ↑ Mazač, Rudolf; Dorůžka, Lubomír (13 October 2009). "Reduta oslavovala" (in Czech). Prague 1 - official website. Retrieved 4 February 2014. 
  3. ↑ Day, Barbara (1999). The Velvet Philosophers. Continuum. p. 201. ISBN 9781870626422. 
  4. ↑ Dorůžka, Lubomír; Dorůžka, Petr. Panoráma populární hudby 1918/1978. Praha : Mladá fronta, 1987.
  5. ↑ "Prahu navštívil americký prezident Bill Clinton" (in Czech). Czech Television. Retrieved 31 January 2014. 
  6. ↑ Velinger, Jan (22 October 2004). "28th Prague International Jazz Festival to see performances by Saskia Laroo & Kodac Harrison, as well as local talent". Radio Prague. Retrieved 5 February 2014. 
  7. ↑ "Fans Can Hear Clinton Blow Hot Air - Through His Sax". Deseret News. 25 March 1994. Retrieved 7 February 2014. 
  8. ↑ Grigar, Kay (14 November 2013). "Prague International Jazz Festival". Czech Radio. Retrieved 31 January 2014. 
  9. ↑ "Sedm dní, sedm big bandů v Redutě" (in Czech). Týden. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014. 

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