Open-air Bratislava Jazz Days
The opening concert of the Bratislava Jazz Days will take place on 8 September at the Summer Stage of the SĽUK Theatre, adjacent to the beautiful natural park in the Rusovce borough of Bratislava.
The well known Slovakian jazz singer Peter Lipa is the host of the traditional September warm-up of the Bratislava Jazz Days Slovenská sporiteľňa: the icon of Slovak jazz closes the late summer evening with his concert. Peter Lipa has once again invited two talented guests with a unique perspective on music:
Léon Phal is a key artist of the new French jazz wave. Perhaps the most important and remarkable fact about his contemporary music is that he does not use any machines or electronics in his compositions. Although his music has the feel of a current club sound, it is made using only traditional jazz instruments.
The French-Swiss saxophone player with a reputation that already extends beyond the borders of Europe, paves his way with his faithful quintet consisting of Arthur Alard (drums), Rémi Bouyssière (bass), Gauthier Toux (keys) and Zacharie Ksykowski’s (trumpet).
On his latest album, “Stress Killer,” the saxophone is the leader and master of ceremonies, blending jazz codes with homages to Detroit techno pioneers, Chicago deep house, and drawing on Leon’s previous collaborations with Laurent Garnier. Léon also looks in the rear-view mirror, towards the masters who explored the saxophone like no other: his interpretation of John Coltrane’s Naima contains deep rhodes before the unmistakable melody of saxophone and trumpet emerges.
Nikol Bóková is a pianist and composer, winner of the Anděl and Jantar awards, winner of the Czech Radio Jazz poll “Czech Jazz Sklízeň”. Nikol Bóková is one of the most talented composers on the contemporary jazz scene, as well as an accomplished performer in the world of classical music.
The members of her jazz quartet are David Dorůžka (electric guitar), Martin Kocián (double bass) and Michał Wiergoń (drums).
Nikol Bóková’s work draws on her original classical musical training and originally combines elements of jazz, classical music, as well as pop and minimalism. For her composition “Prometheus” from the album of the same name, she won the OSA award in the category “Best Jazz Composition of the Year”. She has six albums to her credit, the current one “Expedition” was released last year.
