The project Heavyweight Jazz Meeting, led by jazz musicians Erik Rothenstein and Michal Motýľ, presents an authentic dialogue between two “heavyweights” of low-register instruments on their latest original album. AUDIO – BANDCAMP Exploring the Depths of Sound At the heart of this project lies a fascination with the powerful, resonant sound of low-register brass and […]
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▼Velvet▼ was created by the collaboration of composers Matúš Jakabčic, Erik Rothenstein and Vladislav Šarišský. The SO36 ensemble group presented their compositions in conjunction with a thematic author’s visual projection directed by Viliam Csin. The created work is a reflection of the artists on the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. The aim of the
After performing in several bands of this type, I gladly took the opportunity to take arranging lessons with Matúš Jakabčic. Matúš showed me various compositional techniques and arranging tricks, which I then used when creating songs for his CZ-SK Big Band. I wrote several mainstream compositions for the ensemble, and in the project Blázni z
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before the concert KIRIL STOYANOV – Bulgarian percussionist plays on TAPAN with Erik on the composition H Stein C……
The saxophone is not a frequently used instrument in classical music, but its sound is certainly a very interesting partner for its older “colleagues”. Rediscovering the already explored and exploring the undiscovered is in this context the main idea of musicians Erik Rothenstein and Zita Slavíčková within the Lento Ad Astra group. Lento Ad Astra
“I have been following Jorge since my teenage years. I was fascinated by his specific playing style, which drew from the flamenco tradition enriched with new elements. I am very happy that he accepted the invitation and is part of our album. His calm and at the same time captivating musical expression was a great
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Matúš Jakabčic with his CZ-SK Big Band celebrates its 20th anniversary At the suggestion of Rudolf Neuls, director of the Czechoslovak Jazz Festival in Přerov, Jakabčic assembled the Czech-Slovak Jazz Orchestra. In 2004, the big band began its Přerov premiere and gradually performed at almost all major festivals and individual concerts in the Czech Republic
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ALMA PANNONIA Smoke signals of a special cultural encounter in the Carpathian Basin… Jewish, Hungarian, Slovak, Moldavian traditions mix in one Pannonian cauldron. A special gathering of four artists (from Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria) of different backgrounds found “common ground” in the interpretation and reworking of folk songs from the Transylvanian region. In addition to singing, Géza Fábri collects and
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Schumann resonance is referred to as the heartbeat of Mother Earth. Saxophonist Erik Rothenstein, together with local musicians and Spanish flautist Jorge Pardo, have recorded an eponymous album (Bebe Rebe June 2022) in which they use musical language to transmit the resonance to their listeners. Pardo is known as a pioneer of modern flamenco, referred
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new album inspired by jazz and Carpahatian music from middle-estern Europe. LINE UP: Dominika Debnárová (voice), Pavol Berezua (guitar), Juraj Raši (drums, udu drum, drum voice, keybord), Matej Štubniak (bassguitar, double bass), Erik Rothenstein – reeds, flute. GUESTS: Ľuboš Šrámek (piano), Ján Oriško (riq), Eddy Portella (congas), Balázs Dongó Szokolay (transylvanian flutes, pipes and fujara) and
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