Lukas Oravec Quartet feat JERRY BERGONZI

Jerry Bergonzi (USA) - saxophone https://www.jerrybergonzi.net/
Lukáš Oravec (SK) - trumpet http://www.lukasoravec.com/
Alan Bartuš (AT/SK) - piano https://www.alanbartus.com/
Tomáš Baroš (CZ) - bass http://tomasbaros.com/
Marián Ševčík (SK) - drums
The formation was formed at the beginning of 2012. It immediately impressed jazz enthusiasts with its quality. The band played more than 200 club and festival performances all over Europe. The quartet won the highest prize of the competition "Young Faces of Slovak Jazz" and at the same time the prize for "interpretive performance" of the leader of the quartet. In 2013, they released their debut album entitled "Introducing Lukáš Oravec Quartet"; , which won the 2013 ESPRIT award for the best Slovak album of the year. In 2015, he released the second album "Piotrology" and in 2016 the third album of the quartet "Ali", which received a nomination for the Radio Head Award 2017 and won the ESPRIT 2016 prize for the best jazz album of the year. In 2021, the quartet releases the album "Movin' Spirit", which immediately wins two awards for the best jazz album of the year (Radio Head Award and Esprit Award). In 2022, the group recorded an album with the American musicians Andy Middleton and Danny Grissett in cooperation with the Moravian Philharmonic. The latest album "Hope" in collaboration with the world star Jerrim Bergonzi is currently in a close nomination for the Radio Head Award for the best jazz album of the year. The Quartet has collaborated with the world's best, classical bodies and also with Grammy musicians such as: Aaron Goldberg, Rick Margitza, Vincent Herring, Bob Mintzer, Wayne Escoferry, Danny Grissett, Andy Middleton, Moravian Philharmonic, State Chamber Orchestra Žilina, Seamus Blake , Tony Lakatos and with many others.
"Lukas Oravec is a wonderful young trumpet player who plays and writes with lots of fire and creativity. His music has a distinctive sound as does his playing. He and the musicians Lukas surrounds himself with are a force to be reckoned with. I think you will enjoy this wonderful music as well as hearing the band play live"
Bob Mintzer
JERRY BERGONZI (USA)
Tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author and educator. Jazz critics rank him among the top 100 saxophonists of all time and he is the author of the most famous jazz etudes (studies) in the world. As a young man, he became famous as a member of Dave Brubeck's band during the 1970s. He has performed worldwide at all major jazz festivals and jazz venues with his own ensembles as well as with many jazz greats. His music is known for its innovation, mastery and integrity. His discography includes more than 50 solo records, many of them on the Blue Note or Columbia Records label, and over 200 albums as a sideman. Jerry Bergonzi is the author of hundreds of ASCAP-registered compositions. He has worked with names like Joe Lovano, Steve Slagle, Billy Drewes, Paul Moen, Pat LaBarbera, Dave Liebman, John Scofield. Mike Brecker, Bob Berg, Tom Harrell, Steve Grossman or Victor Lewis. These are just a few names of the many players Bergonzi has shared the stage with.