Jazz Dock Orchestra ft. Emiliano Sampaio

As part of its March concert, the Jazz Dock Orchestra will welcome an exceptional guest – the highly acclaimed Brazilian composer, arranger, conductor, guitarist, and trombonist Emiliano Sampaio. Born in São Paulo and now based in Austria, Sampaio is regarded as one of the most distinctive and awarded figures of the contemporary jazz orchestral scene. His music has been performed at major jazz clubs and festivals across Europe, Australia, and South America.

Sampaio has collaborated with leading international big bands and orchestras, including the Metropole Orkest, HR Frankfurt Radio Big Band, and Jazz Bigband Graz, whose artistic direction he assumed in 2025. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including international composition prizes and multiple DownBeat Student Awards. His work uniquely bridges jazz tradition with elements of classical orchestral writing, promising a powerful and inspiring musical experience.

The Jazz Dock Orchestra is a modern jazz big band of European level focused on original compositions and interpretations of the classic big band songbook. In the six years of its successful existence, the orchestra has become the "flagship" of the Jazz Dock club and has worked with world class musicians such as Kurt Elling, Richard Bona, Ben Wendel, Niels Klein and others. Precise yet lively interplay, great solos and quality scores have brought the big band great renown in the wider context of the European jazz scene. The orchestra's work focuses on its own original compositions (especially those of Jan Jirucha, Andy Schofield, and Miroslav Hloucal), but also on high-quality arrangements of the world repertoire (Duke Ellington, Gill Evans, Bob Brookmeyer, Charles Mingus, etc.). Following the example of New York's Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (the resident band of the Village Vanguard club, which plays there regularly once a week), they have been performing on the Jazz Dock stage every third Monday of the month. This long-term and regular concert activity has yielded excellent results and today the Jazz Dock Orchestra is rightly ranked among the leading European big bands.

The JAZZ DOCK ORCHESTRA's activities have culminated in the release of its first album, Tonight, which was created from the recording of two live concerts at Jazz Dock. It was released by the prestigious Animal Music label in October 2023 to great reviews from the professional and general public!

The Jazz Dock Orchestra consists of elite players from the contemporary Czech, Slovak and British jazz scenes: Saxophones: 1. alto - Andy Schofield, 2. alto - Petr Kalfus; 1. tenor - Marcel Bárta, 2. tenor - Suzanne Higgins, baryton sax - Jakub Cirkl; Trumpets: Jaroslav Kohoutek, Martin Jůzl, Miroslav Hloucal, Miroslav Nováček; Trombones: Jan Jirucha, Štěpán Janoušek, Richard Šanda, Tomas Bialko; Rhythm section: piano - Jiří Levíček; double bass - Tomáš Baroš; drums - Daniel Šoltis.

Admission for sitting 650 CZK, for standing 300 CZK. It is no longer necessary to reserve a seat when purchasing a seated ticket. To reserve a specific seat, please write your request in the note when purchasing the ticket. Fulfillment of the request cannot be guaranteed.

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