JFB: Shai Maestro Quartet and Glance

Shai Maestro showed extraordinary musical talent from an early age, and it is no wonder that at the age of fifteen he received a full scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, which is not at all common at that age. He soon became part of the international jazz scene, where he drew attention primarily as a member of the trio of double bassist Avishai Cohen, with whom he played for five years and recorded four albums. The drummer of the trio was the equally famous Mark Guiliana. This experience provided the Maestro not only with invaluable concert and studio training, which helped him enter the consciousness of jazz audiences around the world, but also helped him define his own musical vision.

Glanc – Petr Nohavica has made his mark on the Czech music scene not only as the leader of his own projects, but also as a sideman in bands across genres, such as Winterspring (Allison Wheeler Quartet), B/Y Organism, Bardo, Tour Guide Blonde or Drifter Days (Tom Smith / Daniel Bulatkin). He also collaborated with other artists, such as Lukáš Oravec, Luboš Soukup, Robert Balcar, and Tal Arditi.