Harpreet Bansal Trio

Harpreet Bansal is a Norwegian violinist and composer with Indian roots who has in recent years established herself as one of Norway’s most interesting musicians. Her unique approach to India’s deeply rooted ragga tradition draws inspiration from jazz, folk and contemporary classical music. She is one of Norway’s most sought-after performers, regularly appearing at prestigious festivals at home and abroad. She has performed as a soloist with such prominent ensembles as the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra.

Vojtěch Procházka is a versatile leading Czech pianist and composer, active in the field of jazz and improvised music. After studying at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory in Prague, he studied for two years at the Conservatoire Nationale Supérieur de Musique in Paris. He then completed a one-year exchange stay at the Norwegian Musikkhogskole in Oslo, where he was subsequently accepted for a master’s degree. His main projects include the Harpreet Bansal Trio and the local bands Vertigo, Monika Načeva & Zdivočelí koně and Luboš Soukup’s Freetown Quartet. Procházka also improvises for silent films and composes film music.

Andreas Bratlie is a drummer, percussionist, singer and composer who graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo and works freelance for various artists and ensembles from electropop to contemporary jazz. In recent years he has regularly collaborated with Bertine Zetlitz, MiniMacro Wind Ensemble and Harpreet Bansal Trio. In the latter group, he is one of the few musicians in Norway to play the Indian tabla drums.

This extraordinary Prague´s jazz club is situated in the beautiful and romantic environment of old Prague, in the immediate vicinity of conservation area of Malá Strana and Kampa Island. Jazz Dock is surrounded by the unique 19th century buildings athmosphere, near Prague city center, very close to the National Theatre. Thanks to its unique location directly on the bank of the Vltava river it offers unforgettable views of Prague centre.

The high level of acoustic set up in this Prague jazz club allows live jazz music gigs until the morning hours! Often during a one single evening several jazz bands together as well as guest musicians will change on jazz club stage.

Jazz Dock has its own music concept. It´s dramaturgy is specific for its several-days concert blocks of significant Czech jazz bands and foreign bands and regular jazz festivals focused on a particular jazz genre, specific country or dominant jazz instrument.

Ten meters long Jazz Dock futuristic bar is full of traditional and proven drinks and cocktails as well as specialties and news for anyone with fantasy. Together with Jazz Dock kitchen´s delicatessen and efficient staff, Jazz Dock offers full-value enjoyment (not only) during musical production!

Jazz concerts in Jazz Dock are complemented by afternoon´s pleasant seating and refreshments during the day, and in the summer also in the beautiful surroundings of the outdoor café and on the roof of the club.

The club doesn´t have a direct wheelchair access but the club friendly staff is ready to help.