8th of November is the release date of the new album by my friend/"boss"/a guy I love - as well as the rest of the band - Tomáš Klus. the record is called Tady to máš. On all digital platforms. And there are CD's as well. Check it here.

     So far we have been pleasantly surprised by very positive reviews and reactions from our friends and fans. Thanks! Looking forward very much to play the new stuff live! See you on the spring tour

     Part two of my Youtube series called Czech 20th century guitar music. After Impromptu by Jan Truhlář here is Miniatures by Štěpán Urban. The point is to learn to perform a particular composition and then record and film the performance, no editing just pure playing, as it is supposed to be, live in studio (or elsewhere in the future, I'm just getting started).

     I didn't want to pick just any pieces I like. I felt the series need to have a certain continuity. I wanted compositions of "the same kind", if you like. So why 20th century Czech composers and guitar players? (KInd of weird pieces that are not played very often at all..) It certainly has nothing to do with being patriotic or anything.. The answer is I believe the best answer - I don't know, pure intuition. I've been just drawn to these pieces. When I'd encountered some of them while studying classical guitar I felt they are somewhat strange but strangely beautiful as well. They were weird but somehow I always felt how to play them so they would sound meaningful. (Maybe I was wrong - maybe I still am). And more so - when I heard some of them being performed by someone else I had this "no, not that way!" notion. Maybe I'm just arrogant but I felt the urge to perform them the way I believe they should sound. I'm still at the beginning of this and of course I hear how much work is ahead of me. But here are Miniatures. 

     Originally written in 1963. When you realize it you can see how innovative was Urban's approach. You didn't see people treating guitar like that back then, classical or electric.

Here we go. First post of my new website. The time has come to do more things on my own. First, here are some pictures. The photographer Ondra Zeman is a gifted artist who always has the ability to understand my strange visions. Thank you! 

In the MUSIC section you can find the info on Pylon15 - first recording I'm putting out under my own name. There is quite a story to be told about that one. Read it, hear it! 

Also check out my very own new Youtube channel.