Bohemia Jazz Fest is an annual jazz festival in the
Czech Republic. It was started in 2005 by Czech-born jazz guitarist
Rudy Linka. The festival travels to different historic squares in cities throughout the country during the month of July, beginning on Prague's
Old Town Square
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Buildings
The square ...
, and ending in
Budweis. In the past, Bohemia Jazz Fest has visited Prachatice, Domazlice, Plzen, Tabor, and Brno.
Media
Bohemia Jazz Fest is featured in Michelin's Prague 2012 guide. It has also been featured in
Downbeat magazine, as well as New York Times' blog "In Transit."
Performers
Past performers include:
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Larry Carlton
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Stanley Clarke
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Tom Harrell
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Roy Haynes
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Charles Lloyd
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John Patitucci
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Danilo Perez
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Chris Potter
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Terje Rypdal
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John Scofield
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* Lonnie Smith (baseball) (born 1955), American baseball player
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* Lonnie Smith (organist) (1942–2021), American organist
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McCoy Tyner
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Yellowjackets
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Places
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Arts, e ...
References
Music festivals established in 2005
Jazz festivals in the Czech Republic
Summer events in the Czech Republic
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