Josef Vejvoda (born 13 July 1945,

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) is a

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composer, percussionist, conductor and bandleader. His first notable appearance took place in 1963, when he performed with

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's Jazztet at the

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. In 1967, he was awarded Laureate of the Prague Jazz International Contest of Young Soloists. He graduated from

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in 1970. He recorded albums with

Karel Velebný Karel Velebný (17 March 1931 – 7 March 1989, Prague) was a Czech jazz musician, composer, arranger, actor, writer and music pedagogue. Velebný was one of the founders of modern Czech jazz in the second half of the 20th century. Biography At ...

's SHQ, with the Big Band of the

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(Czech Radio), with Laco Déczi, with

Emil Viklický Emil Viklický (born 23 November 1948) is a Czech jazz pianist and composer. Career Viklický was born in Olomouc. He graduated from Palacký University in 1971 with a degree in mathematics. As a student, he devoted a lot of time to playing ...

, as well as with several musicians from abroad. ''A Meeting To Build A Dream On'', an album with recording of a performance with

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at the Přerov Jazz Festival, was awarded ''The Best Jazz Album'' of 2001 by the Český rozhlas. In 2002, on the centenary of

Jaromír Vejvoda Jaromír Vejvoda (28 March 1902 – 13 November 1988) was a Czech composer and the author of the "Beer Barrel Polka". Life and work Vejvoda was born and died in Zbraslav. He learned to play the fiddle and flugelhorn in a band led by his father. ...

, he conducted his father's ''

Beer Barrel Polka "Beer Barrel Polka", also known as "The Barrel Polka", "Roll Out the Barrel", or "Rosamunde", is a 1927 polka composed by Czech musician Jaromír Vejvoda. Lyrics were added in 1934, subsequently gaining worldwide popularity during World War II a ...

'' at

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.ČTK, Vladimír Vlasák, ''Škoda lásky zazněla v Carnegie Hall'', Mladá fronta DNES, 23 March 2002 (incl. photograph) Vejvoda is married and has two daughters. One of them, Monika Šterbáková-Vejvodová, is a conductor; the other daughter,

Zuzana Vejvodová Zuzana Vejvodová (born 19 September 1980, Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech actress.Zdeněk A. Tichý, Helena Šimáčková, Boris Hlaváček, ''Obrozené divadlo : Divadlo Na Fidlovačce 1921-2001'', ASA 2001, In 2000 she graduated from Prag ...

, became an actress.

References

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