Ondřej Havelka & His Melody Makers - The Best Bits of the Season!

Name: Ondřej Havelka & His Melody Makers - The Best Bits of the Season!
Start: 2027-04-21T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2027-04-21T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Divadlo GONG

Wed, 21 Apr 2027 · 19:00

GONG Theatre, Prague

concert Jazz culture

Ondřej Havelka and his Melody Makers perform on 21 April 2027 at 7 p.m. at Divadlo GONG on Sokolovská Street in Praha's Vysočany district. Their concert "Nejkrasší kusy saisóny" presents a selection of hot jazz and swing pieces from Czech and American repertoire - one of nine Czech dates the ensemble is undertaking across autumn 2026 and spring 2027. Divadlo GONG serves as a cultural and educational hub with regular jazz evenings and programming for the wider community. The venue on Sokolovská is well served by public transport.

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About the venue: GONG Theatre

Divadlo GONG is a cultural and educational community centre of Prague 9, a contributory organisation located on Sokolovská Street in the Vysočany district. It hosts theatre performances by ensembles from Prague and beyond, musical events across various genres including regular jazz evenings, and educational programmes. The venue features a Large and a Small Stage and runs the Gong dětem project dedicated to theatre for children and youth.

Sokolovská 969/191, 190 00 Praha 9 Get directions

About: Ondřej Havelka

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8 300+

Facebook follower

1995-present

years active with Melody Makers

What's new

2025-10
In October 2025, Havelka appeared in the program Všechnopárty on Czech Television, where he spoke about his departure from the theater.
2025-12
Two major concerts of the show SWING! SWING! SWING! are announced for December 2025 - December 8 at the Olomouc Reduta and December 14 at the Grand Hall of Lucerna in Prague.
2025-03
In March 2025, Melody Makers launched a tour with a new program Šecky pecky synkopicky (tak jak dycky..!), which visited, among other places, Plzeň, Blansko, and Sokolov.

Tour

OlomoucPrahaPrůhoniceBlanskoPlzeňSokolovBrnoPříbram

Tracks

Nebe na Zemialbum with Adam Plachetka (2023), dedicated to Jezek, Vosek and Werich

Swing nylonového věkuMelody Makers album from 2021

Cole Porter (with Magdalena Kožená)album from 2017, collaboration with mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena

Rhapsody in Blue Roomalbum from 2007, one of the key titles in the discography

Sing, Sing, Sing (feat. Sestry Havelkovy)debut single/recording from 2001

About: Melody Makers

Melody Makers is a Czech swing orchestra led by Ondřej Havelka, dedicated to the dance music and jazz of the 1930s and 1940s. The ensemble performs in the spirit of the pre-war era and regularly appears at concerts and dance evenings across the Czech Republic.

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fans on Facebook

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followers on Instagram

studio albums (CD)

1995

year the orchestra was founded

What's new

2026-02
The orchestra performed at the Znojmo Music Festival 2026 in the newly reconstructed Centrum Jízdárna hall - table tickets sold out.
2025-12
The orchestra announced a Christmas show 'SWING! SWING! SWING!' with concerts in Olomouc (Reduta, 9. 12.) and at Prague's Lucerna (14. 12. 2025).
2025-03
The March concert in Velké Meziříčí was postponed to 14 October 2025 due to Ondřej Havelka's illness; tickets remain valid.

Tour

PrahaOlomoucBrnoLitomyšlPlzeňZlínČeské BudějoviceZnojmoŽďár nad SázavouPrůhoniceBlanskoVelké Meziříčí

Tracks

Swing nylonového věkualbum from 2021, return after a six-year break

Nebe na Zemialbum from 2023 with world-renowned baritone Adam Plachetka

Rhapsody in Blue Roomalbum from 2007, one of the most famous in the discography

Cole Porteralbum from 2017 with soprano Magdalena Kožená

Dávají perly swingualbum from 2012, a selection of swing gems

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