Golden Fever of Swing and Jazz

Name: Golden Fever of Swing and Jazz
Start: 2026-10-08T18:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-08T21:30:00+02:00
Location: Kostel Sv. Martina ve Zdi

Thu, 8 Oct 2026 · 18:30

Church of St. Martin in the Wall, Prague

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Come and listen to a brand new programme featuring the most beautiful melodies from the golden age of swing and jazz performed by the Swing Melody quartet.

SWING MELODY - quartet
Jan Veverka - trumpet / vocals
Veronika Šerá - alto saxophone / clarinet
Kristýna Doudová - double bass
Václav Janů - guitar

PROGRAMME:
G. GERSHWIN - Somebody Loves Me
J. JEŽEK - Nebe na zemi
L. ARMSTRONG - I Can't Give You Anything But I Love Baby
K. BĚHOUNEK - Má láska je JAZZ
E. HINES / B. GOODMAN - Rosetta
K. BĚHOUNEK - Sám s děvčetem v dešti (orch. R.A. Dvorský)
H. CARMICHAEL - Sing Me A Swing Song (Benny Goodman)
H. WARREN - Lulu's Back in Town (Benny Goodman)
S. E. NOVÁČEK - Jen pro ten dnešní den (KRISTIÁN)
R. WHITING - Guilty
D. ELLINGTON - Rent Party Blues
L. ARMSTRONG - Dinah (V. Nezval / H. Akst)

(Programme and performers subject to change; duration approximately 65 minutes)

About the venue: Church of St. Martin in the Wall

Gothic church with a Romanesque core in Prague's Old Town, built between 1178 and 1187. Its name comes from the fact that its south wall once adjoined the medieval city fortifications. In 1414, Jakoubek of Stříbro administered communion in both kinds here for the first time in Prague - a pivotal moment of the Czech Reformation. Closed by Emperor Joseph II in 1784 and used as a warehouse for decades, the building was bought back by the city and restored in 1905-1906 to designs by Kamil Hilbert. Today it belongs to the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren and hosts services, classical music concerts and exhibitions.

Martinská 8, 110 00 Praha 1 Get directions

About: Václav Janů

Václav Janů is a Czech jazz guitarist who studied at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory in Prague. In the Swing Melody ensemble he is the sole harmony instrument, anchoring the rhythm section on guitar. He also plays with Prague Rhythm Kings, VorazBand and Sunny Swing Orchestra, with his musical interests centred on early jazz, blues and fingerstyle guitar. He teaches guitar at the ZUŠ music school in Vlašim.

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