There is currently no greater jazz legend in the Czech Republic. The phenomenal trumpeter with many years of experience in New York – he has lived in the USA for forty years – is a tireless concert nomad. At 87, as soon as he touches the mouthpiece, he suddenly seems sixty years younger and sweeps the audience away with incredible energy.
His well-rehearsed band consists of brilliant soloists who serve King Laco with devotion. A concert full of tempo, pull, and addictive potential.
Inspired by the example of his uncle, himself a musician, he discovered his passion for the trumpet while still in elementary school. In high school, he gained his first experience in various ensembles, and during his military service in Prague, he performed as a guest with Studio 5 and later the Jazz Studio. After his discharge in 1962, he decided to stay in Prague, playing first in the sextet of the Rokoko Theatre and then joining the Jazz Outsiders. This was followed by engagements with the renowned S+HQ ensemble led by Karel Velebný, as well as the Reduta Quartet, where he emerged as a frontman.
In 1967, he founded the band Jazz Celula – a formation with which he gathered numerous renowned musicians: Laco Tropp, Svatopluk Košvanec, Josef Vejvoda, Karel Růžička, or Petr Král. During this time, he was also appointed to the representative ensemble Czechoslovak All Star Band.
In the USA, he played music with a whole range of great jazz names – including Elvin Jones, Bill Watrous, Junior Cook, Dave Weckl, and Sonny Costanzo. With his band Celula New York, he regularly gives concerts in the state of New York and in Connecticut.
Line-up:
Laco Déczi – trumpet
Vaico Déczi – drums
Michael Krásný – bass, vocals
Walter Fischbacher – keyboards
Homepage: www.lacodeczi.com
Start: 20:00
Doors open: 19:00
Box office: Full price 350Kč
Advance tickets: 350 Kč
Ticket shops
POKLADNA MĚSTSKÉHO DIVADLA VARNSDORF, Partyzánů 1442, Varnsdorf (CZ)
MĚSTSKÉ INFORMAČNÍ CENTRUM VARNSDORF, Otáhalova 1260, Varnsdorf (CZ)
MĚSTSKÉ INFORMAČNÍ STŘEDISKO RUMBURK, Lužické nám. 103, Rumburk (CZ)
DŮM ČESKÉHO ŠVÝCARSKA, Křinické nám. 10, Krásná Lípa (CZ)
MĚSTSKÉ INFORMAČNÍ CENTRUM ŠLUKNOV, Zámek, Zámecká 642, Šluknov (CZ)
MĚSTSKÉ INFORMAČNÍ CENTRUM JIŘETÍN POD JEDLOVOU, Nám. Jiřího 300, Jiřetín pod Jedlovou (CZ)
Standing and seated concert
