Igor Prochazka

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Born: February 6, 1975 Primary Instrument: Piano

Pianist and composer Igor Prochazka was born in Zlin (Czech Republic) in a family of entertainment music professionals. After about ten years of basic classical piano education in Duesseldorf, Germany, he worked as bar pianist, presenting pop and jazz classics in exclusive restaurants and hotels.

Now he is based in Madrid, Spain, being member of various jazz and world music projects. Currently he is mainly working with his band Igor Prochazka Trio with Christian Perez (double- bass) and Diego Gutiérrez (drums), some of the most in-demand musicians in the capital's Jazz scene.

Awards:

In June 2007 Igor Prochazka Trio won the first prize for jazz group in the nation-wide contest "Audiciones" (Fundación Canal Isabel II - Madrid, Spain). Jazz Hihyo - Jazz Critique Magazine (Japan) listed his album "Easy Route" (Igor Prochazka Trio) as number 6 among Best Jazz CDs 2008.

Last Updated: December 26, 2010

Doepfer LMK 4+, Kurzweil Micropiano, Clavia Nord Lead 2, Yamaha PF10

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