An original and innovative approach to traditional Czech polkas, dressed in the jazz style of Jiří Slavík from the JazzFestBrno festival. Jiří Slavík and the Polka-Boys decided to bring back the dance character and straightforward exuberance of the polka. With humor, exaggeration, simplicity, yet virtuosity, and syncopation reminiscent of ragtime. Jiří Slavík borrows themes from polkas by famous Czech composers, which he transforms, decorates, and, as jazz tradition dictates, improvises on.
Producer
Česká televize
Country
Czechia
Directed by
Petr Vejslík
Camera
Petr Vejslík
Duration
62 minutes
Year of production
2025