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Ondrej Pivec ORGANIC quartet
Jazz / Funk / Blues

Czech jazz band with the hammond organ



New York city, New York
United States

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   Ondrej Pivec ORGANIC quartet: General Info
Member Since2/22/2007
Band Websitewww.ondrejpivec.com
Band Members
  • Ondrej Pivec: Organ
  • Kuba Dolezal: Sax
  • Tomas Hobzek: Drums
  • Libor Smoldas: Guitar
  • Dominika Janigova: Manager

  • Influencesall the great music since 1930
    Sounds LikeNew CD OVERSEASON recorded in New York is out!!!

    Ondrej Pivec's new album Overseason realized in New York, where Ondrej and his Organic Quartet colleague - drummer Tomáš Hobzek – came for a short stay to gain some experience in the summer of 2007. Pivec and Hobzek arrived to New York with the aim to be a part of the jazz cosmopolis for a while. Guitarist Jake Langley( www.jakelangley.com ), the regular companion of one of the today's most famous hammond organists Joey DeFrancesco, offered his cooperation after he listened to the album Never Enough. Then Ondrej's short performance with guitarist Peter Bernstein opened the door to the Long Island recording studio. This company was joined by the tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm ( www.joelfrahm.com ) who has performed with some top musicians as Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jane Monheit or Lee Konitz.

    New ORGANIC QUARTET CD is out!

    "NEVER ENOUGH"


    was released in early May 2007 by the independent Czech label Animal Music. The CD contains seven brand-new tunes written by the band members (Pivec, Smoldas, Dolezal) and one well-known jazz standard Lil' Darlin' by Neal Hefti. The band's sound was intensified in two pieces by a guest horn section featuring Miroslav Hloucal on trumpet and Lubos Soukup on the sax. The last two compositions - Lil' Darlin' and Don't Get Any Ideas (with the lyrics written by Jonathan Ramirez Garcia) - brooch a new domain for the up-til-now exclusively instrumental group, as Pivec sings on them.

    The album will also be released in the US by the prestigious HammondBeat label for a worldwide digital distribution.

    Record LabelAnimal Music
    Type of LabelIndie


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       Upcoming Shows ( view all )
    Jul 16 2009 8:30P
    Divadlo Disk Praha
    Jul 17 2009 8:00P
    Bohemia Jazz Fest, Prachatice Prachatice
    Jul 18 2009 8:00P
    Bohemia Jazz Fest, Telc Telc
    Jul 23 2009 8:00P
    Zemanova Kavarna Brno
    Jul 30 2009 10:00P
    Jazz Dock Prague
    Jul 31 2009 8:00P
    Jazz Dock Prague
    Aug 1 2009 10:00P
    Jazz Dock Prague

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    News: A special concert is held on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at Disk Theater (Karlova 26, Prague 1, Czech Republic). There will be Ondřej Pivec, his quartet, and special guests: Bucinatores Band and New York tenorsaxophonist Joel Frahm, and the whole event will be recorded onto a DVD. All invited! Tickets can be obtained either directly at Theater Disk on the day of the event, or before online at www.ticketportal.cz . We're looking forward to seeing you there!







    Hi everyone! Organic Quartet is a jazz formation with the hammond organ. Please check out the official website.

    For booking & management information, please contact

    Miss Dominika Janigova - at booking@ondrejpivec.com.

    Further contact info at the official website website. :) Thanks!



    You can buy the CDs here:


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    Ondrej Pivec ORGANIC Quartet was born in 2005. This exciting group consists of respected and already well-established musicians. Organic Quartet plays original music inspired by contemporary giants such as Kurt Rosenwinkel, Sam Yahel, Peter Bernstein, Brad Mehldau, and Wayne Shorter. The band is also influenced by great icons from other musical genres including Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Ray Charles, and The Beatles. Organic Quartet’s musicality stems from traditional roots yet carries a modern taste. Organic Quartet is established as one of the favorite uprising jazz bands with their energetic live shows selling out clubs across the Czech Republic and beyond (FIAP Jean Monnet Paris, Jazz Club St. Germain Paris, Kunstfabrik Schlott Berlin and more).

    Most of the band members are school graduates of the Prague's Jaroslav Jezek Jazz College. The band members are: Tomas Hobzek on drums who is a member of the city Opera Orchestra, Libor Smoldas on Guitar who recently received a grant to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston and also often plays in his own band (Libor Smoldas Trio), Kuba Dolezal on Saxophone; a popular instrumentalist also touring with the European jazz youth orchestra and currently studying Saxophone studies at Musical Academy in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

    The heart of Organic Quartet led by Ondrej Pivec on the hammond organ, the 24 year old charismatic and promising talent who in his young age has caught the attention of national and international critics. In 2005 Pivec was named as “Best soloist of the year” by the Philips International Jazz Festival committee. The following year after recording their first album entitled Don’t Get Ideas which was hailed by critics and received Czech Music Academy award for best jazz and blues CD in 2006. Pivec was elected “Organist of the month” for October 2006 by International archives of Jazz Organists.

    Ondrej Pivec started off on classical piano but soon turned to jazz. Before he was twenty he switched from piano to the hammond organ. He undertook lessons from the legendary English Hammond player Mike Carr, Italian organ virtuoso, Albert Marsico, and Sam Yahel. While admiring organists such as Sam Yahel and Larry Young, Pivec has already created his own original style. Using his left hand, he creates very strong and agile organ bass lines with unexpected sureness and virtuosity. Ondrej Pivec has toured all over the Czech Republic and abroad, (Semper Oper in Dresden accompanying Christian Rover; tour in Turkey as a member of the Yvonne Sanchez Brazilian Groove band supporting the drummer legend - Billy Cobbham’s Culture Mix Band, St. Germain club in Paris, Kunstfabrik in Berlin, Romanian and Moldavian tour with Organic Quartet, British Cheltenham jazz festival, Getxo & Bermeo festivals in Spain and more).

    Today, Ondrej Pivec is respected as one of the most remarkable musicians on the Czech & International jazz and fusion scenes. Despite his young age he himself has taken part in creation of ten CDs, three of them where he appears as a leader.

    Since January 2009, Ondrej is studying in New York city with a famous hammond organist, Sam Yahel (who appears with Joshua Redman, Wayne Shorter, Joni Mitchell for example), and also with hammond organist Pat Bianchi (Joey DeFrancesco, Mark Whitfield, Byron Landham).









       


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    Ondrej Pivec ORGANIC quartet's Friends Comments
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    DILETANT CLUB





    Jul 7 2009 10:04 AM

    DILETANT CLUB PRESENTS 

    ... nice summer with US 



    KOFE-IN





    Jun 26 2009 5:21 PM

    KOFE-IN zdraví Ondru! Koukni na první český hudební klip natočený v 3D, který se volně inspiruje vizuálnímstylem filmu Sin City. Pilotní singl Sebe mi dej je z našeho debutového alba Osobní vesmír

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JPEcs-qiFw

    Carlos Skinfill





    Jun 24 2009 6:39 AM

    Introducing The New Dream Cymbals Set Up.
    Blessings.

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    Patricia





    Jun 13 2009 10:12 AM

    Wow, China. Have fun there! And taste some .. uh .. worms? dogs? cats? However. I'm waitin for your report :-)
    Zahrada





    Jun 11 2009 11:01 AM

    Lenka Dusilová a Eternal Seekers - 18. června v Zahradě!
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    Jun 4 2009 9:50 PM

    Ahoj Ondro diky za pridani, videl jsem vystoupeni vaseho kvartetu na pilsnerfestu a moc se mi to libilo, inspirativni zazitek, preju hodne uspechu vam vsem, s pozdravem Honza
    Leti Merline Mistral





    May 24 2009 10:35 PM

    hey!

    how are you? when you think you'll come in Italy to have another great show?
    Lanugo





    May 22 2009 2:58 PM

    Přijměte srdečné pozvání na křest dlouho očekávaného debutového alba! Křtít se bude vltavskou vodou přímo na hladině řeky, a to u zdymadla, v pražském klubu Jazz Dock. V neděli 7. června 2009 bude Lanugo poctěno vaší přítomností. Na křtu vystoupí vedle kapely také smyčcové kvarteto v čele s Vladanem Maliniakem. Těšíme se na vás.
    Matteo Addabbo





    May 6 2009 1:32 AM

    hey man!
    Zuzana Dubnová





    Apr 29 2009 7:32 PM

    Ahoj kluci, díky za přidání.
    Je mi ctí :-)
    paolo dinuzzi


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    Apr 29 2009 6:35 PM

    hi,thank you for the Friendship!
    Sergey Reshetnikov





    Apr 23 2009 9:30 PM

    Thank you so much!!!
    HAMMOND ORGANS from Altenburg Piano House





    Apr 20 2009 6:37 PM

    PLEASE SEE MY NEW PAGE FOR BEAUTIFUL HAMMOND ORGANS AND LESLIE SPEAKERS AT GREAT PRICES!
    Vojtech





    Mar 27 2009 12:24 PM

    Ahoj, vcera v Olomouci to bylo parádní... Ty fantastický doprovody, jednoduchý a promakaný sola, proste fanatzie.
    Zbytek kapely byl taky skvelej, hlavne tedy bubeník!!!
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    Mar 27 2009 12:56 AM

    Ola Kubicka





    Mar 25 2009 7:55 PM

    Thank you very much!
    greetings:)
    miren





    Mar 24 2009 8:56 PM

    so, when will u come to barcelona?
    BAND OF MEN





    Mar 7 2009 8:30 AM

    Fantastic sound! Love it.

    Pier
    Sandra





    Mar 7 2009 5:31 AM

    HI ONDREJ
    Are u in NY????
    I love ur music and the band
    I hope that all is good to u
    mmmuuuah

    S
    Scifields





    Feb 23 2009 3:30 PM

    výborný !
    Sam Romagnoli, Hammond B3





    Feb 22 2009 11:52 PM

    Thank you for the add. I enjoy your music.
    Andrea Zimanyiova - singer





    Feb 4 2009 12:03 PM

    Dear friend!
    Check out the new song "Prines si ten kluc" that is going to be in semifinal round of Eurovision song contest. please, comment and cross fingers 4 me! :)))
    Andrea.
    Puppyrecords





    Jan 29 2009 5:39 PM

    Zdravím. Doufám že neblázníte v roce 2009 s nejakou krizi, ci co?. :-) My ani moc ne protoze tocíme klipy :-D. Tady je jeden co by jste mohli zkouknout. Je pro kapelu Gariq, která má bubeníka s bodcema na hlavě :-) ale jinak fajny kluk. Hezký den, mesic a rok :-) www. puppyrecords. cz
    Gariq - music video D90 from Allan on Vimeo.
    Max Kotzmann





    Jan 26 2009 8:12 PM

    Yeah! thnx for the add!
    Hope to see you guys soon.
    Best whishes!
    peace, Max
    RATBAND & FRIENDS





    Jan 20 2009 8:42 AM

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