LAST NEWS:
2008
I CHANGE THE BAND AND THE BAND NAME! BEHOLD!
WE ARE NOW P.J.RYBA & THE FISH MEN
band members:
Pavel J. Ryba (bassgguitars)
Petr Valášek (bassclarinet, voice)
Tomáš Kremenák (tenorsax, sopransax, accordion)
Fredy Bittner (guitar)
Ivan Korený (guitar)
Mikoláš Nop (percussion, drums)
Dr. Boss (drums)
2007 concert in SOFIA (Bulgaria) with vice minister of Czech republic Mirek Topolánek,
vice minister of Bulgaria Sergej Stanisev and director of Czech centrum
in Sofia Michal Wellner-Pospísil (click on picture for full size - 1417x945)
P.J. Ryba & MtS
BIO:
The bass player PAVEL J. RYBA ranks among the leading
Czech jazz musicians. Born in Kutna Hora, CZ in 1961, RYBA..s extensive
repertoire mixes jazz, classical, pop, rock and transforms classic standards to
fit his own energetic, musical style. He is also a successful composer.
For 20 years he has been an active jazz musician and a session musician who has
never lost his musical identity.His albums and live performances receive the
highest review ratings in the major jazz periodicals.
In 1991 RYBA recorded his first solo album, "MIND THE STEP",
collaborating with some of the most accomplished Czech musician of RADIO BIG
BAND PRAGUE.
Later PAVEL J. RYBA founded his own group Mind the Step that brought together
JIRÍ KOLLMAN /percussion and voice/, and PETR ALBERT VENKRBEC /alto sax/. In
2000 his M.T.S.- Art Ensemble recorded the album titled "YES, YES, NO, NO". A
glowing review by PAULA EDELSTEIN in the U.S. Jazziz Magazine caugth the
attention of the prestigious bass quitar maker WARWICK, and since 2000 he has
been their exclusive player. Ryba became one of only ten celebrities in the
music world to receive WARWICK custom built instruments.
In 2004, P. J. Ryba & Mind the Step recorded their latest album “Morally
Topless” in creative co-operation with the guitar legend MIKE STERN.
Festivals and club tours in the USA, France, Austria, Netherlands, Italy, Grat
Britain, Hungary, Poland, Russia...
The tours included venues like the Knitting Factory (New York) and Le Club
(Moscow), Birmingham Symphony Hall /UK/.
Guest musicians,sessions and cooperation: Mike Stern (USA), Josef Skrzek (PL),
Gary Lucas (USA), Jana Koubkova (CZ).
Apart from his own projects, he can be heard as a session musician on various
artists' recordings.
DISCOGRAPHY:
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2005 - Jazz at Prague castle
rev
more info & full review...
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2004 - Morally Topless -
Hevhetia
rev
more info & full review...
mp3 tryouts here |
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2003 - Yes, Yes, No, No - Hevhetia SK - 2nd
edition |
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2001 - Smaller Wounds - Hevhetia, CD + vinyl |
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2001 - To Be Alive - Hevhetia
rev
more info & full review... |
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1999 - Ano, ano, Ne, ne - Yes, yes, No,
no - NIC Records
rev
more info & full review... |
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1991 - Mind the Step - Bonton/Sony Music
rev
more info & full review... |
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