Julian Nicholas, Emil Viklický, Petr Dvorský: One, Two, Three

The ‘sizzling tenor sax‘ (Jazzwise) of Julian Nicholas, who has worked with the iconic UK band Loose Tubes, Jimmy Witherspoon and Carleen Anderson, joins pillar of the Czech jazz scene Emil Viklicky, who has played with Wynton Marsalis, Miroslav Vitous, George Mraz among others, and leading Czech bassist Petr Dvorsky, for a concert featuring a selection of jazz classics and individual favourites celebrating their 30 year long musical partnership.

Reveling in the joy of making music together, Nicholas, Viklicky and Dvorsky who have just come together to record Viklicky's arrangements of Moravian songs for a new CD by UK jazz singer and lyricist Imogen Ryall, will play a tribute to their friend, drummer David Wickins, recreating their concert from 2012, released as One Two Three Four in 2020 by BeBoss Records.

“Moving easily between classical and blues styles, Emil Viklicky explores interesting harmonic variations. This unique fusion of folk with jazz makes for a very engaging programme, one that manages to be both fresh yet familiar at the same time.”

John Adcock (Jazz Journal UK)

"One of the best contemporary pianists, Viklicky´s soloing and comping, his touch, voicings and intervals have a good deal in common with fleet, tasteful pianists like T. Flanagan, J. Rowles and B. Charlap."

Doug Ramsey (JazzTimes)

"The Emil Viklicky Trio has the same collective energy as the Esbjorn Svenson Trio, though without electronics and rock input".

John Fordham (The Guardian)