Jazz quintet from Prague for prestigious corporate events, grand evenings and weddings — David Kleňha

With pianist Jaroslav Bárta, double bassist Jan Greifoner, saxophonist Ruda Musil and drummer Branko Križek, David Kleňha forms the jazz quintet — his richest line-up. The horn section fills large halls, so the quintet plays at gala evenings, balls and formal corporate events.

David Kleňha is a jazz singer. He performs with his own line-ups from duo to quintet and works as a soloist with jazz big bands and orchestras, including theatre performances. His repertoire is built on jazz and swing standards, ballads and Czech classics.

Jaroslav Bárta plays piano in David Kleňha's jazz quintet — with double bass and drums he holds the harmonic foundation the horn section builds on.

A graduate of musicology at Masaryk University and of piano and composition at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory in Prague, where he now teaches jazz interpretation. A versatile pianist and composer who has worked with Lenka Filipová, Chantal Poullain and the Felix Slováček Big Band.

Jan Greifoner plays double bass in David Kleňha's jazz quintet — together with the drums he forms the rhythm section that carries the whole line-up, for listening and for dancing.

A graduate of the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory, he is an experienced double bassist with strong roots in jazz, swing and traditional music. He has played in leading ensembles such as J.J. Jazzman, Matěj Benko Trio and Polydor Jazz Sextet, and accompanies leading Czech jazz singers including Eva Emingerová and Jana Koubková.

Ruda Musil plays saxophone and clarinet in David Kleňha's jazz quintet — the horn section gives the sound its colour and opens space for solos and big-band arrangements.

A multi-genre multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinet, oboe, flute) and singer with long experience in the Czech Army Central Band. He has played in leading jazz, swing and dixieland ensembles including Metropolitan Jazz Band, Steamboat Stompers, Jakub Šafr Quartet, Shaffer's Riffers and Harlemania, touring across Europe as well as Canada and the USA.

Branko Križek plays drums in David Kleňha's jazz quintet — the instrument that gives the line-up its drive and keeps the tempo when it is time to dance.

A versatile drummer and graduate of the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory, known for exceptional stylistic range with a focus on jazz, latin jazz and Afro-Cuban music. He has worked with Alice Springs, Jan Smigmator, Radka Fišarová, Emil Viklický and Luboš Andršt. He is an endorsed player for Mapex, Anatolian and Pellwood.