Ondřej Havelka
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Ondřej Havelka (born October 10, 1954) is a Czech jazz and swing singer, actor, and director.
Career[]
Havelka has been the lead vocalist for the Original Prague Syncopated Orchestra (1976-1995) and for Ondřej Havelka and his Melody Makers (1995 to present), and has directed and appeared in musicals and award-winning music videos.
Awards[]
In 1995 the (Akademie populární hudby) voted Děkuji, bylo to krásné, which he directed and performs in, the Anděl Award ("Czech Grammy") for Clip of the Year. In 1996 Havelka received a personal Anděl award as Jazzman of the Year.
Discography[]
With the Original Prague Syncopated Orchestra[]
- Originální Pražský Synkopický Orchestr (1979, LP Supraphon & WAM – Germany)
- Srdce Mé Odešlo Za Tebou - 2 skladby (1980, SP Panton)
- Stará Natoč Gramofon (1982, LP Panton + reed. CD)
- Jazz & Hot Dance Music 1923 - 31 (1984, LP Panton + reed. CD)
- Sám s Děvčetem v Dešti (1989, LP Panton + reed. CD)
- Hello Baby (1994, CD EMI – Monitor)
With the Melody Makers[]
- Ondřej Havelka uvádí The Swings (1995, Monitor/EMI. CD)
- Mě to tady nebaví (1998, Monitor/EMI. CD)
- Jen pro ten dnešní den (1999, Monitor/EMI. CD)
- Rhapsody In Blue: Pocta George Gershwinovi (1999, Monitor/EMI. CD)
- Swing It (2000, V.O.X. Music GmbH. CD)
- Vzpomínky na hvězdný prach (2002, Hot Jazz. CD)
- Nejlepší kusy z repertoiru Ondřeje Havelky a jeho Melody Makers (2003, Monitor/EMI. CD)
- Tentokrát zcela Rozvrkočení / This Time Completely off their Noodles (2005, Hot Jazz. CD)
- Ondřej Havelka a jeho Melody Makers vám přejí veselé vánoce. Bílé a oranžové (2005. CD)
- Rhapsody In Blue Room (2007. CD)
Filmography[]
Writer and director[]
- Zdravý nemocný Vlastimilený Brodský (1999)
- Poslední mohykán (The Last of the Mohicans, 2009) - a documentary mapping the life story of jazz musician Jiří Traxler.[1]
Actor[]
- Saturnin (1994) as Jirí Oulický
- Kafka (1991) as Friend of Kafka
- Nefnukej, veverko! (1988) as Father's friend
- Není sirotek jako sirotek (1986) as Jirka Spevácek
- Chobotnice z druhého patra (1986) as Bóda
- Rumburak (1985) as Mr. Tumlír
- Cesta kolem mé hlavy (1984) as Professor Robert Kilian
- Pod nohama nebe (1983) as Petr
- Krakonos a lyzníci (1981) as Teacher
- Koncert na konci léta (1980) as Fenix
- Reknem si to prístí léto (1977) as Karel
References[]
- ^ "Jiří Traxler v dokumentu Ondřeje Havelky" (in Czech). Czech Television. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
External links[]
- Interview for Radio Prague.
- Profile of Havelka at the Prague State Opera.
- Profile of Havelka at the National Theatre (Prague).
- Melody Makers official website.
Categories:
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Czech jazz bandleaders
- Czech jazz singers
- Czech male singers
- Czech music video directors
- Czech male film actors
- Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts alumni
- Male jazz musicians