J.A.R.
active from year 1989
The most popular Czech funky band of 1990s. Roman Holy is the founder and band leader, the other remarkable personality is the singer Dan Barta who grew out of the band style boundaries and started individual projects on the verge of rock, pop and jazz later on. Besides Barta, also great rappers appear in the line-out, as well as other top jazz musicians (Balzar, Kop a.o.).
Members:
Roman Holy (since 1989) , keyboards, guitars, vocal, bass guitar, percussion, production, programming, background vocal, synthesizers
Oto Klempir (since 1989) , vocal, background vocal, rap
Michael Viktorik "Vrtulnik" (since 1989) , background vocal, vocal, rap
Vit Kucaj "Rotter" (1990-1990)
Jiri Sima (1990-1991)
Marek Minarik "Marta" (1995-1997)
Karel Ruzicka ml. (1997-1997) , saxophones, flute
Dan Barta (since 1997) , vocal, programming
Robert Balzar, bass guitar
Frantisek Kop, saxophones, flute
Miroslav Chyska, guitars
Pavel Zboril "Bady", drums
Filip Jelinek, trombone / tuba, trombone
Radek Kaspar, saxophones, clarinet
Ivan Martan, bass guitar
Discography:
Frtka , Monitor 1992
Mydli-to! ( Wipe-It-Out! ) , BMG 1994
Mein Kampfunk , Bonton 1997
Homo Fonkianz , Sony Music/Bonton 1999
Nervak ( Fret ) , Sony Music/Bonton 2002
Armada spasu ( Salutation Army ) , Sony BMG/Columbia 2006
Dlouhohrajici decka ( Long Play Kids ) , Sony Music Entertain 2011
Eskalace dobra , Warner Music Czech / Monitor 2017
Jezus Kristus Neexistus? , Warner Music Czech / Monitor 2023
compilations / live recs.:
Eskalace bobra , Warner Music Czech / Monitor 2019
samplers etc.:
SOUNDCZECH 12 , Report 2006
SP / EP:
Jakypak vokolky, jdeme balit holky / Je to jinak , Supraphon 1990
Bulhari ( Bulgaarians ) , Columbia 1999
Sample:
Links: