BOHEMIA SAXOPHONE QUARTET

The saxophone quartet is an ensemble which has already taken its place along side other traditional chamber groups.

Nearly all musical styles are open to it, thanks to the wide range of expressive possibilities at its disposal.

The Bohemia Saxophone Quartet explores this broad palette in their performance of original compositions for four saxophones, pieces originally intended for other instrumentations, and music from the jazz repertoire.

The unaffected musicality of their performances and their openness to diverse styles has attracted the attention of several composers, who have written more than forty pieces for the ensemble. Since the Bohemia Saxophone Quartet's beginning in 1990 the ensemble has taken part in many important international music festivals, and in 1998 the group was a finalist in the competition "IX. Concours International de Musique de Chambre de Paris". They have played concert tours throughout the countries of Europe, as well as in the USA, Israel, Jordan, Tunisia, Lebanon and Indonesia.



CZECH SAX QUARTET

Roman Fojtíček – alto, sopr. saxophone, Otakar Martinovský - tenor saxophone
Radim Kvasnica – alto, sopr. saxophone, Zdenko Kašpar – baritone saxophone

The Czech Sax quartet consists of musicians, who can play all four types of saxophone. Their motivation is not only the interest in the saxophone, but also the desire to play chamber music in both classical and jazz styles. The ensemble was founded by Roman Fojtíček in 2003.

Roman Fojtíček’s background includes working with the saxophone in a number of different media including saxophone with piano and organ as well as symphonic repertoire.
Radim Kvasnica is the youngest member of the Group. He is a graduate from of the Czech Technical University. Since 1995 he has played extensively and gained experience with many of the finest orchestras in Prague.
Otakar Martinovský participated for many years in many leading Prague jazz and dance bands.
ZdenkoKašpar studied and then worked as a teacher training many young saxophonists who became members of the Saxophone Orchestra which was founded and is still directed by him.