Josef Vejvoda (born 13 July 1945,

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composer, percussionist, conductor and bandleader. His first notable appearance took place in 1963, when he performed with Jiří Stivín's Jazztet at the Theatre on the Balustrade. In 1967, he was awarded Laureate of the Prague Jazz International Contest of Young Soloists. He graduated from

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in 1970. He recorded albums with

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's SHQ, with the Big Band of the

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(Czech Radio), with

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, with Emil Viklický, as well as with several musicians from abroad. ''A Meeting To Build A Dream On'', an album with recording of a performance with

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at the Přerov Jazz Festival, was awarded ''The Best Jazz Album'' of 2001 by the Český rozhlas. In 2002, on the centenary of

Jaromír Vejvoda Jaromír Vejvoda (28 March 1902 – 13 November 1988) was a Czechs, Czech composer. He is best known as the author of the "Beer Barrel Polka". Life and work Vejvoda was born and died in Prague-Zbraslav. From 1936 to 1960, he lived in Vrané nad ...

, he conducted his father's ''

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'' at

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.ČTK, Vladimír Vlasák, ''Škoda lásky zazněla v Carnegie Hall'', Mladá fronta DNES, 23 March 2002 (incl. photograph) Vejvoda is married and has two daughters. One of them, Monika Šterbáková-Vejvodová, is a conductor; the other daughter, Zuzana Vejvodová, became an actress.

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