Mirka Novak – singer, vocal experimenter who loves improvisation, frontwoman of several bands dedicated to jazz, soul, funk. In 2022, she released her solo debut album Malbum on the Slovak label Hevhetia, featuring guest appearances by Zdeněk Bína, Endru and Ridina Ahmedová. For the past 10 years, she has been traveling regularly to the USA to record her original songs and collaborate with world-class musicians in Austin, Washington D.C., Boston and New York. She performs alone with a loop station or in jazz groups with musicians such as Federico G. Peña (Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller), Tarus Mateen (Betty Carter), Dave Manely (Jill Scott), David Haynes (Chaka Khan).
The Dozen Street ()
R'n'B' soul band formed in 2015 after one successful show at Angel Music Club in the Czech Republic. The repertoire consists of Mirka Novak's originals and songs influenced by R'n'B Soul music scene (Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Robert Glasper, D'Angelo, Lalah Hathaway, Lauryn Hill, J Dilla, Floetry, etc.). The members of Dozen Street are: Daniel Eberle – bass; Jan Techl – keys; Jaroslav Minar – drums; Filip Nekolny - percussion; Martina Novakova, Ludmila Melkova, Diana Smolkova – backing vocals.
