Renata Drössler is a Czech chansonnier.
She graduated from DAMU in Prague and has made thousands of public appearances. Maybe someone remembers her from Semafor or Divadlo pod Palmovkou, where she plays and sings in the play Edith and Marlene as Marlene Dietrich, or maybe the audience saw her in Dracula (the role of the Hour Nymph - Dracula's ex). In total, her theatrical career includes forty roles. Her solo performances have two basic formats: the chamber format, where she is accompanied only by a pianist, or the club format with a trio (piano, double bass, percussion).
Renata Drössler is one of the stalwarts of Czech chanson. Her expression is a combination of singing, understanding of lyrics and theatricality, which she has acquired not only thanks to her graduation from the DAMU in Prague, but also thanks to three decades of practice. She first introduced herself to the Prague audience in the first half of the 1990s at the Semafor Theatre, where she took over the repertoire from Hana Hegerová. She released a total of 5 CDs and in 2022 she released her first vinyl LP Motýl něhy uletí, set to the chansons of Jiří Žáček. She sings in 12 languages and has over 200 songs in her repertoire.
Tomáš Baroš ()
Tomáš Baroš is a Czech double bassist from Teplice, currently living in Prague.
Jakub Tököly ()
Slovakian native Jakub Tököly is ranked among the most prominent jazz personalities of his generation. He has directly contributed to many successful Czechoslovak and international projects. When writing his compositions, he derives inspiration from Roma folklore, jazz, artificial music, but also flamenco. His performances are influenced by the styles of Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock and Claude Debussy.
Jakub Tököly's compositional achievements include the albums Different Directions and The Echoes. In the second album mentioned, he brought together musicians from the Czechoslovak scene and created a musical synthesis of wind instruments, percussion, double bass and piano miniatures.
Radek Němejc ()
Radek Němejc is a Czech drummer who is known for his collaboration with Karel Růžička and Zuzana Dumkova. He plays mostly his own compositions or arrangements of jazz standards. He also performs in the Jan Kučera Trio.
