Marta Kloučková

Marta Kloučková is an unmissable part of the Czech jazz scene. The multi-genre singer, songwriter and composer released her debut album Loving Season (Hevhetia) in 2018, which ranked among the best Czech jazz albums of that year. She performed alongside world stars such as Lizz Wright and Judith Hill. In October 2022, she released her second album Stopa snu (Hevhetia), which was highly critically acclaimed. Her jazz quintet consists of leading Czech jazz musicians David Dorůžka – guitar, Vít Křišťan – piano, Jaromír Honzák – double bass, Marek Urbánek – drums. They have performed at prestigious Czech jazz and multi-genre festivals and also abroad (eg Sunset-Sunside and Le Bal Blomet Paris, Hevhetia Fest Kosice). With the international music platform Voicingers, Marta performed in Slovakia, Poland, Latvia and France. She is also a member of vocal sextet SKETY and collaborates with ensembles and musicians across genres (Ondřej Pivec, Gustav Brom Big Band, B-side Band, South Czech Philharmonic, D.Y.K. and others). With SKETY (awarded Ward Swingle Award, 2014) she toured Europe, Australia and Taiwan. In 2016 she also collaborated with an accomplished composer and pianist Thierry Maillard (album Kingdom of Arwen). She hosts a radio show on Czech National Radio Vltava, with a focus on the vocal jazz scene.