JAZZ OF 4 CONTINENTS
Helen Sung Quartet (USA)

Outstanding Pianist/composer Helen Sung will present herself for the first time in Prague. She will present her newest  "Anthem For A New Day" (2014) album. An aspiring classical pianist before jazz intervened during undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin, Sung went on to graduate from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance (at the New England Conservatory) and win the Kennedy Center's Mary Lou Williams Jazz Piano Competition. Now based in New York City, Sung has worked with such luminaries as the late Clark Terry, Ron Carter, Steve Turre, Wayne Shorter, and MacArthur Fellow Regina Carter. With appearances at major festivals/venues including Newport, Monterey, Detroit, SFJAZZ, and Carnegie Hall, Sung is also stepping onto the international stage: her "NuGenerations" Project toured southern Africa as a US State Department Jazz Ambassador and other engagements include a European CD Release Tour for Anthem, the London Jazz Festival, and Shanghai's "JZ Festival". Sung also currently performs with fine ensembles including the Mingus Big Band & Dynasty Band, T. S. Monk Band, and Terri Lyne Carrington's Mosaic Project.

Admission seating CZK 450, standing CZK 290.

Band website: www.helensung.com