Friday, May 27, 2022 at 8pm, The Revue Stage<\/a>, Granville Island<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Petr Kroutil.<\/strong> One of the most distinctive and most charismatic musicians in Europe. Petr studied saxophone and clarinet at the Jaroslav Je\u017eek Conservatory in Prague.<\/a> In addition, he studied Jazz Composition and Performance at the prestigious Berklee College Of Music<\/a> in Boston. He studied bamboo flute at Kathmandu University in Nepal. Petr Kroutil\u2019s biggest and most successful project so far is the big band Original Vintage Orchestra<\/a>, where he currently acts as a bandleader, soloist (sax., Clar., Indian flute), singer and arranger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the US he accompanied the The Platters with Herb Reid, Marty Allen, Kenny James, Victor Mendoza\u2019s Afro-Latin American Big Band, Joe Mareiny \u2013 a member of the Louis Armstrong All Stars Band. Kroutil also performed alongside with phenomenal drummer Dave Weckl, Chris Minh Doky and Dean Brown from Brecker Brothers. He holds the B.E.S.T. Award Of Berklee College Of Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was the only Czech musician to play at the opening festival of the Olympics in London in 2012. For this purpose he made a music arrangement of the song \u0160koda l\u00e1sky (Beer Barrel Polka) in swing style. The Trafalgar Square was attended by 25,000 people and the concert was broadcasted by the BBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/arwibo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/kroutil.jpeg\"\/)
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