Vojta Drnek
Czech accordion player Vojta Drnek is a singular musician, constantly pushing against what’s expected of the instrument. At Musicserver.cz, Jiří V. Matýsek described him as an artist who “smoothly transitions from one role to another: soloist to dialogue partner to humble sideman”. Drnek is the bandleader of the critically acclaimed Treetop jazz trio and also makes use of preparations and extended techniques as a solo improviser. Playing the accordion since age six, he went on to graduate from Janáček Academy of Performing Arts, Brno, spending two semesters at Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität, Linz. He has performed and/or collaborated with Phil Donkin, AydınEsen, DidrikIngvaldsen, Roland Dahinden, Marian Friedl and numerous orchestras and theaters.
