Kristina Barta Trio

Kristina Barta, her own name Kristýna Urbánková Bárta, is a Czech jazz pianist and composer. Her music is an excellent example of modern European jazz drawing on a unique mixture of classical music and jazz unravised innovations. Bart began her musical journey as an oboist by studying at the Jan Neruda Grammar School and later devoted herself to piano and composition at the Music Academy of Music Arts. She became a prominent member of the Euroradio Jazz Orchestra. Her music could hear listeners across Europe also thanks to prestigious festivals such as Montreux Jazz Festival, Jazz's! And many others. Her talent was also recognized in a number of prestigious awards, including the first place in the jazz composers in the Czech Republic in 2016, the Euroradio Jazz Competition finals in the Netherlands and the EMA29 (2017) and Love And Passion albums (2021) (2021). Barta recently released its latest Endless Questions and Answers album (2023), in cooperation with the world -renowned saxophonist Jure Pukl. Currently, Barta has been working on several new albums not only for his Quartet but also for the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra in cooperation with guitarist David Dorůžka and saxophonist Jure Pukl. In 2024 she founded her own jazz festival of chamber format called Prague Impro Room.