ABOUT THE JAN PRAX QUARTET
The Jan Prax Quartet is led by saxophonist and composer Jan Prax. His compositions are rooted in the depth and intensity of late-20th-century American jazz and develop a contemporary voice of their own, with R&B and soul influences. The quartet has won the Sparda Jazz Award, the Czech Jazz Contest in Prague, and third prize at the Made in New York Jazz Competition.
The quartet has toured internationally and released Keepin' a Style Alive (ACT) and Ascending (Challenge Records). A Charles Mingus program was broadcast nationwide on WDR and 3sat from the Leverkusener Jazztage.
Traces of Light was released on September 25, 2026 on Double Moon Records, with Carl-Henri Morisset (piano), Riccardo del Fra (double bass), and Zhitong Xu (drums). Its nine original compositions range from muscular post-bop to soulful grooves and open improvisation.
The album has received widespread acclaim. Presto Music named it "Jazz Recording of the Week" and called Prax "one of Europe's most spoken about young saxophonists." Jazzthing hears "timeless pieces on a tour through the gallery of jazz modernism," Jazzthetik a "high-caliber no-nonsense quartet" with clear, decisive themes. RONDO awarded four out of five stars.
FESTIVALS
The Jan Prax Quartet has performed on many international festival stages including: Leverkusener Jazztage, Rheingau Musik Festival, Jazz Open Stuttgart, Jazz Rally Düsseldorf, Lotos Jazz Festival (PL), International Jazz Festival Prague (CZ), Made in New York Jazz Gala (USA), Jazzàblanca Festival (MOC), Jazz Plaza Havana (CUB)...
CLUBS
Notable club appearances include: Blue Note Beijing (CHN), JZ Club Shanghai (CHN), Bird’s Eye Basel (CH), Reduta Jazz Club Prague (CZ), A-Trane Berlin, Jazzschmiede Düsseldorf, Capitol Mannheim, Birdland Hamburg…