Where: Agharta Jazz Centrum, Prague, Czech Republic
Agharta Jazz Festival is marathon of continuous jazz all year. The concerts take place in the Agharta jazz center in Prague. During the festival, high quality jazz artists perform. The festival’s program is displayed on the Agharta jazz center website.
IMPORTANT: Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers
before making any travel arrangements.
AghaRTA Prague Jazz Festival Lublanska 57 120 00 Praha 2 Czech Republic Phone / Fax: +420 222 511 858
Admission fee:
Various
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background and overview:
Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Sudeten Germans and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). After World War II, a truncated Czechoslovakia fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize Communist party rule and create "socialism with a human face." Anti-Soviet demonstrations the following year ushered in a period of harsh repression. With the collapse of Soviet authority in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom through a peaceful "Velvet Revolution." On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. [Courtesy of The World Factbook]
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