The Jazz Dock

October 17th- “Night at the Jazz Dock”
We were searching online for some local Jazz Bars to go and check out because it felt like forever since we saw some live music. We ended up stumbling across this band called Ondrej Pivec & Organic Quartet. They were playing three nights in a row at this place called the Jazz Dock. Nico and I met up with one of her cousin's friends (Who is a judge that disbars lawyers in California) and we all went to watch this group perform. The description of the band was simple... "A powerful jazz Hammond organ player with drums, guitar, and tenor sax." It ended up being a great night because we had reserved a table online the day before, which was a great call because the place was packed. There were only 30 tables in the whole place and people were tucked into the corners to see these guys play. We met this Czech woman who was 'over the top'. It is hard to explain how Eastern Europeans act in general, but if I had to sum them up it would be along the lines of "straightforward and bullish". I thought she was a riot, but Nico and Jodi were a little overwhelmed by her presence. She had great advice for what to do in Prague, but she seemed like she would be a handful to hang out with.

It was relieving to actually find out why people here in the Czech Republic act the way they do. It really comes down to the fact that they accept that every day will probably not be a great day. In fact, they look unhappy most of the time and do not hide how they are feeling when people look like they are having a good time.

Overall, I think we all had an amazing time at the concert. It was great to see this Czech woman crack a smile every once and a while when we started to get to know her a little better. The video below was taken very secretly (hence why the sound and picture did not come out amazingly well, but it gives a little glimpse of what they sounded like. We had no clue how cool this little venue was until we sat down, but it was right on the water overlooking the canal where all the boat tours came into dock. This place is certainly a “must-see” if you are ever in Prague!



-Jack