Chris Jones, Ned Luberecki & The Night Drivers (USA) a Spirituál Kvintet (CZ)

Rosťa Čapek presents…

Chris Jones, Ned Luberecki & The Night Drivers (USA)
and Spirituál Kvintet (CZ)
25th April 2013, Hotel OREA Pyramida, Prague 6
 

The concert of an outstanding US bluegrass band from Nashville
and legendary czech gospel group.

The Night Drivers - Chris Jones, Jon Weisberger, Ned Luberecki, Mark Stoffel

Chris Jones (kytara) - Founder and front man of The Night Drivers, a singer, a songwriter, a guitarist. Following apprenticeships with bluegrass legend Dave Evans and Chicago’s durable Special Consensus, Chris moved to Nashville at the end of the 1980s as a member of the band Weary Hearts, where his colleagues included Ron Block (Alison Krauss & Union Station), Mike Bub (Del McCoury Band, 18 South) and acclaimed mandolin master, the late Butch Baldassari. Forming the Night Drivers in the mid 1990s, he’s led the band through a set of stellar recordings and tours while appearing and recording with some of the world’s most respected musicians including The Chieftains, Earl Scruggs, Vassar Clements and Tom T. Hall.
Jon Weisberger (kontrabas) - holds down a dizzying array of positions in the world of bluegrass. In addition to his work with Chris, he has made appearances on bass with artists ranging from the legendary Jimmy Martin, Hazel Dickens and Roland White to Tony Trischka, Larry Cordle, Harley Allen, David Peterson and April Verch. As a songwriter, he has supplied material to many of today’s top artists, including Del McCoury, Doyle Lawson, Blue Highway, the Infamous Stringdusters, Mountain Heart, the Gibson Brothers, Terry Baucom, the Chapmans, Blue Moon Rising, and Dwight McCall, as well as Nedski-Mojo and the Night Drivers.
Ned Luberecki (banjo) - has served for nearly a decade in the Night Drivers. Since joining the Night Drivers, Ned has continued to make a name for himself as a guest on a variety of recordings and appearances, including tours with Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time and as the “other” banjo player with Tony Trischka’s Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular. In 2007, he released a popular solo project, Nedski, which included duets with friends like the Infamous Stringdusters’ Chris Pandolfi and Punch Brothers’ Noam Pikelny, along with comic favorites like “Cabin Of Death.” In 2010, he teamed up with the Sam Bush Band’s Stephen Mougin as Nedski & Mojo, releasing an acclaimed project (Nothing More) and making occasional appearances on shows like the syndicated Music City Roots.
Mark Stoffel (mandolin) - joined the Night Drivers nearly four years ago, but his ties with Chris date back to the 1990s, when they met in Mark’s native Germany. Now a resident of southern Illinois, where he teaches media at Southern Illinois University.

Spirituál Kvintet - Zdenka Tichotová (vocals, percusions), Veronika Součková (vocals, percusions), Jiří Holoubek (vocals, 12string guitar), Dušan Vančura (vocals, double bass), Jiří Cerha (vocals, percusion), Jiří Tichota (guitars), Pavel Peroutka (vocals, double bass). 

Spiritual kvintet plays already 53 seasons!

Photogallery (photos by Jiří Nedvěd)