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Elena Suchánková

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Singer / Composer / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. Elena Sonenshine née Suchánková

Czech vocalist, arranger, lyricist and composer. Born and raised in Brno, belongs to our jazz tip. On the jazz scene as a nevtrhla winner of the superhvězdné contest, but some reputation gradually and purposefully built from the beginning of the 1990s. years of age. After coming to study in Prague, she gained experience with different files, with the Orchestra knew the Repertoire of Causa Bibendi Ragtime time, even tried cooperation with Czech Radio Big Band. She graduated from the Conservatory of Jaroslav Ježek in singing and in 2003 won a scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1996 she founded together with guitarist Mirek Line Jocose Jazzband. Good connection between the singer and her teammates is caused by the many years of cooperation. Almost empathic interaction stands out especially during the frequent and pioneering improvised passages. Elena and her musicians regularly perform at jazz festivals abroad. Elenino solo album You Go To My Head, which was released directly in the USA, held for four weeks in the Top 50 American Jazz radio stations. Elena Sonenshine repeatedly performed (last 2009) in the framework of the concert series of Jazz at the Castle, which is held under the patronage of the President of the Republic. In 2005 the Czech Republic as a great Ambassador of the Philips International Jazz Festival, a year later, she gave concerts in the framework of the Prague Spring Festival, in the years 2007-2009, she was always part of the year in the United States, where he toured with the trio, among others of the pianist James Dowera. Elena is also devoted to teaching – learning how to privately, for example. on the International Jazz Workshop in Prague. Elena Sonenshine sings in the season 2010/2011 also in introducing Emotion Collection, which mentions the Kolowrat Theatre, scene Prague ND. Elena is a less common variant of the popular names Helena Eleanor or Russian or English Stag. The name is of Greek origin and means "light" or "torch". Last name Sonenshine is not an artistic pseudonym.

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