Ochepovsky Project

After eight years of activity, Ochepovsky Project will say goodbye to its fans on 31 October at Kasárna Karlín.

Ochepovsky Project has brought together outstanding players of the Czech jazz and alternative scene. Their genre-diverse work has blended elements of jazz, neo-soul, hip hop and pop. In addition to domestic stages, the formation has had many successes abroad, performing in Germany, Poland and Slovakia. The band released their latest single and music video Satellite in January this year.

Ochepovsky Project was formed in 2016 and quite quickly caught the attention of the genre's eclecticism and the exceptional interplay of the players. The line-up gradually settled down to a formation – cellist Šimon Marek, trumpeter Miroslav Hloucal, saxophonist and clarinetist Petr Kalfus, keyboardist Jan Aleš, bassist Ondřej Hauser and drummer Michal “Kolouch” Daněk. In 2016, they released the album I'm the Wind, which they followed up three years later with the seven-song live EP Take Care of Me. Since 2021, the band has featured Turkish singer Ilæy, who also wrote the lyrics to the song Satellite.

The paths of the individual members do not diverge, they are still collaborating, for example within Lenka Dusilova's backing band. Igor Ochepovsky is currently the bandleader of Lenka Dusilova's backing band, a member of 7krát3, and has collaborated with David Koller, Anna Julia Slováčková, Vesna, Ewa Farna, Klara Vytiskova and many others.