Michal Pavlíček will play in front of Jeff Beck with Johnny Depp in Prague
Updates: 06/30/2022 11:36 AM
Released: 30.06.2022, 11:36
Prague – Michal Pavlíček will be the guest of the concert of blues and rock guitarist Jeff Beck with Johnny Depp on July 11 at the O2 University in Prague. The guitarist known, among others from the groups Pražský výběr, Stromboli and BSP, who also established himself as a solo musician, will be accompanied on guitar by Martin Ivan, on keyboards by Michal Nejtek and on drums by Michal Daněk. They will offer listeners the greatest hits from Pavlíček’s long-term career. Šimon Slavík informed ČTK about this on behalf of the organizing company Liver Music.
Beck last performed in the Czech Republic in 2014. On the Terrace of the Prague Castle Riding Hall, he offered approximately two dozen of his own and adopted instrumental compositions. Pavlíček was among the listeners at the time. “I admire Jeff Beck’s music, it belongs to my lifelong musical role models. Sharing a stage with him will be an endless honor for me,” said Pavlíček. Beck’s July concert was originally supposed to take place in the Karlín Forum; due to interest, the organizers moved it to the larger O2 universe.
The eight-time Grammy winner and member of the Rock Hall of Fame, Beck, with actor and musician Depp, recorded Isolation in 2020, releasing a joint album in July. At the end of May, Depp played with Beck at several concerts in England, including the famous Royal Albert Hall in London, while awaiting the jury’s verdict in a lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.
The British musician Beck was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine among the 100 best guitarists of all time. Depp will accompany throughout his European tour.
During his long life, Beck has released albums that range in genre from blues, rock and heavy metal through jazz fusion to a mixture of rock and electronics. He entered the scene in 1965 as a member of the Yardbirds. Its other members were Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. In 1967, Beck co-founded the Jeff Beck Group with Ron Wood and Rod Stewart, but disbanded after two successful albums. He later formed a band of the same name with other musicians. In the second half of the 1970s, he began working with Jan Hammer, with whom he recorded the album There & Back in 1980. Beck’s most successful album is usually 1 Flash from 985.
In addition to acting, Depp, who has been involved in music for a long time, performed in Prague’s Letňany with the Hollywood Vampires in 2018.