O. J. Žlábek Blues Band

O. J. Žlábek Band is a young blues ensemble playing Chicago and West Coast blues enriched with elements of New Orleans blues, funk, and soul. The band has been an active part of the Prague blues scene since 2018. In 2023, the band won the Czech Blues Challenge, which earned them a spot at the European Blues Challenge 2024, where they represented the Czech Republic and competed alongside some of the finest blues bands in Europe. The band has performed in its current lineup since 2022: Ondřej Žlábek (harmonica), Jiří Maršíček (electric guitar), Jan Svorník (bass guitar / double bass), and Marcus Jurkovič (drums). In August 2024, they recorded their debut album Give Someone a Little Hug at Faust Records Studio. The album was officially launched on April 4, 2025, at the legendary Jazz Dock club in Prague, featuring special guests Jan Kořínek, Marcel Flemr, and Osian Roberts, long-time collaborators of the band. In April 2025, O. J. Žlábek Band won the Blues Aperitiv competition, the official selection round for the Czech Republic’s largest blues festival, Blues Alive, where they performed on November 16, 2025. The band will also have the honor of performing on the main stage of the 30th edition of Blues Alive in 2026.

Ondřej Žlábek – harm; Jiří Maršíček – g; Jan Svorník – b; Marcus Jurkovič – dr.

Admission seating CZK 550, standing CZK 300. There is no need to reserve a seat when purchasing a seating ticket. To reserve a specific seat, please write your request in the note when purchasing the ticket. Fulfillment of the request cannot be guaranteed.

Band website: ojzlabek.com