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2008
Roman concerts with their projects Roman Pokorny & Blues Box Heroes in the report: Roman Pokorný - guitar, Tomas Homuta - keys, Pavel Novák - bass and Marian Parsley - drums. Roman Pokorny Fusion Band plays as a trio - Roman Pokorný - guitar Ondřej Podhajský - bass and Martin Sulc - drums. This year, Roman spends more time in the studio while recording pop projects. Completes the album for the singer dance Kerndl that out later in May 2009. And occasionally accompanied by Canadian singer Lynn McDonald. The teaching DVD is also coming with cooperation magazine Muzikus where he occasionally publishes. Ongoing work on the new CD, which will be released in autumn 2009.

2007
This year is very productive. Roman made two new albums - fusion CD Hot Jazz News witch released in September 2007 and Rhythm&Blues album witch will release in autumn 2008. Both CDs are in Romans Production and release on his new label MyRecords. Also all compositions written by Roman Pokorny. On new CDs Roman collaborate with great musicians from other countries - from Europe and USA. Like Steve Clarke (Laco Deczi, Mike Stern) - bass guitar, Chris Stanley (George Benson, Anthony Jackson) - drums or Osian Roberts (GB) - tenor sax. and Matyas Pribojszky (HU) - blues harp. Roman plays often with his bands Blues Box Heroes and Roman Pokorný Fusion Band in Prague and around Europe.
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In September he absolve successful tour in Canada - Toronto. This tour organized his friend Canadian vocalist Lynn McDonald. New CD Hot Jazz News is also available on iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, eMusic, GrupieTunes and Amazon MP 3. Year 2007 opened new era of Romans music career. New label MyRecords and good international cooperation guarantee favorable progress for next year 2008.

2006
Beginning of the year Roman is very badly breaking his left arm and he undergoes two operations. Thank of this unhappiness incident he reduces his concert activity.
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In this year he makes personal changes in BBH as well as in his jazz band.
Young drummer Marian Petrzela and keyboard player Jakub Zomer comes to Blues Box Heroes. Jazz Quartet is change to "Chamber Jazz trio" without drums in cast RP - guitar , Jan Tengler - contrabass and Mira Hloucal - trumpet. Romans Bands plays in Pragues jazz clubs and local and abroad festivals. This year can be call silence before storm.
Roman putting together material for three albums, which relies in following two years.
First Rhythm & Blues CD should be finish in april 2007 and before summer it probably will go out.
Second CD with jazz trio will be made in autumn and come out before Christmas and third blues-pop album relies of the beginning 2008. In plan is made clip on some Roman's song of R&B album!


2005
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A new young rythm section came to the BLUES BOX HEROES - Pavel Novák on bass and Tomáš Hobzek on drums. Igor Shykula is coming to play blues harph. They repertoire consists now more of Roman's original compositions, that respect the blues roots, but also bring original elements of Jazz and Hard Rock, all recast by Pokorný's creative invention. New jazz Quartet plays in line-up: Roman Pokorný-guitar, Mirek Hloucal - trumpet, Jan Tengler - double bass and Tomáš Hobzek - drums. On the Quartet conerts you can hear Roman's old compositions as well as new originals from the "2-faces" album. Roman also still works on the DVD school and the courseware. At the end of the year the release of the singer's Lá'da Kerndl CD is being expected. There will be 14 songs written by Roman. BBH and Quartet play in clubs as well as on festivals all around the Czech republic and abroad. The "2-faces" cd became shortly the best selling Roman's record.


2004
2004 Roman Pokorný Trio (RP, Ondra Pivec and Martin Novák) and Blues Box Heroes (RP, Tonny Smrcka, Martin Novák, Ondra Pivec) go on cultivating the proven constellation. The Arta Records releases Roman's new double CD "Two Faces". The first CD contains RP Trio live recorded at the "U Staré Paní" music club. The Second one is the new Blues Box Heroes album. There are also MPEG2 videos and computer game called "ROBOX" available on these CDs. Roman works on the tuition material in collaboration with Muzikus magazine. The tuition DVD should be released next year. It will contain approx. 1 hour video and a software application that will help to improve the knowledge of musical theory, chord notation, scales, guitar licks and tablatures. Roman also works as composer for Yvonne Sanches, Jamie Marshal and Láďa Kerndl.



2003
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Blues Box Heroes usually play in club "Ungelt" and they also sometimes have their concerts in club "U Staré paní". BBH finally record their debut album, which contains traditional blues songs and a several original compositions. The album comes out to begin with 2004 year. The album is self-produced. The Roman Pokorny Trio plays in "Agharta" and "Maly Glen" clubs. The Trio prepares a new album that should be released during the 2004 year. Roman Pokorny also prepares new original album for Láďa Kerndl jazz singer. RP composes and records film music in his recording studio. He supposes that his new projects will be released on his own label RP INDEPENDENT SOCIETY!



2001
2002 Blues Box Heroes now appear in a stable line-up: Roman - guitars, vocal, Dano Šoltis - drums and Aleš Slavík - bass guitar. The band's style has developed into an original fusion of blues, hard rock and jazz. In this year, he also brings into life his long standing dream - a jazz trio featuring Hammonds. Roman - guitar, Karel Heoman - Hammonds a Dano Šoltis - drums. In the same year, for Arta Records he records a great album with Albert Marsik, a very fine Hammond player ( Italy), and Bady Zbořil on drums. It is called simply "03", and in this project he also plays a substantial role of composer. Furthermore, with Láďa Kerndl he records a CD called Buona Sera, which is a tribute to Luis Prima.



2001 He plays with his Blue Box Heroes trio, Yvonne Sanchez group and also with Tonny Blues band with Juwana Jenkins. With Láďa Kerndl, he records a CD called I Suddenly Realised. On this album, he composed 10 songs and arranged 3 standards to fit in the overall mood of the album. It is actually the first Czech record with original songs sung in English The lyrics writing job was greatly undertaken by the young and promising Martin Adamec. Pokorný produces a new CD of Vira Martinová called Slunci je to jedno. On this CD, he also participates as an arranger and author.

1999
2000 He forms a jazz group called Analogic. The music is inspired by hard rock, soul and funk from the '60s and '70s. Using his own means of expression, he creates an original fusion of these music genres and jazz. To materialise his ideas Pokorný invited young talented musicians with jazz attitude and rock feeling. He plays at the jazz festival in Riga. He is working on a vocal album for Láďa Kerndl. He often accompanies the excellent singer Tonya Graves.
1999 He accomplishes a successful tour in U.S.A. and performs at jazz festivals in Bejrouth and Berlin. He records a CD called Blue Point. He is awarded the Jazz Kája prize for the best jazz CD of the year - Jazz Perception. The STEREO A VIDEO magazine gave Roman's work called ACOUSTIC GROOVES, composed for FONTÁNA STUDIO, the record of the year prize.
1998 He records Jazz Perception. It is a septet consisting of R.P. Trio + Gabo Jonáš - organ, Juraj Bartoš - trumpet, Štěpán Markovič - saxophones, Sváťa Košvanec - trombone. Jazz Kája: R.P. Trio is the best jazz group of 1997, nominated as the Personality of the Year. He records a CD called Tribute to Duke Ellington with Vincent Kumr a Láďa Kerndl. In the annual poll carried out by the Czech Jazz Association and the Harmonie magazine, he is voted the best jazz guitar player of 1998. In the very same year, he starts to work as a producer for various singers and groups.
1995
1997 He disbands his Quartet and forms Roman Pokorný Trio with this lineup: Petr Dvorský - bass, Jiří Slavíček - drums. He starts his, as it shows later, long-term collaboration with the singer Yvonne Sanchez. Nominations: Discovery of the Year, R.P.Q Group of the Year.
1996 Collaboration with Emil Viklický and Boris Urbánek on a CD called UV Drive. Nominations: Discovery of the Year, Group of the Year.
1995 His Quartet records a CD called Magic Holidays and with Tutu a CD called Sun Dance, here he also takes part as a writer. Collaboration with Michal Pavlíček on a CD called Stín mý krve by Roman Dragoun. The best soloist at the Trenčín Jazz Festival. Nominations: Discovery of the Year, Group of the Year.
1994
He works on his own material. He forms Trio komorního jazzu with Jarda Hnilička. Nominations: Discovery of the Year, Group of the Year.


1991


1993 He joins TUTU, a group from Ostrava formed by Boris Urbánek. Nominations: Jazz Kája - Discovery of 1992.
1992 He becomes a member of Jan Beránek's Ornis, Mojmír Bártek's group Pekáč, All Stars Band and Josef Audes Quartet. He forms his first group: ROMAN POKORNÝ QUARTET.
1991 He started his active career in Brno 1991, gathering experience in combos of the Gustav Brom Bigband soloists. He regularly appears on the stage in the lineups of Mojmír Bártek, Jaromír Hnilička, Günter Kočí and so on.