Jaroslav Ježek

Czech Avant-Garde Composer and Pianist

Jaroslav Ježek was a significant Czech composer, pianist, and conductor, born on September 25, 1906, in Prague and passing away on January 1, 1942. He is renowned for his contributions to the interwar period in Czechoslovakia and is particularly associated with the avant-garde theater group Osvobozené divadlo (Liberated Theatre), where he collaborated closely with playwrights Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich. Ježek's work was heavily influenced by jazz, contemporary classical music, and other modern trends of the early 20th century.