We're back at the beautiful Jazz Dock, presenting our Between Berlin & Bebop program. Featuring the septet again, and showcasing the music of Irving Berlin who, according to George Gershwin, was "The greatest songwriter who has ever lived".

We perform our Between Berlin & Bebop show, our showcase of America's most prolific and talented songwriter of the twentieth century, Irving Berlin. The venue is the centuries-old Klub Starý pivovar in Kroměříž, and we're sponsored by the Dům kultury Kroměříž, a very active House of Culture in Kroměříž. We're playing as a trio, joined again by our talented bassist, Petr Dvorsky.

Tellinger & Fresk, with the addition of superb sidemen, Petr Dvorsky on bass and Marek Urbanek on drums, presents their showcase of America's most prolific and talented songwriter of the twentieth century, Irving Berlin. A "rags-to-riches" immigrant, Berlin rose to become, as George Gershwin said, "the greatest songwriter that has ever lived." The JAZZFEST Znojmo is one of the most extensive and prestigious festivals in the Czech Republic, and we are looking forward to being one their featured acts.

As part of our flash tour of Moravia, we look forward to playing for the first time in the beautiful Nové Město na Moravě., presenting our music of Irving Berlin, America's most prolific composer. The brilliant bassist, Petr Dvorsky, will be joining us. A "rags-to-riches" immigrant, Berlin rose to become, as George Gershwin said, "the greatest songwriter that has ever lived."

We'll be joined by the brilliant bassist, Petr Dvorsky, presenting the music and history of Irving Berlin, America's most prolific songwriter. A "rags-to-riches" immigrant, Berlin rose to become, as George Gershwin said, "the greatest songwriter that has ever lived."

After our packed Christmas Concert we resume our House Concerts with our 19th. We are pleased to welcome back superb trombonist Přemek Tomšíček, and Petr Dvorsky on bass, and we'll be playing some beautiful songs from our extended repertoire. As always, wine is included in the ticket price, with great music and good company guaranteed. Booking is essential, so fill in the form below and we'll be in touch.

Haul out the holly, fill up the stocking, bake the Christmas cookies and fill the place with good cheer. We'll be playing our final house concert of the year with two of our favourite colleagues - Taras Voloscuk and Libor Šmoldas - and filling the place with happy, beautiful music. As always wine and mineral water are included in the price, and good company is always present. Please fill in the form below for reservation inquiry.

The Tellinger & Fresk septet features their acclaimed "Between Berlin & Bebop" show at the Usti nad Labem Cultural House as part of their annual Jazz & Blues Festival. With a three-piece horn section backing Barbora's vocals, John on piano, Taras Voloscuk on bass and Martin Sulc on drums, we present the music of songwriter Irving Berlin, considered by many of his peers to be "the greatest American composer who has ever lived".

I'm excited to once again be sharing the platform with global guitarist extraordinaire Libor Šmoldas, and with Petr Dvorsky on bass this promises to be an exceptional house concert. Good Moravian wine and company are included in the price, and great jazz is guaranteed. Reservation required.

We'll be swinging and swooning with our favourite rhythm section in the Old Town. Come on down to one of our favourite jazz clubs. Good bar and service, and great jazz at the Old Lady. Entry free.

This one is a must! Young saxophonist Nela Dusova is fast becoming one of my favourites and we're excited to introduce her to our house concert followers. We're also happy to welcome back Petr Dvorsky, one of our all time favourite bass players and great human. So come and swing and swoon and enjoy the last of the summer with us. The Moravian wine is a hit and included in the price, as is great popular jazz and good company. Booking is essential.

After many inquiries we're excited to be resuming our House Concert series. No.15!

We're back at Prague's favourite jazz club with our Irving Berlin project. Regarded as the best songwriter who ever lived, known for introducing and popularising Ragtime, Berlin's life is the real American dream. The launch in March was an overwhelming success, and so we continue. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Looking forward to departing from the usual. I'll be paying tribute to a few of my favourite artists with wunderkind pianist Daniel Bulatkin at Prague's oldest jazz club, the legendary Reduta. The brilliant Taras Voloscuk and Dušan Černák will be on bass and drums. Come on over.

I'll be paying tribute to a few jazz greats with keyboard wunderkind Daniel Bulatkin on piano at Prague's oldest jazz club. The fantastic Dušan Černák will be on drums and Taras Voloscuk on bass. See you there.

It's always a pleasure to play at one of our favourite clubs, and always a pleasure to play with bass player Taras Volos. This time Radek Nemejc will be joining us on drums. Come on over.

We'll be playing our Irving Berlin selection for the first time in Plzen, in this beautiful Neo-Renaissance venue. “Irving Berlin is the greatest songwriter that has ever lived. He has had a greater influence on American music than any other one man. By introducing and perfecting Ragtime, he was the first to sow the seeds of an American music.” The brilliant Petr Dvorsky will join us on contra bass.

We're back at our favourite club in Old Town with the dream band - Miloš Klápště on bass, Marek Urbanek on drums, and John working his magic on the piano. Free entry, good bar, great jazz. Come on down!

Come and join us for an early celebration of festive and uplifting jazz. The price is reduced as a token of appreciation to the wonderful people who have been so supportive of us in 2022.

For our final House Concert of the year we'll be playing songs which we hope to record for our next album, and then some. We would love your input.

Looking forward to playing this venue again, and very much looking forward to playing with the fantastic Petr Dvorsky and Marek Urbanek. We'll be playing a few audience favourites and sharing some new material. Free entrance. Come on down.

We're taking the opportunity to showcase the music of Irving Berlin, one of the world's great songwriters. Taras Volos will be joining us on bass, and Přemysl Tomšíček will be playing trombone.

A collaboration with blues guitarist. singer and songwriter Gerald Clark (South Africa) and Jiri Marsicek.

We'll be back at the Tvrz with Tomas Baros. 18.00, 21 July. The Chodovska Tvrz Summer Jazz and Blues Festival.

Jazz in July, our 11th House Concert features Suzanne Higgins, a brilliant multi-instrumentalist, on tenor sax, flute and othe wind instruments, and Taras Volos on bass

It's been a while, but the Old Lady is open for live jazz again, one of my favourite venues. And there's nothing better than playing with my favourite rhythm section, so come on down. Spacious venue, good bar and snacks, and great jazz. See you there.

Our next House Concert, all about the songs, some of my all time jazz favourites. And who better to play them with than the brilliant John Fresk and Tomas Baros, one of my all time favourite bass players. As usual the price includes decent wine, good company, and great music. Since this is also our home booking is essential, these concerts sell out pretty quickly. Looking forward to seeing you.

It has been a great pleasure to play our House Concerts for our growing community of appreciators. So we continue with the first of our spring offerings. This time we've invited formidable bassist, Petr Dvorsky and brilliant Dutch saxophonist Cyrille Oswald to join us.

We’ve put together a great program of songs that we’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to present.

Come and join us in our spacious Smichov loft apartment. There’s limited access, limited seating and these events have become favorites for our fans, so they sell out quickly. There are two 40-minute sets, we have a terrace, with good wine and good company included in the ticket price.

Please fill out the form below for more information, and to reserve a seat.

Tellinger & Fresk appear again at U Malého Glena as a quartet, with Taras Volos on bass and Martin Schultz on drums.

A few of my students will be singing a showcase concert of solo and group material, along side me and John Fresk on piano. Come and see what they've been up to.

We're back at our other home, Malyglen, for the first time this year. Looking forward to playing John's brilliant arrangements of Irving Berlin's beautiful compositions, and also to playing with Taras and Martin again.

Our first house concert of the the new year! We love the growing audience we developed in 2021. We will be welcoming in the new year with with our formidable friends, Tomas Baros on bass and Libor Šmoldas on guitar. For bookings and more details please fill in the form. Looking forward to seeing you!

We'll be playing our last House Concert for the year, before we start working on repertoire for a new album. We've been really heartened by the response and enjoyment from everyone who has attended these concerts. Thank you! Our guests for this one will be our good friends Taras Voloscuk on bass and Paul Novotny on acoustic guitar. Really looking forward to this.

We loved playing at Chodovska tvrz (fortress) on our third tour to Prague almost three years ago. It was one of our favourites and we actually ran out of CDs to sell. Really looking forward to playing with the brilliant Tomas Baros again.

It's been a year, but we're back at our home away from home, Malyglen, and excited to play with one of our favourite rhythm sections again after all the lockdown time. In full swing.

After the lockdowns and uncertainty of the past 18 months it has been a huge happiness to play our House Concerts for our growing community of appreciators. And so we continue.

In our next house concert we’re excited to be joined by Osian Roberts, one of our all time favourite tenor players, and Jan Korinek, one of our favourite young bass players.

We’ve been working on new arrangements of some ‘underplayed’ popular jazz compositions, as well as some of our original tunes, and we look forward to sharing them with you.

So come and join us in our spacious Smichov loft apartment. Limited access, acoustic jazz sessions, where we and our colleagues share our latest work. Two 40-minute sets, a terrace, with wine and good company included in the ticket price.

Please go to House Concert in the menu for more information, and to reserve a seat.

We've had such excellent feedback from our sold out House Concerts that we will continue well into autumn. Happy to be playing with Taras Voloscuk again and looking forward to sharing our variety of popular jazz. Booking is essential.

We're on a roll! Petr Dvorsky will again be joining us for another relaxed evening of good company, great music, good wine and fine art.

There's been such great interest after our first House Concert that we're doing it again. This time we're fortunate to have the brilliant Petr Dvorsky joining us on bass. Reservation essential.

The first of our House Concerts! Until tourism returns completely and jazz venues re-open we have decided to open our spacious loft apartment to those who appreciate our music. We are thrilled that Taras Voloscuk will be joining us on bass and look forward to sharing some of our new repertoire.

We'll be pulling out some new material, in what has become a regular venue for us. Looking forward to seeing old friends and new.

We're bringing our passion project to the Bastion, Vysehrad, for the first time. We will be joined by Taras Voloscuk on bass and look forward to introducing an appreciative audience to the genius of Irving Berlin.

Fresh from our trip to Vienna we'll be getting together with Taras and Martin at one of our favourite venues. Looking forward to seeing our Prague people again. Come out to play.

It's always my very favourite kind of concert when John and I play together as a duo, and this time we'll be doing it by invitation at the fantastic Villa Tugendhat, Unesco Heritage building. A grand piano and just we two, in that wonderful setting. Really looking forward to playing our fist in Brno.

The Tellinger & Fresk Quartet will be swinging and swooning at the Old Lady in Old Town, with the fabulous Martin on drums and Taras on bass. Join us. You know how I love a good crowd.

We're back after three months of lock down at one of our favourite venues, with some of our most loved colleagues. We have a few old favourites and some new material to share. Looking forward to seeing everyone again. The early starting time is for June only, due to Covid. Join us!

We've been invited to bring some jazz to the city of Karvina, and we couldn't be happier. Looking forward to introducing our sound to a whole new audience.

We're very excited to be presenting our favourite project At the Old Lady. The music of Irving Berlin as you've never heard it before. John's contemporary arrangements of Berlin's songs made their debut in late 2019 to a most appreciative and complimentary audience. Join us for an uplifting evening with one of modern music's most prolific songwriters. Looking forward to doing so with the brilliant Petr Dvorsky and Martin Sulc. Prague, come out to play!

We're bringing our passion project to the Bastion, Vysehrad, for the first time. We will be joined by the brilliant Petr Dvorsky on bass and look forward to introducing an appreciative audience to the genius of Irving Berlin.

Our first Prague performance after our South African trip, and we couldn't be happier to share it with Tomas Baros and Martin Sulc. It's always a great evening at Malyglen.

Come dancing at The Old Lady! We'll be swinging the night away, and who better to do it with than the brilliant Petr Dvorsky on bass, and Marek Urbanek on drums. We'll be gifting all paying entrants with our first live recording together.

Our first 2020 appearance back at Malyglen, our second home. Taras Voloscuk will be with us for sure as we introduce some new material.

We'll be ending the year on the Jazzboat, in the company of friends from all over the globe. And really happy to be playing again with 'Kashtan' Tomas Baros, and our favourite Martin Sulc. Come and end the year with a cruise on the beautiful Vltava and some sublime jazz.

Some Christmas cheer and fancy gear. Come and party with us at the Reduta, day after Christmas. Taras and Jirka will be joining us.

We're really looking forward to playing with the Pribramsky Big Band again. And this time they'll be playing one of my own compositions, among many others.

We're excited to be playing on the Jazzboat for the first time. Climb aboard and enjoy some of our latest material, with Taras and Martin.

We're back at the Reduta, Prague's oldest jazz club, rubbing shoulders with the greats. Playing repertoire old and very new, with Taras on bass and Jirka on drums.

We're back at our second home. This time with Milos Klapste and Martin Sulc, playing material from the new album and beyond.

I'm so damn happy to finally be playing Malyglen, one of Prague's most famous venues. W'll be joined by the dream team rhythm section of Taras Voloscuk on bass and Martin Silc on drums. Songs from four albums and more.

This is a passion project for us. Contemporary arrangements of Irving Berlin's songs, and it turns out that, once a good song, always a good song. We've loved creating this, and it was an easy sell to get maestros Tars Voloscuk and Martin Sulc on board.

I'll be back in the town of my birth, playing the magnificent Imperial Hotel for the third time. With John on piano, of course, and the brilliant Taras Voloscuk on bass and Marek Urbanek on drums. Entrance free.

The one we've been waiting for. From the new album, some familiar tunes for the jazz fan, some quirky songs from another time, and some of our latest original material. Happy to be playing again with Milos Klapste on bass, and Jirka Conka on drums. And then there's the piano player...

We're so happy to be playing again in the town of my birth, with the fabulous Marek Urbanek on drums and Milos Klapste on bass. Come out to play.

We're thrilled to be playing our farewell gig at this fabulous venue. Marc Duby will be joining us on double bass. We'll be playing material from our upcoming new album and also some favourites. Hope you can join us for some great music, food and company. R250 includes a four course meal prepared by the culinary artist, Gideon Lucit. Show begins at 14h30.

With the brilliant Petr Dvorsky on bass and Tomas Hobzek on kit.

Barbora and John perform with Big Band Pribram.

Barbora and John perform with Big Band Pribram at Bresnice Castle.

Returning to the town of my birth. And possibly the most beautiful place on earth.

With Tomas Baros on bass and Csaba Csendes on drums. As long as we're swinging.

Looking forward to playing at the first ever South African Ubuntu Festival, this time joined by Viwe Mkizwana and Siphiwe Shiburi. Check out the line-up of performers on www.ubuntufest.org

We're looking forward to being back in the city at The Crypt after 18 months, playing some of our favourite and latest discoveries and compositions.

We're so excited to be back in the False Bay area to share what we've been up to since our last visit two years ago. Kalk Bay, come out to play.

Looking forward to playing at this venue for the first time. Paarl, come out to play.

Our first appearance at this theatre and we can't wait to share what we've been up to.

Kicking off our tour of the fairest Cape with acoustic Sunday jazz at the Red Tin Roof.

We'll be kicking off our Cape tour in Paternoster for the first time, sharing two sets of our favourite discoveries and compositions. And you'll be surprised at how many of the Great American Songs were written by Irving Berlin. Music begins at 19.30 once dinner has been served. Price includes two course meal.

Looking forward to celebrating the month of love just before we say "I do". This will probably be our last Pretoria performance before the big day and we would love to see you there to share some of the most beautiful songs ever written.

We'll be sharing our favourite jazz from the American Songbook with the good people of the famous Ficksburg Cherry Festival, in the gorgeous Cafe Chocolat. Come and say hello.

After a friendship of several years, mutual admiration has brought a collaboration between South Africa's favourite jazz duo and its favourite Afrikaans music sensation.

Tellinger & Fresk recently returned from a fantastic European tour and Joshua Na Die Reen recently cleaned up at the Ghoema Awards.

This unlikely team up is embarking on a tour of the country over the next year and they will be starting right here at their favourite Pretoria venue, Laughing Chefs.

This will certainly be an entertaining and unique presentation from three truly great musicians.
And introducing Spoorweg, an interesting selection of Afrikaans songs and characters that you will forever be grateful to have heard in such sweet and righteous harmony.

JOSHUA NA DIE REEN joins Tellinger & FRESK at the Centurion Theatre.
After a friendship of several years, mutual admiration has brought a collaboration between South Africa's favourite jazz duo and its favourite Afrikaans music sensation.
Tellinger & Fresk recently returned from a fantastic European tour and Joshua Na Die Reen recently cleaned up at the Ghoema Awards.
This unlikely team up is embarking on a series of performances and are also thrilled to introduce SPOORWEG, seven voices singing some of the most gorgeous music that you will forever be happy to have heard in such pure and righteous harmony.
This will certainly be an entertaining and unique presentation from three truly great musicians.

After a friendship of several years, mutual admiration has brought a collaboration between South Africa's favourite jazz duo and its favourite Afrikaans music sensation.

After a friendship of several years, mutual admiration has brought a collaboration between South Africa's favourite jazz duo and its favourite Afrikaans music sensation.

Tellinger & Fresk recently returned from a fantastic European tour and Joshua Na Die Reen recently cleaned up at the Ghoema Awards.

This unlikely team up is embarking on a tour of the country over the next year and they will be starting right here at their favourite Pretoria venue, Laughing Chefs.

This will certainly be an entertaining and unique presentation from three truly great musicians.

Fresh from our fantastic European tour with plenty of newness to share! Very excited to be introducing a group of the nicest individuals, some of my former students, collectively known as Spoorweg. When they sing together, some of the most beautiful songs in the Afrikaans language, I'm always a bit happier than I was before. Big things ahead. 072 511 4946. R110 per person.

Joburg, we've missed you! Looking forward to playing at this beautiful venue for the first time and to seeing old friends and new.

Tellinger & Fresk accompanied by two hot Czech players, are playing the legendary Reduta Jazz Club in Prague!

We've been asked to do this one more time before our European tour and hope you can join us for some beautiful jazz, a few surprises, and great food in this warm atmosphere. R110.00 per person. 072 511 4946. Berlin and Prague, here we come.

We're back at our favourite venue, bringing you beautiful jazz, great food, good vibes and a few surprises. Hope to see you there.

We're looking forward to playing some beautiful jazz over a leisurely lunch in our favourite Pretoria venue. The sultry Nightingales will be joining us on a few numbers. Gershwin, Monk, Berlin and Carol King will be there. Join us. 072 511 4946 info@laughingchefs.co.za

Another appearance - gourmet jazz, gourmet dining!

Tellinger & Fresk is at the Asbos soon! Joined by the GORGEOUS Nightingales :-)

Tellinger and Fresk performing material from their album Deuce, and other new material.

We'll be doing it again at the fabulous Asbos Theatre, Karoo Square, Lynwood Road. Sharing some old and new material, with a little help from some of my favourite young professionals. You could start with a delicious meal at the Karoo Cafe. Hope to see you there.

Jazz In the heart of Cape Town.

Great food, coffee, beer and, of course, music! :-)

We will be sharing scenes from our intimate new album, DEUCE, for one last time in 2014 with Johannesburg audiences. Join us for an afternoon of gentle jazz and great company R80 entrance. 011 783 6122 for bookings.

CD release party at the Asbos Theatre, Karoo Cafe precinct, Lynwood.
Come and join us for an evening of intimate jazz and great company

Roll up, roll up! Some of the most beautiful songs and one of my proudest moments. 011 783 6122 for bookings.