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Bio

Emil Novotny is a Czech/Canadian jazz double bass player and composer from Prague currently based in Amsterdam.

He started his career in Prague, where he became an active member of the local jazz scene, regularly playing in local clubs and accompanying some of the best local musicians, while branching out onto the European scene, for example with playing at the Jazz In The Park festival in Romania with an Izraeli singer Noam Vazana, or playing at festivals in Berlin and Wrocław with a ethno-fusion band Shum Davar.

In 2024 he moved to Amsterdam to study at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Since then he has been establishing himself on the local scene, playing regularly in local clubs. He has formed several projects here, most notably Fluke Trio featuring Ege Akyildiz on guitar and Alper Aydoğan on drums, with which he went on tour in Türkiye in June 2025 and Trio Soundbound featuring Matěj Bursík on saxophone and Olivier Kayl on drums with which he toured in Czechia in July 2025. He was part of the Jong Metropole 2025 winter project led by Sam Gale, featuring Lo van Gorp. He has also recorded, amongst others, for the album Sleepless Nights by Duo Tundmus, the upcoming album of Patricija Donina and for his upcoming EP of original music.
In February 2026 he is going on tour with Sounbound Trio featuring American pianist Kai Spazier in Czechia.

Music

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Sleepless Nights - Duo Tundmus Meets The Band

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Rändlind
Väike Lind
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Rebirth - Shum Davar

Gallery

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Nardis Jazz, Istanbul
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Sadewa Bekker Trio, Den Haag
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Jong Metropole 2025, Tilburg Concertzaal
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Minja Mijušković Quintet,Teatro Mungaga
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Trio Tour July 2025
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Quartet Tour February 2026

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Sleepless Nights, Duo Tundmus
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Rebirth, Shum Davar
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NVS Trio, Redlight Jazz Festival, Amsterdam
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Shum Davar, Simcha Fest Wrocław
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Jazz Focus Bigband, Amsterdam
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Osmosis Q, Jazzdock

Contacts

Email

music@emilnovotny.com

Phone / WhatsApp

NL: +31 6 18613554

CZ: +420 608 933 001 

Social media

Instagram

@emil_novotny_bass

YouTube

@emil_novotny_bass

Facebook

Emil Novotny

Upcoming events

16.01.2026
Pompstation, Amsterdam

Theo Naishtat Trio

18.01.2026
Cafe De Piet Grunten, Amsterdam

Theo Naishtat Trio

21.01.2026
Blue Stage CvA

Soundbound Trio

05.02.2026
Cafe Contra, Amsterdam

Jun Wang´s Fifth Element

12.02.2026
Cafe Contra, Amsterdam

Lisanne Pappel´s Swing Revival Trio

15.02.2026

Zierikzee

SENJA

Czech Tour

Soundbound Trio feat. Kai Spazier

18.02.2026
U Bílýho Černocha, Česká Lípa

Soundbound Trio feat. Kai Spazier

19.02.2026

U Staré Paní, Praha

Soundbound Trio feat. Kai Spazier

20.02.2026
Cafe Atrium, Chomutov

Soundbound Trio feat. Kai Spazier

21.02.2026
Tepjazz Club, Teplice

Soundbound Trio feat. Kai Spazier

22.02.2026
U Malého Glena, Praha

Soundbound Trio feat. Kai Spazier

27.02.2026
Jazzboat, Praha

Paul Novotny Trio

01.03.2026
De Twee Spieghels, Leiden

Lisanne Pappel´s Swing Revival Trio

06.03.2026
Cafe De Pianist, Amsterdam

Philip Moss Trio

08.03.2026
De Twee Spieghels, Leiden

Philip Moss Trio

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