It has a few thousand member's base in Czech Republic. There are not only individual but also collective members, like clubs, local radio stations, etc. Unijazz helps its members with realizing of their cultural projects.
Unijazz is publishing an uncommercial monthly magazine UNI, which is oriented mostly on young, more particular readers. Music, mostly rock, jazz and contemporary (music) makes more than an half of its content. It also contains reviews of new CDs released in Czech Republic and abroad.
Unijazz yearly organizes three big music festivals: Boskovice, Bohnice and Alternativa.
Music festival in Moravian city Boskovice is focused on saving and restoring of local Jewish quarter. There are going many musical groups of different genres introduced - rock, jazz, classical and folk music - and many theatre performances and movie shows are taking place. Exhibitions are also part of the festival. Performances are taking place in an open air amphitheatre, in the ruins of a local castle, in synagogue and other places.
Bohnice is an display in area of Prague's psychiatric hospital. It goes on since 1991 and allways is taking place in a second half of September. Musicians perform simultaneously on several open air stages. There is also many accompanimenting events.
Unijazz instituted, not only for its members but also for public, a reading room in Prague. The reading room (in Czech "Čítárna") contains books, magazines and other publications focused on different cultural fields, mostly on music, and demotapes of starting musical groups. There is also Tamizdat´s CD shop.
The actual information of reading room Unijazz, the reading room and archive, UNI editorial office and secretariate for the festivals Alternativa, Boskovice and Bohnice can be contacted at this address:
Unijazz, Jindrisska 5, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic, phone: +420/222 240 901, fax: +420/222 247 473, email: unijazz@unijazz.cz
