ABOUT THE PROJECT
The jazz quartet 2in2out was founded by saxophonist Nela Dusová and guitar player Jan Lacina, who are also the authors of the group's modern jazz repertoire. The duo of authors was joined by Adam Sikora on drums and recently also by Slovak double bassist Peter Korman. In the past few years, 2in2out has managed to develop from an originally student project into one of the most interesting Czech jazz groups. In June 2024 the band released the album Living Stories on the Bivak Records label.
FOR CONCERT ORGANIZERS
NELA DUSOVA
Nela Dusová is a Czech saxophonist and composer and belongs to the performers of the rising jazz generation. Born in Hradec Králové, she currently lives in Prague. She is a graduate of the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory and the Music Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Previously, she also studied Czech language and literature at Charles University. As an author and player she co-leads two projects, 2in2out and Common Ground. She played in the Event Horizon project which was historically chosen as the first Czech band to perform at the European showcase Jazzahead! She has collaborated with many popular music interpreters and jazz big bands (Milan Svoboda and the Prague big band, Concept Art Orchestra, etc.) as well as foreign performers (Møw, Hendrika Entzian). In 2019, together with the band 2in2out, she won the Jazz Fruit competition. In 2022, Czech Radio selected her for the Euroradio Jazz Orchestra EBU. She currently teaches at two music schools (ZUŠ Otakar Vondrovice in Poděbrady, ZUŠ Vadim Petrov in Prague) and is an occasional author of music articles and interviews.
JAN LACINA
Jan Lacina is a Czech guitarist and composer based in Prague. He is a graduate of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, where he studied with David Dorůžka, Štěpánka Balcarová and Jaromír Honzák. Part of the study took place at the Anton Bruckner Privätuniversität Linz in Austria, where he performed and collaborated with Peter Herbert, Aydin Esen, Stephan Braun and many others. As an author, he co-leads project 2in2out with saxophone player Nela Dusová. Jan is interested in many forms of jazz and improvised music. He is a guitarist in the swing quartet Hot Brew, which plays dance music for communities around Europe. In 2019, together with the band 2in2out, he won the Jazz Fruit competition. He currently teaches at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory (Prague).
