radim hanousek is studying jazz performance at the JAMU school of the arts here in Brno

saxophonist, improviser, composer

Radim Hanousek focuses on various forms of improvisation, intermediality and projects on the border of jazz and contemporary classical music as an interpreter (saxophonist) and composer.
In 2009 he co-founded the Norwegian-Czech jazz quartet NOCZ (Didrik Ingvaldsen, Dag Magnus Narvesen, Marian Friedl). Since 2013, Hanousek has been running his own project combining jazz and contemporary music Dust in the Groove.
In 2018 Hanousek's composition It Could Happen won first place in the Karel Krautgartner Composers' Competition for Jazz Orchestra, which is annually announced by the Concept Art Orchestra.
From 2021, he organizes the 30-60-member PMP Orchestra for the Prague Music Performance festival. PMPO performed the compositions of Anthony Braxton and Roscoe Mitchell in concert in the presence of the authors. In 2023, the PMPO gave the world premiere of Braxton's opera Trillium X and performed at the Darmstadt New Music Festival.
As an improviser, in addition to leading representatives of the Czech scene, he also collaborates with many artists from Switzerland, the US, Norway, Germany, Portugal, France, Austria and Italy (Roland Dahinden, Didrik Ingvaldsen, Hildegard Kleeb, Ayako Kato, Claudia Cervenca, Samuel Dühsler, Yoram Rosilio, Michael Fischer, Iva Bittová, Dag Magnus Narvesen, Rieko Okuda, Tobias Delius, George Cremaschi, Hernâni Faustino, ...). Occasionally Hanousek performs with the Vienna Improvisers Orchestra. He co-organizes FreeForms - the international meeting of improvisers.
He composed music for a number of ensembles (Faun Ensemble, Dust in the Groove, Mikroopery, Lichtzwang, Contriology, Radost Ensemble, NOCZ, Corazon Quartet), music for theater performances (Mikro-Teatro, Feste, D'epog, Orbita) and audiobooks (Albatros).
Radim Hanousek also organizes workshops for children on improvisation and graphic scores, for many years he has been working with the Brno Philharmonic and the Husa na provázku Theater.
With the projects NOCZ and Dust in the Groove, he released a number of albums on the Hevhetia label, the last two albums were released on Ma Records.
He is the dramaturg of the international festival of sound arts FAUN, the jazz program of the international festival Ponavafest Brno and has already organized three years of the Ugly Music Festival.




"Hanousek - a fountain of ideas"
All About Jazz 5/2014 - John Kelman (about NOCZ in MaiJazz fetival Stavanger)

"Soloist Radim Hanousek delivers one brilliant solo after another. "
Salt Peanuts* 12/2014 - Jan Granlie