Zvuky Prahy / Sounds of Prague

The club was established in 1957 and Its early existence was associated with the activities of the Accord Club, an institute which played an important role in formation of "small stage theatres", influencing the development of theatre and music in the country in this era. The club was promoting jazz from the very beginning in the 1950s. Artists performing at Reduta include Wynton Marsalis, Dave Brubeck, or Chick Corea, Czechs Vlasta Průchová, Karel Krautgartner, Miroslav Vitouš, Jiří Jelínek, Jiří Stivín, Rudolf Dašek regularly played in the club. The club also actively participated in organizing of the Prague International Jazz Festival, since 1964.
At the end of the 1980s, Reduta Jazz Club became one of the centres of the Velvet Revolution.It managed to retain its appeal after the end of the Communist regime. American president Bill Clinton played the saxophone—a gift from the Czech president Václav Havel—in a traditional jam session at Reduta in 1994, during his presidential term.