Marta Kloučková (CZ)
vocal ensemble
A prominent figure in the Czech jazz scene. A versatile singer, songwriter, and composer, she released her debut album Loving Season (Hevhetia) in 2018, which was recognized as one of the top Czech jazz albums of the year. Her work combines jazz tradition with original expression and poetry, which makes her perceived as one of the most unique contemporary faces of Czech jazz.
Marta has performed at major Czech jazz and multi-genre festivals, including Prague Spring, Smetanova Litomyšl, Prague Proms, Jazz Fest Přerov, and Dobršská Brána, as well as international stages such as Sunset-Sunside and Le Bal Blomet in Paris, Jazz Fest Steyr (Austria), and Jazzy Fest (Slovakia). In October 2022, she released her critically acclaimed second album Stopa snu (Hevhetia), praised for its songwriting, vocal performance, emotional depth, and the quintet's exceptional musicianship.
She has shared the stage with acclaimed vocalists Lizz Wright and Judith Hill, and in 2016, collaborated with French pianist and composer Thierry Maillard on the album Kingdom of Arwen. As a member of the award-winning vocal sextet SKETY (recipients of the 2014 Ward Swingle Award and multiple 2025 CARA Awards), Marta has toured across Europe, Australia, and Taiwan.
Through the international music platform Voicingers, Marta has performed in Slovakia, Poland, Latvia, and France.
In addition to performing, she is a member of SKETY, Vojtěch Dyk & D.Y.K. and has collaborated across genres with artists and ensembles such as the Gustav Brom Big Band, B-Side Band, Barbora Poláková, the Moravian Philharmonic Olomouc, the South Czech Philharmonic, Clarinet Factory, and others.
Marta is also active in media and education. She hosts and produces Sedmé nebe, a radio show on Czech National Radio Vltava focused on the vocal jazz scene, and regularly hosts concerts and live broadcasts. A highly regarded lecturer, she organized the Voicingers on Tour Czechia vocal festival and workshop from 2019 to 2022, performing alongside leading European jazz musicians and vocalists. She teaches singing at Jazz department of Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory as well as privately.
