Marcel Bárta is a saxophonist, clarinettist, composer and visual artist. He comes from Mariánské Lázně, studied classical clarinet in Plzeň and taught himself jazz on the alto saxophone; from 1996 he played in Milan Svoboda’s Contraband. His home band is the sextet Vertigo; he co-founded the quintet MUFF, Mamatohe and Projekt Z, and forms the DoMa Ensemble with Dorota Barová. He has played in the David Dorůžka Trio and the Tomáš Hobzek Quartet and writes music for the theatre. He teaches composition at the College of the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory, has painted since 2007 and co-creates the covers of Vertigo’s records. He has won several jazz Anděl awards, and in 2025 he released the solo album Episodes from the Spinning Ball (Animal Music). He also plays in the Jazz Dock Orchestra big band. Amplión Records released albums by Vertigo Quintet, NUO, the Zuzana Dumková Band and the Marek Novotný Quintet. More at marcel-barta.com.
