Jaromír Švejdík (popularly known as Jaromír 99), is a Czech singer, songwriter, guitarist and artist. In the 80s, he founded a band called Chlapi z Práce (Men from Work). The band later evolved into the alternative rock group Priessnitz, with whom Jaromír sang and wrote lyrics.        

Admission is free. | Light refreshments will be served.  

DRESS: Guests are welcome to dress in Kafka style (1920s or something a little absured).

RSVP by October 28 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/concert-jaromir-99-tickets-13413146081                      

Location: Embassy of the Czech Republic 
3900 Spring of Freedom Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008

The event is part of the Mutual Inspirations Festival 2014 – Franz Kafka.      

Check out the music of Jaromír 99:           
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOZmW_KOBhs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu96LzOxM8I

More about the Artist:    
Besides being a musician, Jaromír is also an accomplished graphic artist. In 2012, Jaromír accepted an offer from the British publishing company SelfMadeHero, to make Franz Kafka’s novel The Castle into a comic. Publishersweekly.com described the work as a “powerful interpretation of Kafka’s timeless themes.” For this adaptation, he and co-creator David Zane Mairowitz received a nomination from San Diego’s Will Eisner Awards 2014, for Best Adaptation from Another Medium. As a graphic artist, he also co-created with Jaroslav Rudiš the comic Alois Nebel, which was made into an animated feature and selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the 2011 Academy Awards. The film was also named the Best Animated Feature at the 2012European Film Awards. Additionally, he composed the soundtrack for the film. Previously, Jaromír created the comic Bomber and collaborated with his band Jaromír 99 & The Bombers on the soundtrack. He was awarded the Muriel Prize for his first solo comic strip “Bomber.” He has also worked as set designer and storyboard artist for films such as Samotáři, Jedna ruka netleská, and Grandhotel.         

Mutual Inspirations Festival:       
The Mutual Inspirations Festival (MIF) is an annual initiative spearheaded by the Embassy of the Czech Republic, focusing on the mutual inspirations between Czech and American cultures and featuring each year an extraordinary Czech personality who has greatly influenced and inspired others through his or her work (MIF 2010-Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, MIF 2011-Antonín Dvořák, MIF 2012-Miloš Forman, MIF 2013-Václav Havel). This year, the festival celebrates the work of Franz Kafka from September 3 - October 31, 2014, throughout prestigious venues in the nation’s capital. For more information about the festival, please visit www.mutualinspirations.org.