Kuzmich Orchestra's compositions oscillate between intimate gentleness supported by Dorota Barova's extraordinary singing, electro-acustic neo-folk in which acoustic guitar intertwines with layering of vocals, and tougher big-beat stand, in which dominate repetitive guitar and bass guitar riffs with minimalistic drums.
… thus creating images of open spaces, landscapes, wastelands, ancient trees, unity of elements of earth, air and water... clean linearity of music, where singing and guitar seem to be live lines, independent clusters of stops and points which nevertheless together create a sort of energetic vibration, fluctuation, resonance.
(maiden Blahutová), born 22. 8. 1975, Třinec.
She started her career of a singing cellist briefly after graduating from Ostrava Conservatory (violoncello, 1989-95). She spent two years in Tomáš Maňas' music group Lippany, composed and performed herself music for French Theatre of FF MU in Brno (1996-98).
In years 2000–02 she played in Jiří Hradil's band Chorchestr (funky-beat-jazz).
- 2002 – 2006 she played with Jiří Starý's Asyl Akt (electro-acoustic-trip).
- 2004 – 2007 she was music dramaturg for Brno's jazz cafe PoDobrazy.
- She currently performs with Tara Fuki and bands Vertigo Quintet, Baterky, the improvisation acoustic duo Tellemarkk, in duo DoMa Ensemble with saxophone player Marcel Bárta and in
Kuzmich Orchestra with guitarist Josef Ostřanský. She works with Brno Theater Neslyším in the performances directed by Zoja Mikotová. Her music for theatre piece Dům Hluchého was awarded Thalia Third Award (for Dorota Barová and Zdeněk Kluka) in theater season 2003. In 2006, she composed and recorded music for film « Marta » directed by Marta Nováková.