Iva Bittová

Biography

Czech violinist and singer whose self-described personal folk music merges Moravian and Romani traditions with jazz and free improvisation, using the voice as an instrument of remarkable range. Emerging from Brno's alternative scene with *Pavel Fajt* and the group *Dunaj*, she built an international career on albums such as 'Svatba' (1987) and 'Solo' (1997), and has worked with *Fred Frith*, *Bobby McFerrin* and the *Bang on a Can All-Stars*.