Jazz Q
Czech jazz fusion band
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::summary Czech jazz fusion band ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| background | group_or_band |
| name | Jazz Q |
| image | Brno, Semilasso, 2. Beatfest, Jazz Q.jpg |
| landscape | yes |
| caption | Jazz Q performing in 2011 |
| origin | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| genre | |
| years_active | 1964–1986, 2001, 2003–present |
| label | |
| current_members | Martin Kratochvíl |
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| background = group_or_band | name = Jazz Q | image = Brno, Semilasso, 2. Beatfest, Jazz Q.jpg | landscape = yes | caption = Jazz Q performing in 2011 | alias = | origin = Prague, Czechoslovakia | genre = | years_active = 1964–1986, 2001, 2003–present | label = | website = | current_members = Martin Kratochvíl | past_members =
- Jiří Stivín
- Luboš Andršt
- František Francl
- Vladimír Padrůněk
- Michal Vrbovec
- Joan Duggan
- Mirka Křivánková
- Jana Kratochvílová
- Alexandr Čihař
- Přemysl Faukner
- Libor Laun
- Pavel Trnavský
- Vladimír Tomek
- Oskar Petr
- Zdeněk Fišer
- Jaromír Helešic
Jazz Q is a Czech jazz fusion band from Prague. It was established in 1964 in the former Czechoslovakia by musicians Martin Kratochvíl (keyboards) and Jiří Stivín (flute) but didn't gain recognition until the next decade. In 1970, Jazz Q released the jazz-rock album Coniunctio, together with Radim Hladík's Blue Effect. Stivín left the band the same year. Following this, the group took their music in the direction of electric jazz and art rock, with a new lineup that included Luboš Andršt on guitar, Vladimír Padrůněk on bass, and Michal Vrbovec on drums. In 1973, Jazz Q was joined by English blues singer Joan Duggan.
Band members
Current
- Martin Kratochvíl – keyboards
Past
- Jiří Stivín – flute
- Luboš Andršt – guitar
- František Francl – guitar
- Vladimír Padrůněk – bass
- Michal Vrbovec – drums
- Joan Duggan – vocals
- Mirka Křivánková – vocals
- Jana Kratochvílová – vocals
- Alexandr Čihař – bass
- Přemysl Faukner – bass
- Libor Laun – drums
- Pavel Trnavský – drums
- Vladimír Tomek – percussion
- Oskar Petr – vocals
- Zdeněk Fišer – guitar
- Jaromír Helešic – drums
Discography
- Coniunctio (1970)
- *Pozorovatelna * (1973)
- Symbiosis (1974)
- Elegie (1976)
- Zvěsti (1978)
- Hodokvas (1979)
- Hvězdoň (1984)
- 1974-75 live (1991)
- The Best of Jazz Q (1995)
- Martin Kratochvíl & Jazz Q (2007 – 8-CD box set)
- Znovu (2013)
- Živí Se Diví: Live in Bratislava 1975 (2013)
- Talisman (2016)
- Amulet (2020)
References
References
- [http://www.muzikus.cz/publicistika/Martin-Kratochvil-Hudebni-hodokvas-s-Jazz-Q~16~leden~2008/ "Martin Kratochvíl - Hudební hodokvas s Jazz Q"] {{in lang. cs
- [http://www.hka.cz/_kultura/_arch_k/k_r07/k_m01/k_d17.asp "Jazz Q prujede do Draku"] {{Webarchive. link. (10 May 2008 {{in lang). cs
- (16 January 2008). "Martin Kratochvíl - Hudební hodokvas s Jazz Q".
- "Jazz Q – Symbiosis".
- "Płyta legendy czeskiego jazz-rocka".
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