Jazz Q
Encyclopedia
Jazz Q is a jazz band
in Czech Republic
. It was established in 1964 in then Czechoslovakia
by musicians Martin Kratochvíl
(keyboard) and Jiří Stivín
(flute) (the latter one left the band in early 1970s).
Jazz band
A jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section, in the early days often trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with rhythm section of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.-Eras:SwingDuring the swing era in the mid-twentieth...
in Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It was established in 1964 in then Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
by musicians Martin Kratochvíl
Martin Kratochvíl
Martin Kratochvíl is a jazz and jazz rock musician and a businessman from former Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic.In 1964 he co-founded a jazz band Jazz Q...
(keyboard) and Jiří Stivín
Jirí Stivín
Jiří Stivín is a Czech flute player and composer.He graduated from the Film Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague . He also studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music as well as at the Prague Academy of Music .Stivín performs music from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and...
(flute) (the latter one left the band in early 1970s).
Discography
- Coniunctio - SupraphonSupraphonSupraphon Music Publishing is a Czech record label, it is oriented mainly towards publishing classical music, with an emphasis on Czech and Slovak composers.- History :...
1970, together with Blue Effect (:cs:Modrý efekt) - Pozorovatelna - Panton 1973
- Symbiosis - Supraphon 1974
- Elegie - Supraphon 1976
- Zvěsti - Supraphon 1978
- Hodokvas - Supraphon 1979
- Hvězdoň - Supraphon 1984
- 1974-75 live - Bonton 1991
- The Best of Jazz Q - Panton 1995