Jazz Q Explained
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Jazz Q |
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Origin: | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Years Active: | 1964–1986, 2001, 2003–present |
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
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Jazz Q is a Czech jazz fusion band from Prague.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
Band members
Current
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)[4]
- 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)[5]
- Talisman (2016)
- Amulet (2020)
Notes and References
- http://www.muzikus.cz/publicistika/Martin-Kratochvil-Hudebni-hodokvas-s-Jazz-Q~16~leden~2008/ "Martin Kratochvíl - Hudební hodokvas s Jazz Q"
- http://www.hka.cz/_kultura/_arch_k/k_r07/k_m01/k_d17.asp "Jazz Q prujede do Draku"
- Web site: Martin Kratochvíl - Hudební hodokvas s Jazz Q . muzikus.cz . 16 January 2008 . 1 May 2022 . cs . Martin Kratochvíl - Musical Feast with Jazz Q.
- Web site: Jazz Q – Symbiosis . artrock.cz . 1 May 2022 . cs.
- Web site: Płyta legendy czeskiego jazz-rocka . jazzforum.com.pl . https://web.archive.org/web/20160523210755/http://jazzforum.com.pl/main/news/pyta-legendy-czeskiego-jazz-rocka . 1 May 2022 . 23 May 2016 . pl . Czech Jazz-Rock Legend Album.