Béla Kamocsa Explained

Béla Kamocsa
Birth Date:24 December 1944
Birth Place:Oradea, Romania
Death Date: (aged 65)
Death Place:Timișoara, Romania
Occupation:Musician, instrumentist, singer
Instrument:Bass guitar, electric guitar
Label:Electrecord and others
Years Active:1962–2009

Béla Kamocsa „Kamo" (born 24 December 1944, Oradea – died 14 January 2010, Timișoara[1]) was a Romanian instrumentalist (bass guitar, electric guitar), musician and singer of Hungarian ethnicity. He interpreted rock, blues and jazz music. He is best known for being a founding member (1962) of Romanian band Phoenix, in which he was a member until 1971. In 1982, he establishes Bega Blues Band, one of the first Romanian bands dedicated to blues music. He spends the rest of his career as part of this band.[2]

Biography

His activity in jazz-rock band Gramophon (1972–1976, 1978–1981) and in the jazz trio Theophrastus (1981) is less known. He is the founder of the International Blues-Jazz Gala of Timișoara (1990) and of the Gărâna Jazz Festival.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: VIDEO ARHIVA A murit Bela Kamocsa, unul dintre fondatorii trupei Phoenix. 25 February 2022. www.hotnews.ro. ro.
  2. Book: Kamocsa, Béla. Blues de Timișoara : o autobiografie. 2010. Brumar. Tinu PÂRVULESCU. 978-973-602-561-7. Timișoara. 935590691.
  3. Web site: 14 January 2010. A murit Béla Kamocsa, unul dintre membrii fondatori ai trupei Phoenix. 25 February 2022. adevarul.ro. en.