Jazz Q

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.[2][3]

Jazz Q
Jazz Q performing in 2011
Jazz Q performing in 2011
Background information
OriginPrague, Czechoslovakia
Genres
Years active1964–1986, 2001, 2003–present
Labels
MembersMartin Kratochvíl
Past membersJiří 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

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)[3]
  • Znovu (2013)
  • Živí Se Diví: Live in Bratislava 1975 (2013)[5]
  • Talisman (2016)
  • Amulet (2020)

References
  1. "Martin Kratochvíl - Hudební hodokvas s Jazz Q" (in Czech)
  2. "Jazz Q prujede do Draku" Archived 10 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Czech)
  3. "Martin Kratochvíl - Hudební hodokvas s Jazz Q" [Martin Kratochvíl - Musical Feast with Jazz Q]. muzikus.cz (in Czech). 16 January 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. "Jazz Q – Symbiosis". artrock.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  5. "Płyta legendy czeskiego jazz-rocka" [Czech Jazz-Rock Legend Album]. jazzforum.com.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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