Jean-Jacques Kravetz
Jean-Jacques Kravetz (born 23 May 1947) is a French keyboardist, saxophonist and composer. He has played in the bands backing German rock singers Udo Lindenberg and Peter Maffay since the 1970s as well as playing with many other German bands as a guest musician. He was the keyboardist for the German progressive rock band Frumpy from 1969 to 1972.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Born | 23 May 1947 Paris, France |
| Genres | Krautrock, progressive rock, rock and roll |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, keyboardist |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard |
| Years active | 1965 – present |
| Website | kravetz |
Biography
Jean-Jacques Kravetz studied alto saxophone and piano at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1960 until 1965. He founded his first band in Paris in 1965. In 1966 he joined the band Les Piteuls with who he recorded for the first time. In 1967 he moved to Hamburg, Germany and worked as a saxophone teacher at the Hamburger Konservatorium until 1975. He played as a member of the bands Die City Preachers, Frumpy and Atlantis.
He has been a constant member of Udo Lindenberg's Panik Orchester since 1975 and of the Peter-Maffay-Band since 1977. His son Pascal Kravetz is a multi-instrumentalist and has played with Maffay since the late 1980s.
References
- Steve Freeman, Alan Freeman (1996). The crack in the cosmic egg: encyclopedia of Krautrock, Kosmische musik & other progressive, experimental & electronic musics from Germany. Audion. pp. 90–119. ISBN 9780952950608. Retrieved 22 January 2015.