Jazz Q is a Czech

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band from

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. It was established in 1964 in the former

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by musicians

Martin Kratochvíl Martin Kratochvíl (born 22 May 1946) is a Czech jazz / jazz fusion keyboardist and businessman born in Prague. He cofounded the Jazz Q quartet in 1964. During his career, he has performed in various countries around the world, launched his own ...

(keyboards) and

Jiří Stivín Jiří Stivín (born 23 November 1942 in Prague) is a Czech flute player and composer. Biography He graduated from the Film Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU). He also studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music a ...

(flute) but didn't gain recognition until the next decade. In 1970, Jazz Q released the jazz-rock album ''Coniunctio'', together with

Radim Hladík Radim Hladík (13 December 1946 – 4 December 2016) was a Czech guitarist, composer and producer. He was known primarily for his trademark rock and jazz-fusion electric sound, although his early style was more blues-oriented, and Hladík also ...

Blue Effect Blue Effect was a Czech rock band, also operating under the names M. Efekt, Modrý efekt, or the Special Blue Effect, since their formation in 1968. The band's main and only permanent member, from its founding until his death in 2016, was guitar ...

. Stivín left the band the same year."Jazz Q prujede do Draku"
Following this, the group took their music in the direction of electric jazz and

art rock Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that generally reflects a challenging or avant-garde approach to rock, or which makes use of modernist, experimental, or unconventional elements. Art rock aspires to elevate rock from entertainment to an ar ...

, with a new lineup that included Luboš Andršt on guitar,

Vladimír Padrůněk Vladimír Padrůněk (17 February 1952 – 30 August 1991) was a Czech jazz and rock bass guitarist. He is known for his work with the groups Jazz Q, Energit, Etc..., Abraxas, and others. Biography Padrůněk began playing bass guitar at the ...

on bass, and Michal Vrbovec on drums. In 1973, Jazz Q was joined by English blues singer Joan Duggan.

Band members

Current *

– keyboards Past *

– flute * Luboš Andršt – guitar * František Francl – guitar *

– 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) * ''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) * ''Talisman'' (2016) * ''Amulet'' (2020)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Czech jazz ensembles Czech jazz-rock groups Musical groups from Prague Musical groups established in 1964 1964 establishments in Czechoslovakia Musical groups reestablished in 2003