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George Mraz
jazz bassist
Since 1944 · Ended in 2021
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George Mraz (born Jiří Mráz; 9 September 1944 – 16 September 2021) was a Czech-born American jazz bassist and alto saxophonist. He was a member of Oscar Peterson's group, and worked with Pepper Adams, Stan Getz, Michel Petrucciani, Stephane Grappelli, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Raney, Chet Baker, Barry Harris, Joe Henderson, John Abercrombie, John Scofield, and Richie Beirach, among others.
During the 1970s, he was a member of the New York Jazz Quartet and The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, and in the 1980s a member of Quest. He also appeared with Joe Lovano, Hank Jones and Paul Motian on Lovano's records I'm All For You and Joyous Encounter.
Mraz died on September 16, 2021, in Prague. The immediate cause of death was undisclosed, though he had battled pancreatic cancer in 2016.
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George Mraz (né Jiří Mráz le 9 septembre 1944 à Písek (Tchécoslovaquie) et mort le 16 septembre 2021) est un contrebassiste de jazz et saxophoniste tchécoslovaque naturalisé américain, membre du groupe d'Oscar Peterson.
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Discography
Albums
- 1974 1 X 1
- 1974 Drifting
- 1975 Stephane Grappelli Meets the Rhythm Section
- 1976 Porgy & Bess
- 1977 Alone Together
- 1978 Sir Elf Plus 1
- 1979 By Myself
- 1982 Classic Jazz Duets
- 1982 Romanesque
- 1983 The New York Jazz Quartet in Chicago
- 1993 Farewell
- 1993 Going Home
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- 1994 Čzech It Out!
- 1995 The News
- 1996 Always Double Čzech!
- 1996 Teenagers
- 1997 Bottom Lines
- 1997 Music's The Only Thing On My Mind
- 1997 Newklear Music
- 1999 Ancestral Light: An Evening of American Classical Music - Jazz
- 1999 Tribute to Duke Ellington
- 2000 Round About Bartók
- 2001 Round About Federico Mompou
- 2003 Round About Monteverdi
- 2004 Blue Moon
- 2007 Moravian Gems
- 2009 Minor Blues
- 2010 The K & K 3 in New York
- 2013 The Art of Respect
- 2013 Your Story
- 2014 Together Again
- 2014 Fishs Eddy
- 2015 In Out and Around
- 2020 Drifting
- Morava
- Sunrise, Sunset
