Rudolf Dašek (27 August 1933 – 1 February 2013) Jazz guitarist Rudolf Dašek dies at 79
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Biography

A native of

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, Dašek studied at the Prague Conservatory from 1962 to 1966 with

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, and the

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. At the end of the decade he worked for two years in the house band at the Blue Note Club in Berlin, Germany. In the early 1970s he formed the duo System Tandem with

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. He also worked with guitarists Philip Catherine,

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, and

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References

* Alexander, Charles. ''Masters of Jazz Guitar: The Story of the Players and Their Music''. San Francisco: Backbeat Books; London: Hi Marketing, 2002. p. 177. * Matzner & Team. ''Encyklopedie jazzu a moderní populární hudby''. Praha: Supraphon, 1990. p. 97–99 * Noglik, Bert. ''Jazzwerkstatt International''. Berlin: Verlag Neue Musik, 1981. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dasek, Rudolf Czech guitarists Male guitarists 1933 births 2013 deaths