George Mraz (born Jiří Mráz; 9 September 1944 – 16 September 2021) was a Czech-born American jazz

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and alto saxophonist. He was a member of

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's group, and worked with

Pepper Adams Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams III (October 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He composed 42 pieces, was the leader on eighteen albums spanning 28 years, and participated in 600 sessions as a s ...

Stan Getz Stan Getz (born Stanley Gayetski; February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wis ...

Michel Petrucciani Michel Petrucciani (; ; 28 December 1962 – 6 January 1999) was a French jazz pianist. From birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature. Despite his health condition and rel ...

, Stephane Grappelli, Tommy Flanagan,

Jimmy Raney James Elbert Raney (August 20, 1927 – May 10, 1995) was an American jazz guitarist, born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, known for his work from 1951 to 1952 and then from 1953 to 1954 with the Red Norvo trio (replacing Tal Farlow) a ...

Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and ...

Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and very occasional flute player. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day an ...

, John Abercrombie,

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, and

Richie Beirach Richard Alan Beirach (born 23 May 1947) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Beirach was born in New York City. He initially studied both classical music and jazz. While still attending high school, he took lessons from pianist ...

, 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

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. He also appeared with

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and

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on Lovano's records '' I'm All For You'' and '' Joyous Encounter''. Mraz died on September 16, 2021, in

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. The immediate cause of death was undisclosed, though he had battled pancreatic cancer in 2016.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

* 1977: ''Alone Together'' with Masaru Imada (

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) * 1982: ''Classic Jazz Duets'' with Adam Makowicz * 1992: ''Catching Up'' * 1995: ''Jazz'' with

Billy Hart Billy Hart (born November 29, 1940) is an American jazz drumming, jazz drummer and educator. He is known internationally for his work with Herbie Hancock's "Mwandishi" band in the early 1970s, as well as with Shirley Horn, Stan Getz, and Quest (b ...

, Larry Willis, Rich Perry * 1995: ''My Foolish Heart'' with Richie Beirach, Billy Hart * 1997: ''Bottom Lines'' with Cyrus Chestnut, Al Foster, Rich Perry * 1999: ''Duke's Place'' with Renee Rosnes, Billy Drummond, Cyrus Chestnut * 2002: ''Morava'' with Billy Hart, Emil Viklicky, Zuzana Lapčíková * 2007: ''Moravian Gems'' with Iva Bittova, Emil Viklicky, Laco Tropp * 2012: ''George Mraz quartet-Jazz na Hrade'' with David Hazeltine, Rich Perry, Joey Baron * 2014: '' Together Again'' with Emil Viklický With the New York Jazz Quartet * ''The New York Jazz Quartet In Concert In Japan'' (Salvation (Japan), 1975) * ''Surge'' ( Enja, 1977) * '' Song of the Black Knight'' (

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1977) * '' Blues for Sarka'' (Enja, 1978) * ''New York Jazz Quartet in Chicago'' (

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, 1981) * ''Oasis'' (Enja, 1981) * ''Manhattan'' David Hazeltine - George Mraz Trio (Chesky Records) 2006 * ''Your Story''George Mraz / David Hazeltine Trio (Cube - Metier) 2012

As sideman

With Lorez Alexandria *'' My One and Only Love'' (CBS/Sony, 1987) With

*''

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'' (Spotlite, 1973) *'' Julian'' (Enja, 1975) *'' Twelfth & Pingree'' (Enja, 1975) *'' Reflectory'' (Muse, 1978) *'' The Master...'' (Muse, 1980) *'' Urban Dreams'' (

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, 1981) With John Abercrombie *'' Arcade'' ( ECM, 1978) *''

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'' (ECM, 1979) *''

Straight Flight ''Straight Flight'' is a studio album by American jazz guitarist John Abercrombie that was released by Jam in 1979. Reception Ken Dryden of Allmusic wrote "John Abercrombie is joined by fellow Berklee alumni George Mraz on bass and drummer Pet ...

'' (JAM, 1979) *'' M'' (ECM, 1980) *''

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'' (1985) With

Toshiko Akiyoshi is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. Akiyoshi received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in ''Down Beat'' magazine's annual Readers' Poll. In 1984, sh ...

*'' Time Stream'' (1984) *'' Four Seasons'' (1990) *'' Remembering Bud: Cleopatra's Dream'' (1990) *'' Time Stream: Toshiko Plays Toshiko'' (1996) *''

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'' (2006) *''

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'' (2006) With Eric Alexander *'' Solid!'' (Milestone, 1998) With

*'' Studio Trieste'' (CTI, 1982) with Jim Hall and Hubert Laws With

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*''

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'' (Venus, 2009) With

*''

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'' (ECM, 1979) With

Dee Dee Bridgewater Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Denise Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer and actress. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National ...

*'' Afro Blue'' (Trio, 1974) With

Bob Brookmeyer Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombone, valve trombonist, Jazz piano, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public ...

*'' Back Again'' (Sonet, 1978) With

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*''

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, 1975) With

George Cables George Andrew Cables (born November 14, 1944) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Cables was born in New York City, United States. He was initially taught piano by his mother. He then studied at the High School of Performing Art ...

*'' Senorita de Aranjuez'' (Meldec Jazz, 2001) With

Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...

*'' In the Mood for Swing'' (MusicMasters, 1988) *'' My Man Benny, My Man Phil'' (MusicMasters, 1990) With

Arnett Cobb Arnett Cleophus Cobb (August 10, 1918 – March 24, 1989)
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*'' Arnett Cobb Is Back'' (Progressive, 1978) With

Larry Coryell Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist, widely considered the "godfather of fusion". Alongside Gábor Szabó, he was a pioneer in melding jazz, country and rock ...

*'' Comin' Home'' (Muse, 1984) With

Kenny Drew Kenneth Sidney "Kenny" Drew (August 28, 1928 – August 4, 1993) was an American-Danish jazz pianist. Biography Drew was born on August 28, 1928, in New York City, United States, and he received piano lessons from the age of five. Feather, ...

*'' Lite Flite'' ( SteepleChase, 1977) With Yelena Eckemoff featuring Mark Turner, Joe Locke &

*''A Touch of Radiance'' (L&H, 2014) With Jon Faddis *'' Jon & Billy'' (Trio, 1974) with Billy Harper *'' Youngblood'' (Pablo, 1976) With

Art Farmer Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, doub ...

*'' Crawl Space'' ( CTI, 1977) With Tommy Flanagan *'' Eclypso'' (Enja, 1977) *'' Ballads & Blues'' (Enja, 1978) *''

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'' (Enja, 1977–78

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*'' The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan'' (Progressive, 1981) *'' Giant Steps'' (Enja, 1982) *'' Thelonica'' (Enja, 1982) *'' Nights at the Vanguard'' (Uptown, 1986) *'' Jazz Poet'' (1989) *'' Beyond the Blue Bird'' (1990) With

* '' Line for Lyons'' (Sonet, 1983) with

* '' The Stockholm Concert'' (Sonet, 1983

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* Voyage (Blackhawk 1986) *'' Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions'' ( Verve, 1989

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With

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( ; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improvisation, improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy El ...

*'' The Winter in Lisbon'' (Milan, 1990) *'' Bird Songs: The Final Recordings'' (

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, 1992) *'' To Bird with Love'' (Telarc, 1992) With

Urbie Green Urban Clifford "Urbie" Green (August 8, 1926 – December 31, 2018) was an American jazz trombonist who toured with Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, Jan Savitt, and Frankie Carle. He played on over 250 recordings and released more than twenty albums a ...

*'' The Fox'' (CTI, 1976) With Jim Hall *'' Jim Hall & Basses'' (Telarc, 2001) With Sir Roland Hanna *''1 X 1'' (Toho (Japan), 1974) *''Porgy & Bess'' (Trio (Japan), 1976) *''24 Preludes Book 1'' (Salvation (Japan), 1976) *'' Time for the Dancers'' (Progressive, 1977) *''Sir Elf Plus 1'' (Choice, 1977) *''Glove'' (Trio (Japan), 1977) *''24 Preludes Book 2'' (Salvation (Japan), 1977) *''This Must Be Love'' (Progressive 1978) *''Rolandscape'' (Progressive, 1978) *''Roland Hanna and George Mraz Play for Monk'' ( Musical Heritage Society, 1978) *''Sunrise, Sunset'' (LOB, 1979) *''Romanesque'' (Trio (Japan), 1982) *''This Must Be Love'' (Audiophile, 1983) *'' Milano, Paris, New York: Finding John Lewis'' (Venus, 2002) With Jaroslav Jakubovič *''Coincidence'' (VMM, 2009) With Scott Hamilton *''The Grand Appearance'' ( Progressive, 1979) With

Elvin Jones Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. Most famously a member of John Coltrane's quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960 to late 1965, Jones appeared on such albums as ''My Fa ...

*'' Earth Jones'' (Palo Alto, 1982) *'' Youngblood'' (Enja, 1992) With Fred Lipsius *''Dreaming of Your Love'', (mja Records, 1995) With Keystone Trio *'' Heart Beats'' (1995) *'' Newklear Music'' (1997) With Jimmy Knepper *'' Cunningbird'' (SteepleChase, 1976) *'' I Dream Too Much'' (Soul Note, 1984) *'' Dream Dancing'' (Criss Cross, 1986) With

Steve Kuhn Steve Kuhn (born March 24, 1938) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and educator. He is the composer of the jazz standard " The Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers". Biography Kuhn was born in New York City, New York, to S ...

*'' Steve Kuhn Live in New York'' (

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, 1972) With

Andy LaVerne Andy LaVerne (born December 4, 1947) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Education and musical career Born in New York City, LaVerne studied at Juilliard School of Music, Berklee College, and the New England Conservat ...

and Al Foster *''Time Well Spent'' (1994) With

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*''Evolution II'' (

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, 2001) With

*''Grand Slam'' *'' Celebrating Sinatra'' (

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, 1996) *'' I'm All For You'' (

, 2003) *'' Joyous Encounter'' (Blue Note, 2004) *'' Classic! Live at Newport'' (Blue Note, 2016) With

Kevin Mahogany Kevin Bryant Mahogany (July 30, 1958 – December 17, 2017) was an American jazz vocalist who became prominent in the 1990s. Particularly known for his scat singing, his singing style has been compared with those of Billy Eckstine, Joe William ...

* ''An Evening of Ballads (Live)'' (Mahogany Jazz, 2024) With

Warne Marsh Warne Marion Marsh (October 26, 1927 – December 18, 1987) was an American tenor saxophonist. Born in Los Angeles, his playing first came to prominence in the 1950s as a protégé of pianist Lennie Tristano and earned attention in the 1970s as ...

*'' Star Highs'' (Criss Cross Jazz, 1982) *''

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'' (Interplay, 1985 987 With Greg Marvin *''The Greg Marvin Quartet'' (Hi Hat, Planet X, 1986) *''I'll Get By'' (Planet X, 1987) *''Workout!'' (Planet X, 1988) *''Wake-up Call!'' (Planet X, 1996) *''Special Edition'' (Planet X, 2001) With

Carmen McRae Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretati ...

*''Carmen Sings Monk'' (Bluebird, 1988) With

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*'' Three or Four Shades of Blues'' (Atlantic, 1977) ;With

Tete Montoliu Vicenç Montoliu i Massana, better known as Tete Montoliu (28 March 1933 – 24 August 1997) was a Spanish jazz pianist from Catalonia, Spain. Born blind, he learnt braille music at age seven. His styles varied from hard bop, through Afro-Cuban, ...

*'' Body & Soul'' (Enja, 1971

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*'' I Wanna Talk About You'' (SteepleChase, 1980) *'' The Man from Barcelona'' (Timeless, 1990) With Mark Murphy * '' The Artistry of Mark Murphy'' (Muse, 1982) With

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*''In Out and Around'' (featuring Mike Brecker and Al Foster) (1979) With

*'' Another Day'' ( MPS, 1970) *'' In Tune'' (MPS, 1971) *'' Walking the Line'' (MPS, 1971) With

Art Pepper Arthur Edward Pepper Jr. (September 1, 1925 – June 15, 1982) was an American jazz musician, most known as an alto saxophonist. He occasionally performed and recorded on tenor saxophone, clarinet (his first instrument) and bass clarinet. Active ...

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Friday Night at the Village Vanguard ''Friday Night at the Village Vanguard'' is a 1977 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper playing with George Cables, George Mraz and Elvin Jones. Art Pepper played at the Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City twice during 1977. The second o ...

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Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard ''Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard'' is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded at the Village Vanguard jazz club in 1977 and released on the Contemporary label.

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& Stephane Grappelli *''Flamingo'' ( Dreyfus, 1996) With

*''Quest'' (Trio/Palo Alto, 1981) With

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'' (Criss Cross, 1985) with Tommy Flanagan *'' But Beautiful'' (Criss Cross, 1991) With

*'' John Scofield Live'' (Enja, 1977) With

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

*'' Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers'' (Pablo, 1975) *'' Soprano Sax'' (Pablo, 1976) *'' If I'm Lucky'' (Pablo, 1977) with Jimmy Rowles *'' For Lady Day'' (Pablo, 1978

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'' (Pablo, 1979) with Jimmy Rowles *'' The Sweetest Sounds'' (Pablo Today, 1979) with Rune Gustafsson With The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra *'' Suite for Pops'' ( A&M, 1972) *'' Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and Manuel De Sica'' (

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, 1974) *'' Live in Tokyo'' (

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, 1974) *'' New Life'' (A&M, 1976) With

McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938March 6, 2020) was an American jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet from 1960 to 1965, and his long solo career afterwards. He was an NEA Jazz Masters, NEA J ...

*'' McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane: Live at the Village Vanguard'' ( Impulse!, 1997) With

Mal Waldron Malcolm Earl "Mal" Waldron (August 16, 1925 – December 2, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He started playing professionally in New York in 1950, after graduating from college. In the following dozen years or so Wa ...

*'' Mal 81'' ( Progressive, 1981) With Larry Willis *'' My Funny Valentine'' (Jazz City, 1988)

References

External links

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Conversation With George Mraz, 6/01/2009
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