Karel Růžička (2 June 1940 – 26 September 2016) was a Czech jazz pianist, composer and music teacher. During his career, he has collaborated with numerous notable jazz musicians, such as
Karel Krautgartner,
Luděk Hulan,
Rudolf Dašek,
George Mraz
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, Stepha ...
,
Jiří Stivín,
Laco Deczi and many others. He also worked as a teacher at the
Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory and the
Academy of Performing Arts in
Prague
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. In 1993, he won the Czech Grammy award.
References
External links
Works by Karel Růžičkain the Databases of the
National Library of the Czech Republic
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1940 births
2016 deaths
Czech jazz musicians
Czech jazz pianists
20th-century pianists
Academic staff of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
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