Ladislav "Laco" Déczi (29 March 1938,

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Laco Deczi po roce opět vystoupí v Béčku (Deník)

Wegbereiter des Bebop in Tschechien: Laco Deczi und seine Band "Celula" (Czech Radio)

1938 births 21st-century trumpeters living people Slovak expatriates in the United States Slovak jazz musicians Slovak composers Slovak trumpeters {{Slovakia-bio-stub