International Archives For The Jazz Organ (IAJO) - The Jazz Organ Scene Czechy

Martin Kratochvíl

Martin was born in 1946 in Praha. In 1965, Martin founded his first amateur jazz group, the Jazz Q, a member of which was the well known flutist Jiři Stivin. But Jiři left the formation 1970, when Martin changed his musical orientation off free jazz to jazz rock. The styles of Chick Corea and John McLaughlin influenced Kratochvíl. Later in the 80's the rock elements predominated his music.

Symbiosis Supraphon 11151356 recorded March & October 1973	Martin Kratochvíl, piano, organ, harpsichord Joan Duggan, vocals František Francl, guitar Vladimír Padrůněk, bass Alexander Čihař, bass Michal Vrbovec, drums Jan Kubík, clarinet Jirí Tomek, congas Radek Pobořil, trumpet
Elegy Supraphon 11151983 recorded February - March 1976	Martin Kratochvíl, piano, synthsizer, organ František Francl, guitar, vocals, percussion Přemysl Faukner, bass Libor Laun, drums Lenka Filipová, guitar František Lhotka, cello Zdeněk Prouza, cello Tomáš Procházka, claves, percussion Jiří Tomek, congas Michal Vrbovec, cowbell Ondřej Konrád, harmonica Michal Gera, maracas, trumpet Jan Hrubý, violin Jiří Cerha, vocals Ladislav Kantor, vocals Lenka Filipová, vocals
Tidings Supraphon 11152450 recorded November - December 1977 in Praha/Czech Republic	Martin Kratochvíl, piano, synthsizer Luboš Andršt, guitar Přemysl Faukner, bass Jiří Helešic, drums Jan Martinec, soprano sax
Hodokvas Supraphon 11152604 recorded March 1979 in Praha/Czech Republic	Martin Kratochvíl, piano, keyboards, Hammond organ František Francl, guitar, vocals Vladimír Padrůněk, bass Pavel Trnavský, percussions, drums Petr Kalandra, harmonica Jiří Hrubeš, timbales
Between Or Beyond The Iron Curtain CDHW 27603-2 compilation	various artists from Eastern Europe among those: Wojciech Karolak, organ Martin Kratochvíl Krzysztof Sadowski, organ

contact:
homepage:	www.martinkratochvil.com
	Click on the logo to see Martin's tour dates.

	n/a
	n/a

For more videos search YouTube