Joe Kučera
| Joe Kučera | |
|---|---|
 Joe Kučera in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Josef Kučera |
| Born |
8 July 1943 Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone, flute |
| Website | Official website |
Joe Kučera (born Josef Kučera; 8 July 1943) is a Czech jazz saxophonist and flautist.
He was born in Prague in Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now the Czech Republic). He began playing clarinet at age of seventeen and later changed his instrument to saxophone and flute.[1] Since 1967, he played with Michal Prokop's band Framus Five and two years after, he emigrated to Austria with fellow jazz musician Sammy Vomáčka. Later he went to Berlin. He worked with many musicians, such as Jackie Leven, Werner Lämmerhirt and many others. He founded jazz festival Jazz Meeting Berlin in 1997.[2]
Discography
As leader
- Balance (1986)
- Dillema (1998)
As sideman
- With Jesse Ballard
- Livin' Like Fire (1977)
- Jesse Ballard's Paradise Island Band (1998)
- Talkin' to the Rain (2003)
- Constantly in View (2007)
- With Jasmine Bonnin
- Keine Angst (1979)
- With Paul Esslinger
- Journey to Mandalonia (1987)
- With Hans Hartmann
- Swindia (1984)
- With Nino Hilmann
- No Identity (1980)
- With Ikarus
- Solaris (1982)
- With Werner Lämmerhirt
- Crossroads (1982)
- With Jackie Leven
- Great Songs from Eternal Bars (2001)
- With Spinning Motion
Confidence in the Future (1980)
- With Michal Prokop
- Blues in Soul + 9x Bonus (1995)
References
- ↑ "Saxofonista Joe Kučera přiveze do Prahy kolegu Jesseho Ballarda". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 14 October 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Joe Kucera". artem-berlin.de. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
External links
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