GEORGE MRAZ

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Czech-American jazz bass player, composer, also occasional saxophonist. He was a U.S. resident since the late 1960s, and became an American citizen in 1973.

Born: September 9, 1944 in Písek (former Czechoslovakia).

Died: September 16, 2021 in Prague

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George Mraz was a greatly in-demand bassist for straight-ahead dates after he emigrated to the United States in 1968. After a brief time playing violin and alto, Mraz studied bass at the Prague Conservatory and gigged at a club in Munich for a year. In 1968, he attended Berklee and he soon toured with Oscar Peterson, from 1970 to 1972. After moving to New York, Mraz became a member of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (1973 to 1976), worked with Stan Getz (1974 and 1975), and went on to work with most of the top jazz players, including Walter Norris, Pepper Adams, Roland Hanna, Zoot Sims, Tommy Flanagan, John Abercrombie, Carmen McRae, Jimmy
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GEORGE MRAZ Porgy & Bess (with Roland Hanna) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Porgy & Bess (with Roland Hanna)
Post Bop 1976
GEORGE MRAZ Catching Up album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Catching Up
Post Bop 1992
GEORGE MRAZ George Mraz & Karel Růžička : Going Home album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
George Mraz & Karel Růžička : Going Home
Post Bop 1993
GEORGE MRAZ My Foolish Heart album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
My Foolish Heart
Post Bop 1995
GEORGE MRAZ Jazz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz
Post Bop 1996
GEORGE MRAZ Bottom Lines album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bottom Lines
Post Bop 1997
GEORGE MRAZ Duke's Place album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Duke's Place
Swing 1998
GEORGE MRAZ Morava album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Morava
World Fusion 2001
GEORGE MRAZ George Mraz & Iva Bittova : Moravian Gems album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
George Mraz & Iva Bittova : Moravian Gems
World Fusion 2007
GEORGE MRAZ George Mraz - David Hazeltine Trio : Your Story album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
George Mraz - David Hazeltine Trio : Your Story
Post Bop 2013
GEORGE MRAZ Duo Art: Together Again (with Emil Viklický) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Duo Art: Together Again (with Emil Viklický)
Post Bop 2014
GEORGE MRAZ Plucking & Bowing album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Plucking & Bowing
Post Bop 2015

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GEORGE MRAZ Jazz at Prague Castle 2004 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz at Prague Castle 2004
Post Bop 2005
GEORGE MRAZ George Mraz Quartet : Jazz at The Castle album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
George Mraz Quartet : Jazz at The Castle
Post Bop 2012
GEORGE MRAZ George Mraz & Zoe Rahman : Unison album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
George Mraz & Zoe Rahman : Unison
Post Bop 2013

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GEORGE MRAZ George Mraz & Friends (with Richie Beirach, Karel Růžička) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
George Mraz & Friends (with Richie Beirach, Karel Růžička)
Post Bop 2003

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