Jan Kazda
Jan Kazda (born October 3, 1958 in Prague ) is a German fusion musician (electric bass, also guitar) and composer of Czechoslovak origin.
Act
Kazda completed an educational music course (major in guitar and minor in double bass) at the music academy department in Wuppertal . He headed the fusion formation Das Pferd ; he was also involved in the productions of Tom Mega and also belonged to Zoff . He has also worked with Ginger Baker , Peter Brötzmann , Hans Reichel and Randy Brecker . As a studio musician, he also worked in the metal sector with The Kovenant ( SETI ) and Therion .
Since 1994 he has been making music at the intersection of art rock and jazz under the name "Kazda" with changing line -ups . He has also been active as a film composer for around ten years, for example for Tatort ( Liebeshunger , 2007) or the feature film Black Wedding by Thomas Bohn .
Discographic notes
- Kazda & Indigo Strings The Music of Led Zeppelin (2010)
- Kazda Finally ((ITM 1997, with Wolfgang Schmidtke , Hinrich Franck , Kurt Billker and others)
- The horse Ao Vivo (sold in 1989, with Wolfgang Schmidtke, Randy Brecker, Tobias Becker, Markus Wienstroer , Kurt Billker)
- Harry Beckett / Johnny Dyani / Chris McGregor / Marilyn Mazur Grandmothers Teaching (ITM 1987)
- Ginger Baker, Sonny Sharrock , Nicky Skopelitis , Peter Brötzmann, Jan Kazda No Material (ITM 1987)
Web links
- Web presence with discography
- January Kazda at Discogs (English)
- Jan Kazda is nominated for the German Film Music Award , Westfälische Allgemeine, October 9, 2016
- January Kazda in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002 , p. 271
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kazda, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German fusion musician (bass) and composer of Czechoslovak origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd October 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |