Laco Déczi
Laco Déczi (born March 29, 1938 in Bernolákovo ) is a Slovak jazz trumpeter . He is considered to be the pioneer of hard bop in Czechoslovakia .
Live and act
Déczi already had a band in Bratislava that was geared towards hard bop. In the 1960s he was a member of Karel Velebný's SHQ in Prague . In 1967 he founded his band Celula , in which talented musicians such as Rudolf Dašek , Karel Růžička and Laco Tropp played. In 1969 he released his debut album Pietoso . He was also the soloist on Václav Zahradník's album Jazz Goes to Beat and has been a member of the Czechoslovak radio jazz orchestra since 1970. In the mid-1980s, Déczi first emigrated to the Federal Republic of Germany, and in 1987 to the United States, where he still lives and performs with Walter Fischbacher . Fusion and bop mix in his music today . He has also composed for film and television and has worked with Elvin Jones , Bill Watrous , Junior Cook , Dave Weckl and Sonny Costanzo .
Louis Armstrong's widow gave Déczi his trumpet mouthpiece.
Web links
- Web presence
- Pioneers of bebop in the Czech Republic: Laco Deczi and his band "Celula"
- Laco Déczi at Allmusic (English)
- Laco Déczi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Déczi, Laco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Deczi, Laco (common transcription) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bernolákovo |