Jazz Q

Jazz Q was a Czech jazz rock/progressive rock band lead by keyboard player and composer Martin Kratochvil. The band was founded in 1964 by Martin Kratochvíl and Ji?í Stivín. Stiv?n left the band by after only appearing on the band's first LP. The band was most active in the 1970s, but as of 2012, the band still continues to perform sporadically. British singer Joan Duggan was a notable member of the band while she lived in Czechoslovakia at the time.

Members: Martin Kratochvil kb(1-8); Jiri Stivin fl(1); Jiri Pellant double bass(1); Milan Vitoch dr(1); Lubos Andrst gt(2,5); Vladimir Padrunek bg(2-3,6); Michal Vrbovec dr(2-3,8); Joan Duggan voc(2-3,8); Frantisek Francl gt(3-4,6-8); Premysl Faukner bg(4-5,7,8); Libor Laun dr(4,8); Jaromir Helesic dr(5); Pavel Trnavsky dr(6); Oskar Petr gt(6); Pavol Kozma dr(7); Jiri Tomek perc,bvoc(8); Lexa Cihar bg(8); Jan Martinec vln(8)

Discography:

1. Coniunctio (with Blue Effect, Supraphon 1970) ****

2. Pozorovatelna (Panton 1973) ***+

3. Symbiosis (Supraphon 1974, CD Bonton 1978) ****

4. Elegie (Supraphon 1976) ***+

5. Zvesti (Supraphon 1978, English version as Tidings) ***+

6. Hodokvas (Supraphon 1979) ***

7. Hvezdon (Supraphon 1984)

8. 1974-75 live (Bonton 1991)

9. Album, ktere nikdy nevyslo / Pozorovatelna (recordings from 70's -80's, some previously unreleased; Sony Music/Bonton 2001)