Joe Kučera

Joe Kučera

Joe Kučera in 2016
Background information
Birth name Josef Kučera
Born (1943-07-08) 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

As sideman

With Jesse Ballard
With Jasmine Bonnin
With Paul Esslinger
With Hans Hartmann
With Nino Hilmann
With Ikarus
With Werner Lämmerhirt
With Jackie Leven
With Spinning Motion

Confidence in the Future (1980)

With Michal Prokop

References

  1. "Saxofonista Joe Kučera přiveze do Prahy kolegu Jesseho Ballarda". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 14 October 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. "Joe Kucera". artem-berlin.de. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

External links

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