Martin Kratochvíl

Martin Kratochvíl studied at Berklee College of Music. The recorded working language is Czech. The field of work recorded is jazz, piano performance and music production. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz. Places of work recorded in the authority are Mnichovice.

• Background — person • Name — Martin Kratochvíl • Landscape — yes • Born — 22 May 1946 • Birthplace — Prague, Czechoslovakia • Genre — * Jazz • jazz fusion • Occupation — * Musician • businessman • Instrument — Keyboards • Years Active — 1964–present • Current Member Of — Jazz Q

In 1964, Kratochvíl cofounded the band Jazz Q with flautist Jiří Stivín; the group was later rounded out by guitarist Luboš Andršt and bassist Vladimír Padrůněk during their most successful era. In 1970, they collaborated with the rock band Blue Effect on the fusion album Coniunctio. Kratochvíl has also performed and released a number of albums with American guitarist Tony Ackerman. Being a successful musician both in Czechoslovakia and overseas, Kratochvíl saved enough money so that when the communist regime collapsed in 1989, he became a successful businessman, owner of an airport, several factories, and other ventures. The same year, he founded the record label Bonton Music. Kratochvíl also has his own recording studio, Studio Budíkov.

Kratochvíl's first wife was Magdalena Kocábová, sister of musician and activist Michael Kocáb.

• Coniunctio with Blue Effect (1970) • Pozorovatelna (1973) • Symbiosis (1974) • Album, Které Nikdy Nevyšlo (1975) • Elegie (1976) • Zvěsti (1978) • Hodokvas (1979) • Hvězdoň/Asteroid 1984 • 1974–75 live (1991) • The Best of Jazz Q (1995) • Znovu (2013) • Živí Se Diví: Live in Bratislava 1975 (2013) • Temné Slunce Original motion picture soundtrack (2014) • Talisman (2016) • Amulet (2020)

• Stará Známost/Old Acquaintance (1987) • Spolu (1990) • Chiaroscuro/Šerosvit with Vojtěch Havel (1993) • Duolog (2001) • Zvukobraní (2009) • Cestou (2011) • No Jazz with Miroslav Vitouš and Joe Kučera (2014) • Letopis with Musa Imran Zangi (2020) • Znění & Snění with Jana Koubková and Joe Kučera (2020)

• Piano Solo (2012) • Himalayan Echoes II. – Soundtrack K TV Seriálu České Himálajské Dobrodružství II (2014) • Siločáry (2017) • Happiness Martin Kratochvíl & Friends (2017)

Martin Kratochvíl is recorded as pianist, film director, composer, jazz musician and entrepreneur. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Martin Kratochvil. His recorded language was Czech. He married Magdalena Westman.