George Gruntz

piano, keyboards, composition · 1932–2013 · Bâle

Swiss pianist, keyboardist, and composer born in Basel, he leads the George Gruntz Concert Big Band and has played with Phil Woods, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Chet Baker, and Dexter Gordon. He was artistic director of the JazzFest Berlin from 1972 to 1994.

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Styles

• Modern big bands
• ECM and European jazz

Landmark tracks

• Triple Hip Trip (1976)
• Destiny (1978)
• Black Narcissus (1980)
• Pistrophallobus (1980)

Sources

• Source

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