Gustav Brom
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Czech conductor, composer, jazz musician, presenter, saxophonist, lyricist and singer (1921-1995)
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Gustav Brom (*22.5.1921 Velke Levare, Slovakia) - conductor, composer, musician and singer. In 1940, he founded jazz bigband in Brno, one of the most famous in the Czech Republic within next 50 years. The band went through many changes absorbing new styles (bop, cool, jazz west coast), developing its own progressive style and, at the same time, playing dixieland and dance music. The cooperation with top Czech pop singers (Gott, Korn, Vondrackova, Elefteriadu sisters etc. <a href="https://www.la
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gustav
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Czechoslovakia
- Place of birth
- Veľké Leváre
- Place of death
- Brno
- Occupation
- violinist
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- clarinet
- Image
- Gustav brom.jpg
- Work location
- Kroměříž
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- birth name
- Gustav Frkal
- date of birth
- 1921-05-22
- date of death
- 1995-09-25
- place of burial
- Brno Central Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
- Commons category
- Gustav Brom
- ethnic group
- Czechs
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