Laco DECZI - trumpet player, composer, band leader
Curriculum vitae
Trumpet player, composer and band leader Laco Deczi was born in Bratislava (Slovakia)
in 1938. In 1960's he was a member of Karel Velebny's SHQ. In 1970 he recorded his
solo album "Sentimental Trumpet" with strings. As soloist he took part on the famous
big band recording "Jazz Goes To Beat" by Vaclav Zahradnik.
In the end of 1967 he founded his own Jazz Celula ensemble and since the beginning
of 1970 he was a member of d the Czech Radio Jazz Orchestra (JOCR).
He also made some duo recordings with the guitarist Sarka Dvorak and composed a
lot of music for film and TV productions.
Since 1985 he lives in United States where he is a leader of the "Jazz Cellula International".
Laco has performed throughout the United States with a roster of jazz the finest
musicians, among them: Elvin Jones, Bill Watrous, Junior Cook, Dave Weckl, Sonny
Costanzo, just to name a few.