Jaroslav Jakubovič

Jaroslav Jakubovič
Birth name Jaroslav Jakubovič
Born 1948
Czechoslovakia
Genres jazz
Occupation(s) saxophonist, composer, record producer
Instruments Baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet
Years active 1970s–present
Labels Columbia Records,
VMM Records
Associated acts Miroslav Vitouš, Randy Brecker, Emil Viklický, Ula Hedwig, Daniel Jakubovič
Website

facebook.com/jaroslav.jakubovic1

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"Good Old Days" from Coincidence (2009)
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Jaroslav Jakubovič (born 1948) is a Czech-born Israeli jazz saxophonist, composer and record producer.

Biography

Born in Czechoslovakia, Jakubovič emigrated to Israel, via Switzerland in 1968, as a result of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. He then enrolled at Berklee College of Music, where he studied composition and arranging. He then married and moved to New York City, where he was signed by the prestigious label Columbia Records.[1] Jakubovic was particularly active as a session musician in New York in the 1970s and worked with such prominent musicians as Paul Simon, The Jackson 5, Bette Midler, Ray Charles, Lionel Hampton and Buddy Rich.[2]

He returned briefly to the Czech Republic in 1998, at the invitation of President Havel, but returned properly only in 2009 to play at the Usti International Jazz and Blues Festival.[1]

In 1985, he recorded the instrumental album Waiting For Messiah featuring jazz adaptations of the songs of Shalom Hanoch. The album was re-issued in 2009.[3] In 2000 he moved back to New York and established a jazz-folk ensemble playing original compositions and covers of well-known songs. His 2009 album Coincidence was recorded with such well-known jazz musicians as Randy Brecker and Adam Nussbaum.[2]

In 2010, Jakubovič appeared at the Red Sea Jazz Festival alongside his son Daniel on guitar.

In February 2015, Jakubovič performed the world premier of Sara and Avraham, his concerto for saxophone, piano and symphony orchestra, with the Prague Symphony Orchestra at the Smetana Hall in Prague. The programme for the concert, which was held under the auspices of Gary Koren, Ambassador of Israel in the Czech Republic, also included Jakubovič's variations on Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, and featured Czech pianist Emil Viklický and conductor Elli Jaffe.[4]

Discography

As leader/co-leader
As sideman

References

  1. 1 2 "Jaroslav Jakubovič: Michael Jackson mi uvařil kafe, vlastně hned dvě". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Jaroslav and Daniel Jakubovic & Friends". redseajazzeilat.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Shalom Hanoch – מחכים למשיח / Waiting For Messiah". discogs.com. 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "GERSHWIN & MAHLER". FOK. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  5. ↑ John Scofield: Discography Retrieved 24 July 2013
  6. ↑ Atlantic Records Discography: 1977 Jazzdisco. Retrieved 24 July 2013
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