George Mraz


George Mraz was a Czech-born American jazz bassist and alto saxophonist. He was a member of Oscar Peterson's group, and worked with Pepper Adams, Stan Getz, Michel Petrucciani, Stephane Grappelli, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Raney, Chet Baker, Joe Henderson, John Abercrombie, John Scofield, and Richie Beirach, among others.
During the 1970s, he was a member of the New York Jazz Quartet and The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, and in the 1980s a member of Quest. He also appeared with Joe Lovano, Hank Jones and Paul Motian on Lovano's records I'm All For You and Joyous Encounter.
Mraz died on September 16, 2021, in Prague. The immediate cause of death was undisclosed, though he had battled pancreatic cancer in 2016.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
The New York Jazz Quartet
  • The New York Jazz Quartet In Concert In Japan
  • Surge
  • Song of the Black Knight
  • Blues for Sarka
  • New York Jazz Quartet in Chicago
  • Oasis
  • Manhattan David Hazeltine - George Mraz Trio
  • Your StoryGeorge Mraz / David Hazeltine Trio
Keystone Trio
  • Heart Beats
  • ''Newklear Music''

    As sideman

With John Abercrombie
  • Arcade
  • Abercrombie Quartet
  • Straight Flight
  • M
  • Solar
  • Farewell
With Pepper Adams
  • Ephemera
  • Julian
  • Twelfth & Pingree
  • Reflectory
  • The Master...
  • Urban Dreams
With Toshiko Akiyoshi
  • Time Stream
  • Four Seasons
  • Remembering Bud: Cleopatra's Dream
  • Time Stream: Toshiko Plays Toshiko
  • Hope
  • 50th Anniversary Concert in Japan
With Richie Beirach
  • Elm
  • Rendezvous
  • Elegy for Bill Evans
  • Inborn
  • Some Other Time : A Tribute to Chet Baker
  • The Snow Leopard
  • What Is This Thing Called Love?
  • Round about Bartok
  • Round about Monteverdi
With Benny Carter
With Jon Faddis
With Tommy Flanagan
With Stan Getz
  • Line for Lyons with Chet Baker
  • The Stockholm Concert
  • Voyage
  • Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions
With Dizzy Gillespie
  • The Winter in Lisbon
  • Bird Songs: The Final Recordings
  • To Bird with Love
With Sir Roland Hanna
  • 1 X 1
  • Porgy & Bess
  • 24 Preludes Book 1
  • Time for the Dancers
  • Sir Elf Plus 1
  • Glove
  • 24 Preludes Book 2
  • This Must Be Love
  • Rolandscape
  • Roland Hanna and George Mraz Play for Monk
  • Sunrise, Sunset
  • Romanesque
  • This Must Be Love
  • Milano, Paris, New York: Finding John Lewis
With Elvin Jones
  • Earth Jones
  • Youngblood
With Jimmy Knepper
With Joe Lovano
  • Grand Slam
  • Celebrating Sinatra
  • I'm All For You
  • Joyous Encounter
  • Classic! Live at Newport
With Warne Marsh
  • Star Highs
  • Posthumous
With Greg Marvin
  • The Greg Marvin Quartet
  • I'll Get By
  • Workout!
  • Wake-up Call!
  • Special Edition
With Tete Montoliu
With Art Pepper
  • Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard
  • Friday Night at the Village Vanguard
  • Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard
  • More for Les at the Village Vanguard
With Oscar Peterson
  • Another Day
  • In Tune
  • Walking the Line
With Jimmy Raney
  • Wisteria with Tommy Flanagan
  • But Beautiful
With Zoot Sims
With others