George Gruntz (b. Basel, Switzerland, June 24, 1932) is a Swiss jazz pianist. Location within Switzerland Basel (British English traditionally: Basle and more recently Basel , German: Basel , French: Bâle , Italian: Basilea ) is Switzerlands third most populous city (166,563 inhabitants (2004); 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel Switzerlands second-largest... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... A grand piano A piano is a musical instrument which is classified as a keyboard, percussion or string instrument, depending on the system of classification used. ...

He has performed with such notable jazz musicians as Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. From 1972 to 1994 he served as artistic director for the JazzFest Berlin. The Chet Baker Monument in Amsterdam Chesney Henry Chet Baker Jr. ... Arthur Stewart (Art) Farmer (August 21, 1928- October 4, 1999), was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. ... Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 - April 25, 1990) was an American tenor saxophone musician. ... John Arnold Griffin III (born in 1928) is an American bop and hard bop tenor saxophonist. ... Rahsaan Roland Kirk (August 7th, 1935 - December 5th, 1977) was a blind American jazz saxophonist, perhaps best known for his ability to play more than one saxophone at once. ...

External links

• George Gruntz page at Enja Records site