Ladislav Gerhardt

Conservatory in Košice, clarinet

Academy of Music and Drama in Bratislava, clarinet and composition (Ján Cikker, Oto Ferenczy, Ľudovít Rajter); editor of the Czechoslovak Radio Bratislava

founder of the Bratislava Jazz Quartet

International Jazz Festival in Carlsbad (award for the best performance); first Slovak modern jazz radio recordings (Nat Adderley: See of Woe; L. Gerhardt: Večerná nálada [Evening Mood] etc.)

Bratislava Jazz Quartet fell apart; founded the Trio, composed jazz themes for them (Ingrid, Pyramída [Pyramide], Zamyslenie [Reflection], Zátišie s tulipánmi [Still-life with Tulips]); International Jazz Festival Prague (IJFP 1964, 1966, 1978...)

playing in Bratislava’s clubs with the Bratislava Combo, Gustav Offermann Combo etc., focusing on popular music

radio editor again

member of a duo with Karol Ondreička, giving guest appearances to numerous jazzmen (Dušan Húščava, Lubomír Tamaškovič, Jozef Brisuda, Anton Jaro, Jozef „Dodo” Šošoka, Cyril Zeleňák etc.)

Bratislava Jazz Days with the Ladislav Gerhardt Quintet

arranger for musicals abroad (Cole Porter: Kiss me, Kate; Vincent Yomans: No, No Nanette etc.); composition: Blues for Angela Davis (1971); Jazz Melodrama based on texts by children tortured to death by fascism (1972, lyrics adaptation by Tomáš Janovic); Images and Reminiscence for jazz sextet and symphonic orchestra (1972, commissioned by the Košice Philharmonic); music for Miroslav Válek’s TV poetry programme Art Gallery (1975); film music: They Are Not Playing Blues For Me (1964, dir. Jozef Medveď), 322 (1969, dir. Dušan Hanák); music for William Saroyan’s play The Time of Your Life (1973, dir. Jozef Budský); music for children: How the Little Wolf Wandered Across the World (1973, television series), Marbles (1982, film musical, dir. Peter Stoličný), Matthew the Shepherd (television series, dir. M. Čermák)

Award for lifetime achievement and jazz promotion