Martin Kratochvíl is a jazz

Jazz

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 and jazz rock musician and a businessman from former Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

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, now Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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In 1964 he co-founded a jazz band

Jazz band

A jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section, in the early days often trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with rhythm section of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.-Eras:SwingDuring the swing era in the mid-twentieth...

 Jazz Q

Jazz Q

Jazz Q is a jazz band in Czech Republic. It was established in 1964 in then Czechoslovakia by musicians Martin Kratochvíl and Jiří Stivín .-Discography:...

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Being a successful musician both in the former communist country and abroad, he amassed enough money so that when the communist regime was liquidated, he became a successful businessman, an owner of an airport

Airport

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, several factories, etc.

In 1989 he founded a record label

Record label

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 Bonton

Bonton

Bonton Music was a record label in Czech Republic and Slovakia. The name is a pun: bon ton means "etiquette" in French , but also may be understood as "good sound" and alliterates with Panton, another Czech label.In 1998 the Czech Bonton was merged with Sony Music Czech Republic and continued as...

. In January 1992 he became board member of Investment privatization fund TREND.